Lucky "999" day sees tens of thousands Chinese wed Sep 10, 2009
A Couple is seen through a paper-cut of Chinese word "Double happinese" at a municiple marriage registration office in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 9, 2009 ... A Couple share their sweet moment after registered at a municiple marriage registration office in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 9, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Big sister of Chinese team to quit after National Games Sep 5, 2009
Xingfang will represent her native Guangdong at the 11th version of the quadrennial National Games in Jinan, Shandong Province, from Oct 11-23. Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
18 dead in chemical explosion in E China Sep 3, 2009
JINAN, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen people died and 10 others were injured in a chemical explosion in east China's Shandong Province Wednesday. Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2009 shows the accident scene of a chemical explosion in Lanshan District of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese mainland, Taiwan increase regular direct flights Aug 31, 2009
Six cities, including Hefei, Harbin, Nanchang, Guiyang, Ningbo and Jinan are joining another 21 mainland cities in operating direct passenger flights to Taiwan, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CACC) said Monday. The 108 direct passenger flights previously operating were all classed as charter flights. (Xinhuanet, China)
* US, PRC maneuvers post-Morakot Aug 30, 2009
The exercise mobilized forces in the Shenyang, Jinan, Guangzhou and Lanzhou military regions for almost two months, and it took place near disputed areas, such as near the border with North Korea, Afghanistan and in the South China Sea. It included paratroopers, simulated warfare in complex electromagnetic environments, the Beidou Satellite Positioning System and civilian aircraft. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* EDITORIAL: The Kuayue drill: Chinese goodwill? Aug 25, 2009
On Aug. 12, the South China Morning Post reported a drill codenamed Kuayue (Stride) 2009 had been launched, mobilizing 50,000 heavily armed troops from four military zones X Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou X over thousands of kilometers. Ni Lexiong (), a Shanghai-based military specialist, said the unprecedented maneuver reflected the new circumstances in the Taiwan Strait. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Mystery of apparent amnesia victim solved Aug 22, 2009
He moved from schools in Xi an to Jinan and then to Shanghai in just a few months, and they lost touch. But it s not clear why Lighthart left China. (Longview Daily News, WA)
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Direct flights to Taiwan from Jinan. 12. (Xinhuanet, China)
89-year-old student in university for 24 years Aug 19, 2009
BEIJING, Aug. 19 -- Bo Laidong, an 89-year-old resident of Jinan, Shandong province, has been a student at the old people's university for the last 24 years. Bo enrolled in the university to major in calligraphy in 1985, a year after the institution was set up. (Xinhuanet, China)
China's war games unnerve neighbors Aug 18, 2009
For the first time, forces from the four major regional military commands - stationed in the cities of Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou - will all be engaged in live-fire drills at least 1,200 kilometers from their bases. Some soldiers will reportedly be involved in maneuvers as far as 1,600 kilometers from home. (Asia Times Online)
China's top lawmaker starts torch relay for National Games Aug 16, 2009
The flame, which was ignited in a traditional sun-ray ceremony on the top of Mount Tai that symbolizes prosperity and peace, will travel across China over the next two months before arriving in Jinan, the provincial capital of Shandong, for the opening ceremony of the National Games. The 11th edition of the National Games, which are held every four years, will take place in Shandong Province from Oct. 16 to 28. (Xinhuanet, China)
High-speed trains stars of China army drill Aug 12, 2009
The exercise, named "Stride-2009 ", will involve one army division from each of the military commands of Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou ... The official Xinhua news agency described it as an "unprecedented exercise " in which all heavy weapon systems, such as tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, will be carried by rail while light armored troops deployed to Jinan Military Command will go by the high-speed trains. (India Times)
China's military launches long-range war games... Aug 12, 2009
The exercises involve four brigades from the major military regions of Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou, which all will be deployed at least 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) from their bases, the reports said. Such deployments would be needed to reinforce units in Tibet and Xinjiang, where security forces have battled renewed ethnic conflict and anti-government violence over the past two years. (The Drudge Report)
* Regular cross-strait flights start Aug. 31 Aug 11, 2009
