Singapore Flyer Nov 7, 2009
The observation wheel overtook China s Star of Nanchang (520 ft.), which had only two years earlier taken the title from the London Eye (440 ft.), to become the tallest Ferris wheel in the world ... 2006: Star of Nanchang- Nanchang, China, 520 ft.. (Suite101.com)
Rio Tinto softens stance on ore talks Nov 3, 2009
"Although many steelmakers have seen poor profits, they are not taking any initiative to curb production," said Ye Xiaofeng, general manager of Jiangxi-based Nanchang Changli Iron & Steel Co's raw materials division. "The price of domestic iron ore has limited room to fall further, and given the fact that European and Asian steel markets are reviving, next year's benchmark price may remain high.". (Xinhuanet, China)
War film big winner at Golden Rooster Awards Oct 18, 2009
In the every-two-year awards announced late Saturday in Nanchang, the capital of southeastern Jiangxi province, Feng's story about the heroics of a People's Liberation Army unit during the Chinese civil war in the 1940s shared the top prize with Chen Kaige's profile of late Peking Opera star Mei Lanfang, "Forever Enthralled.". Best actor went to Wu Gang, who played a legendary oil worker in "Iron Man.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
China's electric car revolution Oct 9, 2009
Last February, the Ministry of Finance announced a new commitment to promote alternative fuel vehicles in the country's 13 largest cities - Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Zhangchun, Dalian, Hangzhou, Jinan, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Hefei, Kunming, and Nanchang. The mandate calls for public services to begin adopting alternative fuel vehicles in these cities and provides subsidies for production and purchasing of alternative fuel cell vehicles, including 50,000 yuan per hybrid and 60,000 yuan per... (Asia Times Online)
Feature: A mountain's strive to revive past glory Oct 7, 2009
NANCHANG, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Running a small restaurant on Mount. Lushan, Yu Hongxing has found little trace of the political influence that used to crown the mountain decades ago. (Xinhuanet, China)
Oxidized Form Of A Common Vitamin May Bring Relief For Ulcerative Colitis Oct 2, 2009
"Pharmaceutical strategies based on this research may offer a promising alternative to our current approaches of managing immune diseases including, IBD, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and so on," Aiping Bai, a researcher involved in the work from Nanchang University in Nanchang City, China. To make this discovery, Bai and colleagues conducted in vitro studies with human tissue and in vivo studies in mice. (Science Daily)
PLA Guard of Honor heralds military review Oct 1, 2009
On August 1, 1927, the Communist Party of China (CPC) fired the first shot of combating Kuomintang (KMT) in Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province, after it underwent sanguinary purges. The Nanchang Uprising was seen as CPC's initial bid to establish the people's army. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ford to build new plant in China to make next-generation Focus Sep 26, 2009
With partner Jiangling Motors Corp. in Nanchang, Ford makes commercial vehicles including the Ford Transit. Ford will introduce at least four new products for the Chinese market over the next three years, according to the report. (Xinhuanet, China)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
* Chinese authorities assault journalists at hotel in Beijing Sep 20, 2009
Xinhua said a 41-year-old man from Nanchang in southeast Jiangxi Province injured the French woman on Dashilan, Beijings oldest commercial street, near the southern end of Tiananmen Square. It said patrolling policemen caught the man at the scene. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
French tourist injured in Beijing knife attack Sep 19, 2009
Xinhua said a 41-year-old man from Nanchang city in southeast Jiangxi province injured the French woman Saturday on Dashilan, Beijing's oldest commercial street, near the southern end of Tiananmen Square. It said patrolling policemen caught the man at the scene. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
China News 2009.09.06 Sep 9, 2009
According to a National Mining Gas Control Conference in Nanchang this weekend gas blast accidents have decreased by over 50%, and deaths by over 60% since 2005. In 2005 a national supervision campaign was introduced to monitor and control the problem. (Xinhuanet, China)
LDK Solar to Cooperate with Best Solar on Downstream PV Projects Sep 8, 2009
The company has two sites, Best Solar SuZhou and Best Solar NanChang, which are designed to produce thin film solar panels as well as crystalline solar panels in phases. The Company's partnership with the leading solar equipment provider Applied Materials and other major equipment suppliers allows Best Solar to use the most advanced technology in the thin film as well as the crystal solar market. (PR Newswire)
China leads world in recycling major nonferrous metals Sep 7, 2009
NANCHANG, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China is ahead of the world in the recycling of major non-ferrous metals and it was an area in which there had been rapid development, said participants at an international forum concluded Monday in eastern China's Jiangxi province. This was part of China's efforts to maintain sustainable economic growth, improve the efficient use of resources and lessen environmental pollution, they said. (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)
* 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)
China Army Called on to Keep Order on Anniversary Aug 2, 2009
Saturday marks the Communist uprising in Nanchang, eastern Jiangxi province in 1927, when Communists held the city for a few days. They later became a disciplined guerrilla force and won China's civil war that saw the Communists taking power in 1949. (Newsmax)
Tax hike has little effect on smokers Jul 28, 2009
