World Buddhist Forum participants: dialogues significant Mar 30, 2009
The model of a pagoda being built in the Famen Temple is shown at a press conference in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, on March 29, 2009 ... WUXI, Jiangsu, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Participants hailed the importance of dialogues in the development of the Buddhism as the Second World Buddhist Forum wrapped up its first part on Sunday in Wuxi City of east China's Jiangsu Province ... The jointly-held forum, which will continue in Taipei on Tuesday, is installed with eight sub-forums in Wuxi... (Xinhuanet, China)
Leader urges country to strive for 2009 economic target Mar 29, 2009
Jia Qinglin (C front), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, investigates Hynix-Numonyx Semiconductor Ltd. in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 28, 2009. Jia Qinglin, together with Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee, made an investigation tour in... (Xinhuanet, China)
China vows 'severe crackdown' on Tibet separatists Mar 29, 2009
China's hand-picked choice as the second highest Tibetan spiritual figure, the Panchen Lama, addressed an international gathering of Buddhists in the eastern city of Wuxi on Saturday to mark the holiday. Page. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Panchen Lama says China enjoys religious freedom Mar 28, 2009
The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, attends the opening ceremony of the Second World Buddhist Forum (WBF) in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province on March 28, 2009 ... WUXI, Jiangsu, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, said here Saturday that China enjoys religious freedom ... The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, talks with Xu Jialu, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, before the... (Xinhuanet, China)
China's Panchen Lama on religious freedom Mar 28, 2009
WUXI, China (AFP) - Beijing's choice as the second highest Tibetan spiritual figure told an international Buddhist gathering on Saturday that China now enjoys religious freedom and promotes world peace. The 19-year-old Panchen Lama addressed China's World Buddhist Forum in eastern Wuxi city on a new national holiday marking 50 years since a failed Tibetan uprising forced the Dalai Lama into exile ... The meeting was being held in two parts with two days of discussion concluding in Wuxi on Sunday... (Yahoo! Asia News)
• Buddhist cleric: China protects religious freedom Mar 28, 2009
Volunteers burn incense to welcome the guests for the second World Buddhist Forum Saturday March 28, 2009 in Wuxi, China ... Buddhist cleric: China protects religious freedom By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN WUXI, China - A high-level Tibetan Buddhist cleric backed by Beijing praised the communist government's protection of religion Saturday, apparently indicating the regime's intention to make him an international spokesman for its religious and Tibetan policies ... The conference placed him alongside... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
World Buddhist Forum discusses building of world harmony Mar 28, 2009
The opening ceremony of the Second World Buddhist Forum (WBF) is held in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province on March 28, 2009 ... WUXI, Jiangsu, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Second World Buddhist Forum opened in this eastern Chinese city Saturday with more than 1,700 Buddhist monks and scholars from about 50 countries and regions gathering to discuss how Buddhism can contribute to building a harmonious world ... The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, talks with Xu Jialu, former... (Xinhuanet, China)
Panchen Lama to attend World Buddhist Forum in Wuxi Mar 27, 2009
WUXI, Jiangsu Province, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, will attend the Second World Buddhist Forum that is to open in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi Saturday, a forum spokesman said Friday ... The first part will be held from March 28-29 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province ... WUXI, Jiangsu Province, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The 14th Dalai Lama was not invited to the Second World Buddhist Forum that is to open in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi Saturday, a forum... (Xinhuanet, China)
WuXi PharmaTech Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results Mar 26, 2009