TAKEOFF: The flight service will be available from 27 cities in China, including six newly added airports in Jinan, Guiyang, Nanchang, Harbin, Hefei and Haikou By Shelley Shan STAFF REPORTER Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009, Page 4 ... Meanwhile, the cross-strait flight service will be available from 27 cities in China, including six newly added airports in Jinan, Guiyang, Nanchang, Harbin, Hefei and Haikou. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Spanning the ages Aug 8, 2009
On one wall, relatively modern war seethes in "Liberating Jinan," one of the many color woodblock prints on display. Made by Jin Lang of China, the 1940s-era print depicts the Communist Party's capture of the city of Jinan from the Chinese Nationalist Party. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
China executes former chairman of airport Aug 8, 2009
China s state-run news agency, Xinhua, said that Li, 60, was executed in Jinan, a Yellow River city in Shandong Province ... Last February a court in Jinan ruled that he had embezzled $12. (Boston Globe)
* State media report execution of former Beijing airport chief Aug 8, 2009
In handing down its sentence in February, the Jinan Intermediate Peoples Court said there was evidence that Li had solicited the bribes, making the crime more serious. It said the amount of public funds Li stole resulted in extremely large economic losses for the state and constituted an extremely serious crime. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Beijing airport ex-head executed Aug 7, 2009
Li was executed in Jinan, capital of the eastern province of Shandong, after the Supreme People's Court upheld a lower court's rejection of his appeal. He was head of the state-owned Capital Airports Holdings, which has 30 airports across China, from 1995-2003, Xinhua said. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Military reshuffle not likely: analysts Aug 1, 2009
According to an unnamed military source, the seven current military regions of Shenyang, Beijing, Lanzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Chengdu will be replaced with four strategic zones in the north, east, west and south, the report said. Each strategic zone would be under the command of a military commission, formed by a joint command of different armed forces and several provincial secretaries in the zone, the source said, adding that the heads of the four military commissions would be... (Xinhuanet, China)
Diageo delivers responsible drinking messages Jul 30, 2009
On Tuesday the campaign arrived in Shanghai, having passed through Tianjin and Jinan (Shandong Province). In the crowded Wujiaochang area in Yangpu District, the first photo exhibition was launched and lasts for six days. (Xinhuanet, China)
Bull checks in hotel for a comfortable night Jul 28, 2009
BEIJING, July 28 -- A yellow bull running wild entered a hotel in Jinan, Shandong province, and spent an entire night inside one of the rooms last week. The bull, which had already injured a man, casually walked into a room at the inn without being noticed. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Cablecom Board of Directors Grants Authorization to Transfer Funds Jul 21, 2009
SHANGHAI, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Cablecom Holdings, Ltd. ("China Cablecom" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: - ; Nasdaq: - ; Nasdaq: - ), announced that the Company has approved an internal transfer of funds in the amount of RMB 65 million from Heze Cablecom Network Technology Company Ltd., a subsidiary of China Cablecom, to an account maintained by Jinan Youxiantong Network Technology Co., Ltd. and controlled by China Cablecom's management team. Related Quotes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
China widens probe in Rio spy case Jul 14, 2009
Investigations have touched Baosteel Group, which used to lead negotiations, as well as Anshan Iron and Steel Group (Angang), its partner Benxi Iron and Steel Group, Shandong-based Laiwu Iron and Steel Group and Jinan Iron and Steel Group, the China Daily said. Meanwhile, CISA and the Ministry of Commerce are reviewing iron ore import licenses to identify speculative importers, and are likely to cut about 20 licenses, most belonging to trading firms, three industry sources said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Jul 10, 2009
Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Henry Mazer Music and Culture Hall (x_R[]), B1, 7, Jinan Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (x_n@q7B1). Tickets are NT$250, available through NTCH ticketing or online at www. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Wen stresses maintaining stable growth Jul 6, 2009
JINAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has encouraged domestic enterprises to make breakthroughs in science and technology development to weather the global financial crisis. Wen made the remarks during his inspection tour in east China's Shandong Province from Saturday to Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Premier Wen stresses technological innovations Jun 30, 2009
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks with workers at a workshop of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Co., Ltd. (CNHTC) in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province ... JINAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has encouraged domestic enterprises to make breakthroughs in science and technology development to weather the global financial crisis. (Xinhuanet, China)
Foreign business news in brief Jun 26, 2009