In Nanchang, Jiangxi province, the wholesale and retail prices did not change because cigarette manufacturers and the tobacco monopoly bureau shouldered the increased taxes, Xinhua quoted an anonymous tobacco monopoly bureau official saying. Hu Angang, the survey's initiator and director of the center for China study of Tsinghua University, said the price remained unchanged because cigarette prices in China are controlled by the government instead of the market. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rainstorms continue to lash south China Jul 5, 2009
NANCHANG, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Rainstorms since Tuesday have swept the eastern province of Jiangxi from north to south, leaving two people dead and over 60,000 others evacuated, according to local flood control authorities on Friday. By 3 p.m. Friday, average rainfall in the province was 97. (Xinhuanet, China)
PepsiCo Opens First Overseas 'Green' Plant in China as Part of $1 Billion Investment Effort Jun 26, 2009
Over the next two years, the company expects to open five new beverage manufacturing plants -- in Kunming, Zhengzhou, Quanzhou, Lanzhou and Nanchang. It also plans to invest to strengthen its local research and development capabilities and broaden its portfolio of Chinese-designed and developed products such as Tropicana Guo Bin Fen juices, Lay's Lychee potato chips and Cao Ben Le drinks, which are inspired by traditional Chinese medicine. (PR Newswire)
Coke eyes "organic" growth for juice business in China Jun 25, 2009
On Tuesday, the company opened another bottling plant in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi province. The 100-million yuan investment there is expected to help the company gain better access to the 44 million consumers in this eastern province of China. (Xinhuanet, China)
Coke Committed to China Expansion Jun 25, 2009
At the opening of a new bottling plant in the central city of Nanchang, Kent spoke enthusiastically about the importance of the Chinese market to Coke. "We have unbending faith in China's future," Kent told a crowd of hundreds of employees, reporters, and government officials gathered for the opening ceremony in a cavernous warehouse at the factory. (BusinessWeek)
A/H1N1 flu cases near 300 on Chinese mainland Jun 19, 2009
Cured A/H1N1 flu patient (L, front) is interviewed by reporters when she steps out of hospital in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, June 19, 2009. The lady caming back from New York of the United States on June 7 is the frist A/H1N1 flu case in Jiangxi. (Xinhuanet, China)
I became a mother on Mother's Day May 8, 2009
We arrived in Nanchang, boarded a bus and drove a few hours to our destination while our agent instructed us, in a heavy accent over a scratchy speaker in a noisy bus, on exactly how we should parent our adopted child. At least that's what I think she talked about. (Globe and Mail)
* 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)
Chinese consumers voice mixed feelings toward pork May 1, 2009
A similar situation could be seen in the market of Nanchang, capital of the eastern Jiangxi Province. Pork prices have dropped by about 10 percent at the city's Bayiqiao market, but that still failed to lure cautious consumers, vendor Deng Shen said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Last of the big spenders Apr 18, 2009
The village Communist Party secretary instructed the whole village, near Nanchang city in Jiangxi province, to add second storeys to their family homes. This extreme Keynesianism, with Chinese characteristics, goes under the slogan "Adding a Second Tier to Building a Harmonious Countryside," according to the red banners hanging across the village lanes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Metro Atlanta Chamber's China Blog: Day 3 Apr 9, 2009
I ve spent several days in Shanghai, and I also visited some smaller cities, such as Nanchang and Changsha. I ve observed unusual economic stress here. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
China launches on-line memorial for fallen revolutionaries Apr 3, 2009
"The national martyrs sacrificed their lives for our happy life," said Chen Binpeng, a primary student in Nanchang, in east China's Jiangxi Province. "I will study hard to contribute to the country.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese communist party puts tomb-sweeping on the web Apr 2, 2009
"The national martyrs sacrificed their lives for our happy life," Chen Binpeng, a primary student in Nanchang, in east China's Jiangxi Province, was quoted as saying. Wang Guang, a student in the Henan Industrial School, in central China's Henan Province, was quoted as saying he was proud of the martyrs and would carry on their spirit. (BBC News)
17 die when bus plunges into China gorge Mar 28, 2009
The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident occurred in Fengcheng city, about 34 miles south of the provincial capital of Nanchang. advertisement. (MSNBC -- International)
China investigates 76,500 fake food cases in 2008 Mar 16, 2009
Officers from local commerce administration examine commodities at a market in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi province, March 15, 2009. Lots of events to mark the World Consumer Rights Day were held across China on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Jacob Daniel DeShazer Feb 14, 2009
Landing near Japanese-controlled Nanchang, they were all captured by noon of the following day. Prisoner of War. (Suite101.com)
Japan's new import standards threaten Chinese farmers Feb 8, 2009
NANCHANG, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianlin looked worried as he stood by gazing his fish pond Sunday, for the fear that the eels which brought him 1,250 U.S. dollars a year may now leave him in the red. "I do not have the least idea whether anyone will buy my eels this year," said the farmer from Rentian town in the city of Ruijin, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhuanet, China -- Business)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
