As economy grows, so do China's garbage woes Oct 12, 2009
AP Photo - In this photo taken Sunday, May 31, 2009, Chinese women and men search through garbage for recyclable materials at a dump site in Changchun in northeastern China's Jilin province ... AP Photo - In this photo taken Sunday, June 6, 2009, Chinese women and men search through garbage for recyclable materials at a dump site in Changchun in northeastern China's Jilin province ... AP Photo - In this photo taken Sunday, June 6, 2009, Chinese women and men search through garbage for recyclable... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
* Sport Briefs Oct 11, 2009
The Chinese-born American financier, who works with baseballs New York Yankees and bought a minority share in the NBAs Cavaliers earlier this year, had agreed to buy the Jilin Northeast Tigers, who are valued at US$80 million, Xinhua said. Foreign enterprises are banned from holding shares in any professional basketball team in China and so the deal would have to be approved by the CBA, the Titan Sports newspaper said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cavaliers' Chinese owner to buy domestic club Oct 9, 2009
CHANGCHUN, Northeast China, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Huang Jianhua, one of minority owners of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association, had signed agreement with Jilin Northeast Tigers to buy the Chinese Basketball Association club, a team official confirmed on Friday ... Huang will also help the Tigers to sign oversea players in the United States, and even bring the Cavaliers to Jilin for further co-operations ... According to local reports, Huang had contacted with four CBA... (Xinhuanet, China)
Rivers need to be cleaned up Sep 24, 2009
Sections of the Haihe River in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Liaohe River in Jilin province, Yellow River in Shanxi province and Dianchi Lake in Yunnan province failed to pass the latest environmental check on key river sections in China, according to the ministry's spokesman Tao Detian. Workers clean blue algae in Chaohu Lake in Anhui province on June 19. (People's Daily Online, China)
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Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Say it loud, I'm PRCand I'm proud Sep 23, 2009
On Thursday, a "drunkard" from northeastern Jilin province chopped several pedestrians with a kitchen knife, killing two and injuring more than a dozen. The next day, a person held up a French woman with a knife. (Asia Times Online)
Shenzhen artists stand out in national fine arts exhibition Sep 23, 2009
Chosen to host different divisions of the exhibits are 10 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, Wuhan in Hubei Province, Changchun in Jilin Province, Harbin in Heilongjiang Province and Xiamen in Fujian Province. Shenzhen is the host city for the artistic design exhibit, scheduled to open Oct. 9 at Guan Shanyue Art Museum and OCT Art & Design Gallery. (People's Daily Online, China)
New Great Wall ruins discovered in NE China Sep 23, 2009
CHANGCHUN, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have discovered a section of ruins of the Great Wall of Qin (221 BC and 206 BC) and Han (206 BC and 220) dynasties in northeast China's Jilin Province, which proves the defensive wall stretches eastward further than previously thought. "The site was found in Tonghua County, Jilin, 10.9 km eastward of what was previously thought to be the eastern end of the Great Wall in Xinbin County in neighboring Liaoning Province," said ZhaoHailong, head... (Xinhuanet, China)
China News 2009.09.18 Sep 21, 2009
A preliminary investigation shows the suspect is 46-year-old Zhang Jianfei,a native of Jilin City. Police say Zhang had created many disturbances under the influence of liquor in his hometown. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese cities mark 78th anniversary of Sept. 18 Sep 19, 2009
A history museum in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, opened to the public for free as from Sept. 18. The Museum covers 10,600 square meters with more than 3,000 historical documents and materials. (Xinhuanet, China)
French tourist injured in Beijing knife attack Sep 19, 2009
Zhang Jianfei, 46, of northeastern Jilin province, allegedly attacked the people late Thursday in Dashilan, the oldest commercial street in Beijing near the southern end of Tiananmen Square, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The attack came less than a day before authorities carry out a rehearsal at the northern end of the square for the Oct. 1 National Day parade, with military hardware including tanks and rocket launchers. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
49 comments Sep 17, 2009
Today I want to tell you about our trip to four Chinese cities: Beijing, Shenyang, Changchun and Jilin City ... While we were in China, we went to Mass, both at Beijing s South Cathedral and in Jilin City in Northeastern China ... The Jilin City Cathedral. (Human Events Online)
Market Forecaster Sep 17, 2009
8 million acres of farmland, mostly in the northern grain belt including Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and Jilin provinces, the Ministry of Water Resources said Sept. 2. Australia, the world's fourth-largest wheat exporter, may produce its biggest crop in four years after recent rain eased concern for eastern growing areas. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Snapshots From China Sep 16, 2009