The ministry would fold the assets of railway operators in Beijing, Shanghai and Jinan, worth 300 billion yuan (US$43. 92bil) into a company which would then seek a public listing, the official English language newspaper said, citing unnamed officials. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
4 deaths reported as heat wave hits China Jun 26, 2009
In Jinan, capital of eastern Shandong Province, a few primary schools suspended classes Thursday ... According to the Jinan Education Bureau, if the temperature reaches or exceeds 38 degrees Celsius, schools can suspend classes with the approval of education authorities ... On Wednesday, the temperature in Jinan hit 40. (Xinhuanet, China)
China economy in right direction Jun 24, 2009
Home buyers gather at a property fair in Jinan. Chinas economy is stabilising but the foundations of its recovery are not yet solid AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Retailers' boycott makes Nokia under pressure in China Jun 18, 2009
On June 10, 40 dealers in the Communications Market in Jinan, Shandong Province, hung a red banner saying Boycott Nokia in front of the mall, the fifth largest cell phone wholesale and retail market in China. Some Nokia distributors in Shanghai have also shifted to other brands, reported Dongfang Daily. (Xinhuanet, China)
China blocks websites ahead of Tiananmen anniversary Jun 4, 2009
AFP/File People surf the Internet in Jinan, in eastern China's Shandong province. China is blocking access. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
China tightens security for Tiananmen anniversary Jun 4, 2009
People surf the Internet in Jinan, in eastern China's Shandong province. China is blocking access to Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, and its Hotmail email service, the company said, two days ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Flu scare chills China's holiday tourism May 28, 2009
"Some people from the southern city of Guangzhou had plans to travel to Jinan (the provincial capital of Shandong), but now we have to cancel the trips because of fears of the flu," he said. "We are unable to see ahead. I'm worried the travel industry would be hit as it was during the spread of SARS in 2003.". (Xinhuanet, China)
China's 2nd confirmed A/H1N1 flu patient discharged from hospital May 19, 2009
Lu (C), China's second confirmed A/H1N1 influenza patient, reacts as he leaves a hospital in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, May 19, 2009 ... JINAN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- China's second confirmed A/H1N1 influenza patient was discharged from hospital at 9 a.m. Tuesday after eight days of treatment in this capital of east China's Shandong Province ... Chen Shijun, director of the Infectious Disease Hospital in Jinan, where the patient surnamed Lu was treated, confirmed that lab... (Xinhuanet, China)
Quarantine to end Monday evening for 38 in Shandong May 18, 2009
JINAN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in east China's Shandong Province plan to end the quarantine Monday evening for 38 people who were exposed to the mainland's second confirmed A/H1N1 influenza case, a government spokesman here said. "No symptoms have been found among the 38 quarantined people, who had close contact with flu patient Lu in the same car of trainD41 from Beijing to Jinan on May 11. They will be discharged this evening, as the seven-day quarantine ends," said Zhang... (Xinhuanet, China)
Beijing reports confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu May 17, 2009
JINAN, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The government of Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, began Saturday to offer cash rewards for information about 10 people who had been in close contact with an A/H1N1 flu patient ... JINAN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese health departments said Thursday more people were put under quarantine while the two citizens who were confirmed to have contracted A/H1N1 this week were recovering swiftly ... The case, the second of its kind on the Chinese mainland,... (Xinhuanet, China)
One confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu was reported in Beijing, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday evening. It is the third confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu on the Chinese mainland, according to the ministry.• China lifts 282 people out of flu qurantine May 17, 2009
However, local government began to search 10 more people who had close contact with the A/H1N1 flu patient in east China's Shandong Province with offers of cash rewards on Saturday, said the Jinan Municipal Government. In a move to encourage people to report information, a deputy director of the Jinan municipal health bureau, Ma Jiren, handed over 2,000 yuan to a policeman working at the local police call center Saturday ... The flu case in Shandong, the second known case on the Chinese... (Xinhuanet, China)
* China, Hong Kong confirm influenza cases May 14, 2009
He was isolated at a hospital in the Shandong provincial capital of Jinan. Test results yesterday -morning confirmed Lus infection with the H1N1 virus, the ministry said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Loopholes in disease monitoring exposed May 14, 2009