WUXI APPTEC LOGO. (PRNewsFoto/WUXI APPTEC LOGO) SHANGHAI CHINA. SHANGHAI, March 25 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ), a leading research and development outsourcing company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, with operations in China and the United States, today announced its financial results for fourth-quarter and full-year 2008 ... "2008 was a year of extraordinary economic challenges, both in the worldwide economy and the... (PR Newswire)
Xinyu Hedngdeli Announces 2008 Annual Results, Net Profit Surged by 10.4% to RMB 488 million Mar 26, 2009
In addition, the Group has acquired Wuxi Zhongbai Watch Company and renamed it as Wuxi Prime Time, strengthening its businesses in eastern China region ... As at 31 December 2008, OMAS has opened 23 outlets in the mainland China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenyang, Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Wuxi, which recorded steady growth in sales. (JCN Network, Japan)
WuXi PharmaTech Schedules Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release on Thursday, March 26, 2009 Mar 13, 2009
WUXI APPTEC LOGO. (PRNewsFoto/WUXI APPTEC LOGO) SHANGHAI CHINA ... SHANGHAI, China, March 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter 2008 on March 26, 2008 Shanghai time, and after the US market close on Wednesday, March 25, 2008 New York time ... Following the earnings... (PR Newswire)
ProLogis Asia Operations Announces Enhanced Corporate Branding Mar 3, 2009
SHANGHAI, March 3 /CNW/ -- The company formerly known as ProLogis Asian Operations has been re-branded as 'Global Logistic Properties. We believe strongly in the growth of the logistics business in China and that GLP will play a significant role in its progress and development. (Canada Newswire)
Chinese turning to Tibetan Buddhism Feb 20, 2009
"Out of protection for my followers, I said they were only some new friends," recalled Dorje, a lama from Sichuan province who said he was chatting with followers in a hotel room in Wuxi, in coastal Jiangsu province, last year when officials from the local religious affairs bureau barged in and announced that it was not permitted to promote Tibetan Buddhism among Han Chinese ... Most are concentrated in Beijing, Wuxi and Shandong province and have helped him raise $88,000 in the past three years... (MSNBC -- International)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Feb 18, 2009
The forum will be held in Taipei and Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, between March 27 and April 1. Kenneth Fan (S), president of the World Congress of Cultures, said that Yes visit showed China has begun to attach more importance to religion following a period of greater economic development and cultural openness. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
China Wind Systems, Inc. Begins Production at New Facility Feb 10, 2009
WUXI, China, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Wind Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CWSI) (''China Wind Systems'' or the ''Company''), which supplies forged rolled rings to the wind power and other industries and industrial equipment to the textile and energy industries in China, today announced that it has begun producing forged products at its new facility in Wuxi City after successfully completing equipment test runs. Pursuant to preliminary agreements signed in September, China... (PR Newswire)
* Chinese girl tried to kill herself to give liver to father Feb 8, 2009
Shen Nanping (Hn), director of the childrens emergency department in Wuxi peoples hospital, said it was a miracle her life had been saved, although her thinking and memory had not fully recovered. He warned it would take several weeks before the full effects of her suicide attempt could be determined. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
WuXi PharmaTech Honored on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 List for the Fifth Consecutive Year Feb 8, 2009
WUXI APPTEC LOGO. (PRNewsFoto/WUXI APPTEC LOGO) SHANGHAI CHINA. SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: ), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, is proud to announce that it was selected for the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 list for the fifth consecutive year ... WuXi PharmaTech is one of only 13 companies to be so recognized for five... (PR Newswire)
Migrant kids' lot a lot better Mar 30, 2008
Pilot projects to register migrant children are being supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Wuxi (Jiangsu Province) and Shijiazhuang (Hebei Province) since 2001 and in Beijing since 2007. Police usually only collect information on migrants over 16 years of age for public security purposes, but migrant children are often overlooked. (Xinhuanet, China)
China's action in Tibet threatens Olympic torch run in London Mar 22, 2008