Hearing Amazing Grace Sung In Chinese While we were in China, we went to Mass, both at Beijing's South Cathedral and in Jilin City in north eastern China ... The Jilin City Cathedral ... In Jilin City the Cathedral was built in the late 1920s by the French. (Human Events Online)
Jien Canada Extends Expiry Date of Canadian Royalties' Takeover Bid Sep 16, 2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2009) - Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. ("Jilin Jien"), Goldbrook Ventures Inc. ("Goldbrook") (TSX VENTURE: - ) and Jien Canada Mining Ltd. ("Jien Canada") announced today that the offers by Jien Canada to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares (the "Shares") and all of the 7% Convertible Senior Unsecured Debentures due March 31, 2015 (the "Debentures") of Canadian Royalties (the "Offers") have been amended to, among... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Canadian Royalties Reaffirms Expectation That Jien's Offer Will Be Unsuccessful Sep 15, 2009
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 14, 2009) - Canadian Royalties Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Royalties")(TSX: - ) reaffirms today that, consistent with its recommendations, the offers made by Jien Canada Mining Ltd. ("Jien"), Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd., Jien International Investment Ltd. and Goldbrook Ventures Inc. (the "Jien Offers") appear at this time to be unlikely to attract meaningful interest from its securityholders. The Jien Offers are set to expire tomorrow,... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
New efforts help Chinese SMEs meet investment funds Sep 14, 2009
Another pilot matchmaking event was held in northeast China's Jilin Province in August, the newspaper said ... 4 billion yuan in investments were reached involving more than 100 SMEs and 20 funds in Jilin. (Xinhuanet, China)
Jien Canada Mining Urges Canadian Royalties' Securityholders to Tender with Respect to Its Offers Sep 10, 2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2009) - In a letter to Canadian Royalties' securityholders, Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. ("Jilin Jien"), Goldbrook Ventures Inc. ("Goldbrook") (TSX VENTURE: - ) and Jien Canada Mining Ltd. ("Jien Canada") today urged them to tender their securities and realize immediate and substantial premiums to the trading price of the securities prior to the Offers ... - Jien Canada Mining Ltd., owned by Goldbrook Ventures and Jilin Jien, is the... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
GM to form China venture, invest $293 million Sep 5, 2009
The 50-50 joint venture, based in the northeast China city of Changchun in Jilin province, will make light-duty trucks and vans, GM said in a statement. "For us in China, this is an important complement to the rest of our portfolio," Kevin Wale, president and managing director for GM's China operations, told reporters in a conference call. (MSNBC -- Business)
Stateless children: North Korean refugees in China Sep 5, 2009
Many of the defectors are now concentrated in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province. China considers North Koreans "illegal economic migrants" and regularly arrests and deports them. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Chinese vice premier stresses economic restructuring in old industrial base Sep 3, 2009
During an inspection tour in northeastern Jilin Province on Monday and Tuesday, Li urged stepping up innovation, pushing forward industrial restructuring, and improving people's lives, in order to achieve sound economic and social development. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L Front) visits Bajiazi Forestry Bureau's shantytowns in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 31, 2009 ... Li Keqiang made an inspection tour in Jilin Province from Aug. 31 to Sept.... (Xinhuanet, China)
Wen: Economic policy to stay unchanged Sep 2, 2009
Wen made the remark during a visit in northeast China's Jilin Province, echoing a similar comment by President Hu Jintao at a conference with non-Party members on Thursday. BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged the unswerving implementation of the proactive fiscal policy and relatively easy monetary policy to shore up the economic recovery, despite the "grim" fiscal conditions. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sino Gold/Eldorado: Precedent deals suggest China regulatory approval not necessary although MOFCOM could have different view Sep 2, 2009
Its 82%-owned Jinfeng Gold Mine in southern Chinas Guizhou Province is now the second largest gold mine in China and the 95%-owned White Mountain Gold Mine in northeast Chinas Jilin Province commenced commercial gold production in January. Its third project is the Eastern Dragon Project in northern Chinas Heilongjiang Province. (FT.com -- Markets)
China's economic policy to be "consistent", "stable" Sep 2, 2009
Although positive factors are accumulating and momentum apparently growing, China's economy still faces many difficulties and challenges as the international financial crisis is still not over, said Li at the opening ceremony of the 5th China Jilin Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo, in the northeastern city of Changchun, the capital city of Jilin Province. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang addresses the opening ceremony of a High Level Forum on the Northeast Asia Economic and Trade... (Xinhuanet, China)
Store owner's daughter too loud for robbers Aug 31, 2009