Lu left Beijing by train D41 on Monday evening for Jinan, the capital of Shandong, and called the provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) while on the train ... On the mainland, the Jinan Railway Bureau said it did not receive any notification from the local CDC about the latest case ... A Ministry of Railways official, who did not want to be named, said Lu is related to a Jinan CDC employee and was picked up by the local CDC without informing the local railway authorities. (Xinhuanet, China)
China seeks passengers with exposure to A/H1N1 May 14, 2009
The photo taken on May 13, 2009 from video shows the confirmed A/H1N1 patient surnamed Lv (R) at an ICU of the Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province ... The case, the second of its kind on the Chinese mainland, involved a 19-year-old student surnamed Lu who arrived in Beijing from Canada May 8 and traveled to Jinan, provincial capital of Shandong, three days later in a train labeled D41 ... Lu left Beijing by train D41 Monday evening for Jinan, and reported... (Xinhuanet, China)
China confirms H1N1 in student returning from Canada May 14, 2009
The Health Ministry said the man, identified only by his surname, Lu, tested positive for the Type A H1N1 virus and was being treated in isolation in the eastern city of Jinan ... Mr. Lu arrived in Beijing aboard an Air Canada flight Friday and spent three days untracked in the capital before leaving Monday by train for Jinan, by which time he had a fever, sore throat and headache ... A screen broadcasts a Chinese man, the second confirmed case of the new H1N1 strain of flu in China, receiving... (Globe and Mail -- International)
Swine flu cases pass 5000 May 13, 2009
The 19-year-old student boarded the train to Jinan despite having a strong fever, the health ministry said, and alerted local authorities who picked him up on arrival. Earlier, an official with the Beijing municipal health authority told AFP 78 foreigners were among those quarantined at a hotel in the capital for seven days. (iAfrica.com)
China monitoring suspected swine flu case May 13, 2009
The man, identified only by his surname, Lu, was being treated in isolation in the eastern city of Jinan and had already nearly recovered, Xinhua said in a dispatch late Tuesday ... He left Beijing by train the same day and was taken to the Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital on arrival. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
China confirms second case of H1N1 flu May 13, 2009
The Chinese man flew from Canada, where he was studying, on May 8 and then took a train from Beijing to Jinan, the capital of Shandong province. He was immediately isolated and sent for treatment after reporting flu-like symptoms on the train. (AlertNet)
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Chinese mainland's first A/H1N1 flu patient recovering May 13, 2009
Photo taken on May 12, 2009 shows the Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital where a man surnamed Lu involved in a suspected case of A/H1N1 influenza receives treatment, in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province ... Lu has been sent to the Jinan Infectious Disease Hospital for isolation and treatment. (Xinhuanet, China)
Foreigners among 349 isolated by China... May 13, 2009
It said the person was isolated and received treatment in Jinan, the provincial capital of Shandong. An official with the Beijing municipal health authority told AFP that 78 foreigners were among those quarantined at a hotel in the capital for a seven-day observation period. (The Drudge Report)
Japanese MPs apologize for massacre in NE China May 6, 2009
"My mother had lived in Jinan (a city in east China) for five years and got help from local people. She often told me that war changes people, war is a sin," Aihara told the 88-year-old Wang. "We should take history as a mirror and building a friendly relationship between Japan and China," Aihara said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Death toll rises to 13 in east China fireworks explosion May 3, 2009
JINAN, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen people were confirmed dead and two others fatally injured in a fireworks explosion Saturday afternoon in east China's Shandong Province ... Qingyun is a county in northern Shandong and is about three hours' bus ride from Jinan, the provincial capital. (Xinhuanet, China)
* CAA, airlines to discuss new flights May 1, 2009
China now has six new cities on its list of destinations: Hefei in Anhui Province; Harbin in Heilongjiang; Nanchang in Jiangxi; Guiyang in Guizhou; Ningbo in Zhejiang; and Jinan in Shandong. Taiwan has capped the number of flights to Taipeis Songshan Airport to 21 per week, while China has restricted the number of weekly flights to Shanghai to 28 per week. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
National book trading expo opens Apr 30, 2009
BEIJING, April 30 -- The eastern coastal city of Qingdao is hosting an auxiliary event to the 19th National Book Trading Expo in Jinan. Available at the book carnival are some 160 thousand titles from more than four hundred domestic publishers. (Xinhuanet, China)
China joins world hemophilia program in advance of Hemophilia Day Apr 16, 2009
The six major centers are Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhouin southern Guangdong Province, Hefei in eastern Anhui Province, and Jinan in eastern Shandong Province, Leung said. WFH would also help Chinese hemophilia organizations to improve their work capabilities, Leung said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hand-foot-mouth disease deaths rise to 15 in E China city Apr 13, 2009