zhou xuejiang, wuxi, China. if Tibet is a country ,so Northern Ireland should be a independent country. (Yahoo News -- Olympics)
WSP Holdings Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results Mar 20, 2008
WUXI, China, March 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WSP Holdings Limited (NYSE: ) ("WSP Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of seamless casing, tubing and drill pipes used in oil and natural gas exploration, drilling and extraction ("Oil Country Tubular Goods" or "OCTG"), today announced that the Company will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 to discuss results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007. Conference Call WSP... (PR Newswire)
Hynix expands efforts in China, Taiwan Mar 8, 2008
South Korea's Hynix said that it will invest an additional $260 million in its joint memory fab venture in Wuxi, China, according to Reuters. The funds are aimed to expand its capacity at the 300-mm fab, according to the report. (EETimes)
Hu: Lessons must be learned from winter weather crisis Mar 6, 2008
Some major pollution incidents have left bitter memories for Chinese, such as chemical pollution of the Songhua River in northeast China in November 2005 after a chemical plant explosion and the blue-green algae outbreak in the Taihu Lake in Wuxi, Jiangsu last May. Both incidents caused days of water cuts for millions of residents. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese expect benefits from "two sessions" Mar 2, 2008
An algae outbreak last summer cut water supply for more than two million residents of nearby Wuxi City for days. Zhang said he had felt the worsening ecology of the lake in the past few years as he could fish less and less in the freshwater lake. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cloud Computing Initiatives Being Floated Mar 1, 2008
On Feb. 1, IBM announced it would build a cloud computing center in Wuxi, China ... The Wuxi city government will help fund the center's hardware and software costs in order to incubate a new outsourcing corridor there, says IBM's Quan. (Investors Business Daily)
Bright Future Seen For Suntech Power Feb 28, 2008
Headquartered in Wuxi, an industrial city in the coastal province of Jiangsu, Suntech was ranked the world's No. 3 solar module producer in 2007, with annual capacity of 540 megawatts ... With four production sites in Wuxi, Luoyang (in Henan province), Qinghai province and Shanghai, Suntech is currently the No. 2 photovoltaic module supplier in Germany, the world s largest solar market, which accounted 50% of Suntech's sales in 2007. (Forbes -- Technology)
Algae-munching fish clean up Chinese lake: official media Feb 22, 2008
Workers clean algae from Taihu lake in Wuxi. Chinese authorities are using algae-munching fish to. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
China's foreign acquisitions still provoke unease Feb 22, 2008
Most passed without comment, such as Wuxi Pharma Tech Inc.'s $163 million purchase of AppTec Laboratory Services Inc., a supplier of medical tests in St. Paul, Minnesota. In December, Wall Street welcomed a $5 billion investment by China's sovereign wealth fund in Morgan Stanley that helped replenish the bank's assets after heavy losses in risky mortgages. (AZCentral -- Business)
NIIT partners Wuxi Government to set up training centres Feb 20, 2008
TALENT HUNT: Yang Weize (left), Chief Executive of Wuxi and Party Secretary of Wuxi, with G. Raghavan, President Individual Learning Solutions, NIIT Chief Consultant, Wuxi City, after signing an MoU in Bangalore on Tuesday. BANGALORE: NIIT will soon set up IT training centres and offer its industry-recognised training programmes in the Wuxi province, China ... It will also work with the Wuxi City Government to develop human capital for the emerging IT industry in the region. (Hindu)
China's economic growth can soften U.S. slump Feb 13, 2008
No signs of slowing: Job seekers visit booths at a job fair in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, in China last month. With the countrys race to build ever more infrastructure, Chinas domestic economy continues to boom, and its growth is expected to stay strong. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Their China Adventures Feb 12, 2008
In 2007, the Juedemanns were sent to Wuxi, about eight hours west of Shanghai on the east coast. It was a much smaller community of about 1 million. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Growth must be based on environmental sustainability Feb 4, 2008