BEIJING, Aug. 31 -- A woman working in her father's grocery store in Panshi, Jilin province yelled so loud at robbers that they ran for their lives last Friday. The three robbers had broken in to the grocery store and snatched away boxes full of cash. (Xinhuanet, China)
Party desires prevail over capitalism Aug 31, 2009
Four years ago, he set his sights on an industrial relic at Tonghua, in a corner of Jilin province next to the North Korean border ... But sources familiar with the case say that seems to be exactly what happened - despite Zhang being backed by a reformist party secretary in charge of Jilin Province, Wang Min.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
GM China, FAW launch joint venture Aug 31, 2009
The new venture, announced as 50-50 cooperation by the two sides, is based in in Changchun, capital of Jilin. It will focus on the production and sale of light-duty trucks and vans and also engage in research and development, exports and after sales support, according to the two companies. (Xinhuanet, China)
Three phase expansion mooted for CHDZ industrial sectors Aug 31, 2009
The northern area of the hi-tech zone, located in the northeastern part of Changchun, the capital city of northeast China's Jilin province, has been approved by the provincial government as a pioneering zone for a new strategic program in the province - the integrated development plan of Changchun, Jilin City and the Tumen River area ... The city's prestigious research institutions, including the Changchun Biological Research Institute and the Jilin Traditional Chinese Medicines Research... (Xinhuanet, China)
* GM China, state-owned FAW launch light- duty truck, vans joint venture Aug 31, 2009
The 50-50 joint venture, based in Changchun, Jilin Province, where FAW is also based, will make FAW-branded vehicles for the Chinese market, GM said in a statement. The venture might make GM-branded vehicles for export later, but the focus for now is on meeting demand in China, Wale said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
GM to form China venture with FAW Aug 30, 2009
The venture, based in the northeast China city of Changchun in Jilin province, will make light-duty trucks and vans, GM said in a statement. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Central gov't allocates 182 mln yuan for drought relief Aug 29, 2009
The fund has been allocated to the provincial and regional governments of Liaoning and Jilin provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to the ministry. About 182 million mu (12. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Passes Law Curbing Power of Local Officials to Deploy Armed Police Aug 28, 2009
Last month steel workers in northeastern Chinas Jilin Province murdered an executive, causing authorities to put off a buyout of their mill. On Aug. 8, villagers in Hunan province rioted after they learned their children had been exposed to excessive levels of lead, the Associated Press reported. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Eldorado launches Sino Gold takeover offer Aug 27, 2009
It also has a 95 per cent stake in White Mountain in Jilin Province which began commercial gold production earlier this year. China overtook South Africa and the US as the worlds biggest gold producer in 2007. (FT.com -- Markets)
Premier Wen warns of uncertainties ahead Aug 25, 2009
Wen echoed Hu's comments on July 27 to say that the country should stick to its proactive fiscal policy and moderately easy monetary policy for a sustained growth during a visit in northeast China's Jilin Province. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L, front) talks with Pan Jinmu, a villager of Taishi Hamlet, Qukou Village of Yongjia County coming for processing a loan at Hengsheng Bank of Oubei Town, Yongjia County, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Aug. 23, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Key crops at risk Aug 24, 2009
Rainfall in Jilin province, which produces 13 per cent of China's grain harvest, is down 80 per cent compared with normal levels, local officials said last week. Neighboring Heilongjiang province, which has also been hit badly, produced 40 per cent of China's total soybean crop last year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
No stopping China's cheaters Aug 22, 2009
This year, organized cheating was found in the college exam venues of northeast Jilin province, western Guizhou province, northern Shanxi province and central Hunan province ... Zheng Hong, a female invigilator in Songyuan, Jilin province, was beaten up after expelling a cheater from the college entrance exam venue in June. (Asia Times Online)
79 Liberian students to undergo postgraduate studies in China Aug 21, 2009
The duration of the studies is appropriately three to four years while institutes and universities in China they are expected to enroll include Wuhan University of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Jilin University and East China University of Science and Technology. Editor: Wang Guanqun. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dough figurines displayed in Changchun, NE China Aug 19, 2009
Folk artist Zhang Hongming displays his works of dough figurines in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 18, 2009. Zhang had completed 10,000 dough figurines in five years, which range from world celebrities to ordinary people as well as cartoon characters and so on. (Xinhuanet, China)