JINAN, April 12 (Xinhua) -- One more child has died of hand-foot-mouth disease in Heze, east China's Shandong Province, bringing the death toll in the city to 15. The death occurred Saturday in Yuncheng County, the Shandong Provincial Health Department announced Sunday, without giving details of the child. (Xinhuanet, China)
Death toll of virus rises to 17 in E China Apr 10, 2009
JINAN, April 9 (Xinhua) -- One more child has died of hand-foot-mouth disease on Wednesday in east China's Shandong Province, bringing the death toll in the province to 17, the local health authority said Thursday. As of Wednesday, Heze City, the worst-hit area of Shandong has reported 5,155 cases of the disease, among which 3,614 have recovered, said the provincial health administration. (Xinhuanet, China)
China cracks down ahead of sensitive anniversaries Apr 9, 2009
Professor Sun, a courageous and forthright democracy activist, was attacked in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, as he went to mark Chinese Tomb Sweeping day at the grave of Zhao Ziyang, the reformist prime minister who was purged from the ruling Communist Party for opposing the Tiananmen crackdown. Although five police cars had followed him to the cemetery, Sun said from his hospital bed, and were parked 50 yards from the spot where he was attacked, "the police hid somewhere and did not... (Christian Science Monitor)
Scholar beaten at Tiananmen grave Apr 8, 2009
"I still can't move now. I'm just lying in bed. What they did was audacious and unprincipled. Very savage. Especially as they did it to me before thousands of people," Mr Sun said from a hospital in Shandong's Jinan city ... He said he had suffered three broken ribs and injuries to his hands and legs in the attack at the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery in Jinan on Saturday. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* World News Quick Take Apr 8, 2009
They broke three of my ribs, he said from Jinan hospital. NIGERIA. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Two more infants die of hand-foot-mouth disease in E China Apr 5, 2009
JINAN, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Two more Chinese infants died from hand-foot-mouth disease Thursday, bringing the death toll from the outbreak in Shandong Province this year to 11, the local health authority said Friday. The latest victims were a girl surnamed Liu and a boy surnamed Chen, who died in Heze City. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ancient philosopher Confucius gets Cartoon image Apr 1, 2009
JINAN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- China's famed philosopher Confucius had got cartoon images in a cartoon serial, said the cartoon's playwright here on Tuesday. The 104-episode cartoon series tells the life story of Confucius from a little boy to a master. (Xinhuanet, China)
Five babies die of hand-foot-mouth disease in east China city Mar 29, 2009
JINAN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Hand-foot-mouth disease(HFMD) claimed the lives of five babies in a week in Heze City in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said Saturday. A baby boy surnamed Liu fell ill Tuesday and died at 07:31 p.m. Thursday at the Central Hospital of Shanxian County. (Xinhuanet, China)
Woman, 84, rescues 5-year-old boy from river Mar 27, 2009
BEIJING, March 27 -- An 84-year-old woman rescued a 5-year-old boy who was pushed into a river in Jinan, Shandong province. As he played on a small bridge in Lanxi village, one of his friends pushed Yu Hang into the river. (Xinhuanet, China)
Appeal against death sentence and jail term rejected in Sanlu milk scandal Mar 26, 2009
Police said they found their illegal production workshop in the outskirts of Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province. The two were accused of producing 600 tonnes of the fake protein powder from September, 2007 to October, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Siemens gets 750 million Chinese train order Mar 20, 2009
Siemens said its part of the production will take place in Krefeld-Uerdingen and Nuremberg, Germany; Graz, Austria; and Shanghai, Tianjin and Jinan, China. Assembly of 70 of the trains will take place in Tangshan, China, while 30 will be assembled in Changchun, China. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Chinese Hu meets DPRK premier on bilateral ties Mar 20, 2009
During the first leg of his visit, Kim met with local provincial officials Tuesday in Jinan, capital of Shandong ... JINAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Yong Il, has vowed closer cooperation with east China's Shandong Province ... Kim arrived in Beijing Tuesday before traveling to Jinan, capital of Shandong, on his first China trip as premier. (Xinhuanet, China)
Gamba Osaka wins, Nagoya Grampus draws Mar 18, 2009
JINAN CITY, China (AP) Li Jinyu and Miljan Mrdakovic scored two goals apiece Tuesday as Chinese champion Shandong Luneng routed Sriwijaya of Indonesia 5-0 in the Asian Champions League. Shandong showed encouraging signs by rebounding from a 3-0 loss to Asian champion Gamba Osaka in the opening Group F match last week. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