Aside from the moment when the water stopped flowing at the source area of the Yellow River in Qinghai years ago, the sudden explosion of foul-smelling algae that blanketed Taihu Lake in Jiangsu in late May last year and cut the drinking water supply to more than 2 million people in Wuxi city, a leading economic engine, sent shudders through the country. Jiangsu has responded positively to the situation. (Xinhuanet, China)
Not just cheap labour to Japan Jan 27, 2008
Suzhou and Wuxi, one hour to the west on a fast train, are also full. Cities further to the south like Hangzhou and Ningbo are going the same way. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
US label maker buys Penang firms for RM11mil Jan 15, 2008
He said United Colours and Geltec, which were owned by their managing director Bernard Ng Wah Nam, would now become LG Internationals second Asia facility after its first Asian plant in Wuxi, China, that opened in 2006. Bernard Ng Wah Nam (left) exchanging documents with Mike Martin. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Experimental drugsflourish in China Jan 9, 2008
One of China's largest firms, WuXi PharmaTech, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and recently acquired a US biologics firm. "The Chinese biotechnology industry is like a baby dragon, which will grow quickly and soon become hard to ignore," Singer said. (Asia Times Online)
China's rules are stifling biotech research, study funds Jan 8, 2008
WuXi PharmaTech Inc., whose stock has more than doubled since an initial share sale on the New York Stock Exchange in August, conducts research for nine of the world's top 10 drugmakers. The Shanghai-based company's survival depends on protecting clients' confidential data, Frew said. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
WuXi to acquire US-based biopharmaceutical company Jan 4, 2008
WuXi to acquire U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company ... Shanghai (Reuters) - WuXi PharmaTech (WX.N: , , ), China's biggest pharmaceutical research outsourcing company, said it will acquire U.S.-based AppTec Laboratory Services Inc to gain new expertise and expand market share ... In its first acquisition, WuXi PharmaTech will pay about $151 million with the assumption of $11. (Reuters)
Wuxi of China to Acquire AppTec Laboratory in Minnesota for $151 Million Jan 4, 2008
Wuxi Will Acquire AppTec Laboratory for $151 Million (Update1) ... Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Wuxi PharmaTech Inc., which does research for nine of the world's top 10 drugmakers, agreed to buy closely held AppTec Laboratory Services Inc. for about $151 million to bolster biotechnology production ... Like Wuxi, AppTec provides laboratory testing of devices and biopharmaceuticals. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
WuXi PharmaTech to Acquire AppTec Laboratory Services, Inc. Jan 4, 2008
Jan. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: ), China's premier provider of pharmaceutical Rourcing services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based AppTec Laboratory Services, Inc. (AppTec). The acquisition of AppTec allows WuXi PharmaTech to immediately obtain biologics capabilities and expertise, gain a significant U.S. operational footprint, and expand its customer base and addressable market size ... The combined business operations of WuXi PharmaTech and AppTec in... (PR Newswire)
Xinhua top 10 domestic news events in 2007 Dec 31, 2007
Serious pollution caused a sudden stenchy algae outbreak in China's third largest freshwater lake Taihu in late May, cutting tap water supply to more than one million residents in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. 3. (Xinhuanet, China)
Update: Malex Announces Name Change to China Wind Systems Dec 31, 2007
WUXI, China, Dec. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Malex, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLEX.OB) today announced that it has changed its name to China Wind Systems, Inc. ("China Wind Systems" or the "Company") effective December 18, 2007. China Wind Systems, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Huayang Dye Machine and Huayang Electrical Power Equipment, manufactures and sells industrial machines for use in the textile and energy related industries in the People's Republic of China. (PR Newswire)
Wuxi reaps outsourcing rewards Dec 28, 2007
Wuxi Pharmatech, a decade-old drug research company in the industrial outskirts of Shanghai, will employ more chemists next year than Pfizer, the largest producer of medicines in the world. That is because Pfizer and rivals like AstraZeneca and Merck are turning to Wuxi to help them find the next $1 billion treatment ... Meanwhile, Wuxi is flourishing, doubling in market value in its first four months as a public company. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Deaths in China From Hepatitis Get Bristol-Myers, GlaxoSmithKline Focus Dec 26, 2007