CDC Corporation Adjusted EBITDA Increases 25 Percent and Operating Cash Flow Increases 100 Percent in Second Quarter of 2009 Compared to Second Quarter of 2008 Aug 18, 2009
com also was appointed by the Jilin government as the exclusive web sponsor of the 2007 Asian Winter Games. China. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
China urges more efforts to rejuvenate old industrial bases in northeast Aug 18, 2009
The rejuvenation strategy of old industrial bases mainly covers regions including Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces and the northeastern parts of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The northeast is a major base of grain production, heavy industry and energy resources in China. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fifth China Folk Art Fair closes with record business deals Aug 18, 2009
CHANGCHUN, Aug.16 (Xinhua) -- The fifth China Folk Art Fair closed Sunday in Changchun, capital of the northeastern Jilin Province, with a record 108. 2 million yuan (15. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Organic Agriculture, Inc. Second Quarter 2009 Financials Aug 18, 2009
On September 30, 2008, the Company sold all of the shares of its subsidiary, Jilin Songyuan City ErMaPao Green Rice Limited to Bothven Investments Limited for a non-interest bearing note receivable from Bothven at the amount of $8,700,000. In October 2008, the Company acquired 60% of the outstanding shares of Dalian Huiming Industry Ltd. ("Dalian Huiming") for a payment equivalent to $10,642,609. (PR Newswire)
Protest blocks China steel mill takeover Aug 17, 2009
Last month, a crowd assaulted and killed an executive managing the acquisition of state-owned Tonghua Steel in north-east Jilin province. The latest protest was in central Henan province, where workers at Linzhou Steel opposed a proposed takeover by Fengbao Iron , a private firm, said the official Xinhua news agency. (Business Report, South Africa)
Xidelang to raise RM100mil from IPO Aug 14, 2009
Ding said the companys immediate plan was to open more retail outlets in north-east China in the Heilongjiang Liaoning and Jilin provinces. Xidelang currently has about 2,320 retail network across 24 provinces in China. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Infotainment Aug 12, 2009
Xiao Song, 23, of Changchun in northeast Chinas Jilin province, was born with large birthmarks which now sprout thick hairs. I cant even wear T-shirts or shirts, since my hair is so hard that they penetrate. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Robber in exile for 11 years forgets real name Aug 10, 2009
The man, along with three other accomplices, allegedly committed a series of robberies in downtown Jilin, Jilin province, in 1998. (Source: China Daily/New Culture View). (Xinhuanet, China)
Train of glory - Chinese bride wears 2.2km wedding dress Aug 9, 2009
Lin Rong's dress was made for her by her husband-to-be, Zhao Peng, and his family in eastern Jilin province. It took their 200 wedding guests three hours to unroll the fabric and decorate the train with 9,999 silk roses. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Barbie's global tour exhibition comes to Changchun, NE China Aug 9, 2009
A child takes photos of a Barbie doll at the Barbie show in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 8, 2009. The world famous Barbie dolls celebrated its 50th birthday this year with a global tour exhibition. (People's Daily Online, China)
Experts: Web security a "pressing" challenge in China Aug 9, 2009
Two 27-year-old men, surnamed Piao and Jin, were arrested on June 16 and June 27 respectively in Yanbian County in Jilin Province on the charge of collaboratively stealing 2. 36 million yuan (345,269 U.S. dollars) by breaking into online banking systems, a county police spokesman said Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese bride dressed in world's longest dress to wedding in NE China city Aug 7, 2009
6 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese bride dressed in a 2,162-meter-long wedding gown handmade by her groom's family on her wedding day Thursday in northeast China's Jilin Province. More than 200 wedding guests took more than three hours to completely unroll the wedding train, and pin 9,999 red roses made of silk on the wedding train Thursday morning, before the bride put on the dress. (Xinhuanet, China)
One year later, Olympics boost China's confidence Aug 6, 2009
"The Olympics brought glory to the country. It made us all very happy and proud," said Sun, who traveled to Beijing with his family from their northern hometown in Jilin province. The games "let other countries see how we've developed and helped push forward China's position in the world," he added, sweating in Beijing's August humidity. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Towards a more secure world Aug 6, 2009
BEIJING, Aug. 6 -- The joint military exercise of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Russian troops in Taonan, Jilin province marked the climax of a series of trans-national drills conducted by the PLA since mid June. In about a month, the PLA has cooperated with the troops of Gabon, Singapore, Mongolia and Russia for joint drills. (Xinhuanet, China)
* China and Russia: friends for now Aug 4, 2009
Last week China and Russia held their biggest joint military exercises ever X their battalions streaking across the plateaus and shimmering plains of Jilin Province. The exercises come as Moscow and Beijing prepare to celebrate an important moment in history: 60 years of diplomatic relations. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