(TOMORROW: Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co. assign research to China's WuXi Pharmatech Inc.). To contact the reporter for this story: Shannon Pettypiece in New York at. (Bloomberg)
San Diego biotechs find partners across Pacific Dec 16, 2007
It is called WuXi Pharma Tech and went public on the New York Stock Exchange at $14 a share. Five months later, shares have doubled in value. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Activities will be held Thursday to commemorate the 1937 massacre, when Japanese troops killed over 300,000 Chinese civilians and captives, raped over 20,000.• U.S. archives: 500,000 Chinese massacred Dec 13, 2007
The telegrams sent by the U.S. diplomats pointed to the massacre of an estimated half a million people in Shanghai, Suzhou,Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Wuxi and Changzhou, said Wang. Historical records show that more than 300,000 unarmed soldiers and innocent civilians, were murdered by Japanese troops during the six-week Nanjing Massacre from December 1937 to January 1938. (Xinhuanet, China)
Patrick invokes historic link to China Dec 4, 2007
In fact, he said, Vertex's collaboration with the Chinese chemical company Wuxi is an "important part" of a project that led Vertex to hire 250 people last year. Before the delegation left for China, some human rights activists and state Representative Byron Rushing, Democrat of Boston, urged Patrick to use the trip to press officials on issues ranging from working conditions in China to Tibet and human rights. (Boston Globe)
IPOs Hit By Nov. Market Woes, But On Pace For A Strong Year Nov 30, 2007
Yingli Green Energy, () a Chinese maker of photovoltaic cells, is up 153% from its June IPO. WuXi Pharmaceutical () is up 106. On the other hand, two initially successful China IPOs, China Architectural Engineering () and China Digital TV, () have fallen sharply since early October. (Investors Business Daily)
Malex Inc. Completes Share Exchange and $5.525 Million Private Placement Nov 22, 2007
WUXI, China, Nov. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Malex Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLEX) announced that on November 13, 2007 it completed a share exchange with the shareholder of Fulland Ltd., a Cayman Islands company ("Fulland") pursuant to which Fulland became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ... To this end, the Company has built a 107,639-square-feet facility at its Wuxi location in China. (PR Newswire)
Living with wolves Nov 22, 2007
"I have a liberal character by nature. It comes from my mother. She liked to travel and we moved house a lot - Shanghai, Wuxi, Nanjing and Beijing. She was exposed to western culture through the films she loved to watch. She took me to the movies every week. We saw Russian, Indian and western films. And she bought me lots of western children's books. We loved to read western novels." Among them were Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. That blissful childhood came to an end when his mother succumbed... (Guardian Unlimited)
Post a comment Nov 19, 2007
Nikos T. Plakas Trust me when I say Ive thought about this issue a lot, and not from behind a desk in the US, but from behind a bowl of noodles next to a rim factory in Ningbo, or on the train passing a green algae filled lake in Wuxi, or with watery itchy eyes in a taxi choking on fumes in Beijing ... Trust me when I say I ve thought about this issue a lot, and not from behind a desk in the US, but from behind a bowl of noodles next to a rim factory in Ningbo, or on the train passing a green... (International Herald Tribune)
* Sharp closing Kaohsiung factory Nov 19, 2007
The company's Nanjing affiliate manufactures and sells consumer electronics and electronic components, while two other companies in Wuxi focus on the manufacture and sale of electronic components. This story has been viewed 615 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Seven dead as lift plummets 34 floors Nov 15, 2007
The accident happened at a nearly finished block of flats in Wuxi City in coastal Jiangsu province, when 17 construction workers entered the elevator around noon. It plunged more than 100 metres, according to. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Adaro may seek loans to repay bonds Nov 15, 2007
The firm, based in Wuxi in eastern China, is raising capital to fund expansion in Canada, the United States and the Middle East, as well as increase production in China, make acquisitions and repay debt, it said in the filing. It did not specify the number of shares to be sold or the pricing. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