China writes new script for mass protests Aug 4, 2009
The commentary also referred specifically to a riot that occurred on July 24 in the industrial city of Tonghua in northeastern Jilin province. The violence was prompted by news that the state-run Tonghua Iron and Steel Group had been taken over by privately owned Jianlong Steel. (Asia Times Online)
NYT: Chinese workers: Illness isn't hysteria Jul 30, 2009
From left, Deng Yanli, Tian Lihua, Li Xiuying at Jihua Hospital in Jilin City, China. They believe they were sickened by exposure to toxic chemicals that came from the Jilin Connell Chemical Plant ... JILIN CITY, China - Tian Lihua was just beginning her morning shift when she felt a wave of nausea, then numbness in her limbs and finally dizziness that gave way to unconsciousness. (MSNBC -- Health)
The return of Thomas Mun Jul 29, 2009
Two other vice premiers, Hui Liangyu and Zhang Dejiang, have economics first degrees, but Hui got his at Jilin Party Provincial School while Zhang aced the economics syllabus at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung University. Neither institution is known as a haven of Mun studies. (Asia Times Online)
* PRC police step up probe into death of steel plant official Jul 29, 2009
Employees at the Tonghua Iron and Steel Plant (qK) in Jilin Province were incited to riot on Friday by laid-off and retired workers who said more jobs would be lost after a planned takeover, the Jilin government said ... On July 24, the day Chen died, the government announced that the takeover bid would be scrapped, effectively ending the unrest, the Jilin government statement said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Thousands of China steel workers clash with police Jul 26, 2009
Friday's clash happened in the northeast province of Jilin. Chen Guojun, the general manager of Jianlong, was beaten to death by workers who were angry that Chen was paid about three million yuan ($440,000) last year, while Tonghua's retired workers received as little as 200 yuan a month, the centre said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
University enrollment: Doors open to teachers' children Jul 24, 2009
In 2006, as the president of Jilin University, he encountered a big protest from colleagues when he decided to raise the enrollment requirement of the school staff's children. Some people outside the school system have shown their understanding and tolerance towards the policy. (Xinhuanet, China)
"Peace Mission-2009" improves anti-terror response: Chinese military officer Jul 24, 2009
TAONAN, Jilin Province, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese military officer said Friday the Peace Mission-2009 exercise has significantly improved their responsiveness of Chinese and Russian armed forces to terrorist attacks, despite the reduction in troop numbers from previous drills. A Russian Su-27 fighter plane attends the joint military drill, dubbed "Peace Mission-2009," in the Taonan tactical training base of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in northeast China's Jilin... (Xinhuanet, China)
China, Russia kick off joint anti-terror exercise Jul 22, 2009
SHENYANG, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Russian armed forces participating in the upcoming joint anti-terror military exercise have rendezvoused at the exercise venue in northeast China's Jilin Province ... TAONAN, Jilin Province, July 9 (Xinhua) -- An advance unit of Russia's armed forces arrived at a military base in northeast China's Jilin Province Thursday to prepare for a joint exercise with the People's Liberation Army (PLA). (Xinhuanet, China)
Researchers: joint military exercise a warning to terrorists Jul 22, 2009
After the strategic talks held by the two chiefs of the General Staff in Khabarovsk, the military forces will conduct the exercise at the PLA's Taonan Tactical Training Base in northeast China's Jilin Province. Under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the exercise falls on the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. (Xinhuanet, China)
* World News Quick Take Jul 20, 2009
The two-man jet was flying over a training base in Taonan, Jilin Province, when it crashed. There was no word on the fate of the crew. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Many countries around the world said the July 5 riot in northwest China is an internal affair of the country, and Chinese government is handling the incident properly.• Xinjiang riot hits regional anti-terror nerve Jul 18, 2009
Chinese and Russian armed forces will conduct the third exercise of its kind next week in Russia's Khabarovsk and China's northeast Jilin Province. Gunaratna said the joint exercise is a good start for the SCO member states and all other countries and regions, especially the United States, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan, should share their terrorism intelligence. (Xinhuanet, China)
China's exam cheats go high-tech Jul 11, 2009
In an operation before the June 7-8 exams, police in northwestern Jilin province busted a gang manufacturing and selling the devices and which was also providing test answers ... Exam cheating has become an industry, said Ma Hongzhe, a police officer at Songyuan, a small city in Jilin that made national headlines over the rampant cheating at its entrance exams ... To counter the rising number of cheats, the government deployed intensified security around college entrance exam venues, with Jilin... (Asia Times Online)