China paying dearlyfor cleaner rivers Nov 14, 2007
In Jiangsu province, the algae pollution finally forced the closure of more than a thousand chemical factories in three cities surrounding Taihu Lake - Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou - three months after the outbreak. Additionally, Zhoutie township in Yixing City, on the bank of Taihu Lake, was a well-known chemical manufacturing town but has had to close two thirds of its 150 small-scale chemical factories, with assets a little under 5 million yuan. (Asia Times Online)
adrs in Focus: Asia Nov 13, 2007
On the rising side, Chinese company WuXi PharmaTech Inc. gained $2. 40, or 8. (Forbes, NY)
China Raises Pollution Charges to Clean Up Lake Nov 13, 2007
3 million residents of Wuxi city and prompted a run on bottled water for days. From next year, plants around the lake in the eastern province of Jiangsu will have to pay 10. (Planet Ark, United States)
Chinese environmental leader loses appeal on blackmail charges Nov 6, 2007
A court in Wuxi, in eastern Jiangsu Province, upheld the conviction of Wu Lihong, who became well known around China for seeking to prevent chemical companies from dumping untreated waste in Lake Tai, China's third-largest freshwater lake ... The appeals court in Wuxi did not grant his request for a second trial and rejected the appeal without holding a hearing. (International Herald Tribune)
China New Town launches Singapore IPO of 400 mln shares at 83 cents each Nov 5, 2007
continued development of residential estates in Wuxi and Shengyang as well as provide the group. with working capital, the company said. (Forbes -- Markets)
S'pore, China firms can jointly explore external markets Nov 3, 2007
Choe Peng Sum, chief executive officer of Frasers Hospitality, said: "We are looking at several areas in Wuxi, Suzhou. Nanjing itself has a lot of opportunities, apart from the one we have.". Frasers Hospitality (a Singapore property management company) and Yanlord Land (a Singapore property developer) have jointly launched their first serviced residence in Hexi, a new central business district. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Chinese chemicals flow unchecked to market Nov 1, 2007
One of them was Wuxi Hexia Chemical. When The Times showed Yan Jiangying, a top Chinese drug regulator, a list of 186 products being advertised by the company, including active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished drugs, Yan said, "This is definitely against the law.". (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
* China commits US$14bn to clean up lake Oct 28, 2007
A dead fish lies next to the blue-green algae bloom affecting Lake Tai in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, on May 31 ... Panic quickly followed in Wuxi, a nearby city that depended on the lake to supply drinking water for its 2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chinese leader appeals Buddhists to contribute to world harmony Oct 27, 2007
Jia called on the Buddhists to actively attend the second World Buddhist Forum, to be held in Wuxi, a city in eastern Jiangsu Province, and Hong Kong in November, 2008, sponsored by the Buddhist Association of china and the Religious Culture Communication Association. China held the first-ever World Buddhist Forum in April last year in the eastern island city of Zhoushan, which ended with a declaration calling for world peace. (Xinhuanet, China)
China vows to clean up polluted lake Oct 27, 2007
Panic quickly followed in Wuxi, a nearby city that depended on the lake to supply drinking water for its 2. 3 million residents. (International Herald Tribune)
China Announces $14 Billion Lake Cleanup Oct 27, 2007
The algae bloom on Lake Tai in June prompted the suspension of running water in and around the major city of Wuxi for six days, forcing as many as 5 million people to rely on bottled water. The algae covered as much as one-third of the 930-square-mile lake, a popular tourist attraction that has become badly polluted as the Wuxi area developed into a center for manufacturing and high technology. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Chinese Solar Power Company Sees US As Next Big Growth Market Oct 25, 2007
But the Wuxi, China-based Suntech says abundant sunshine and leadership from states such as California will propel the U.S. to the top of the market within five years. "The main thing that has to change, which will happen, is the price of the product has to come down, which means the price of silicon has to come down," said Steve Chan, Suntech's chief strategy officer. (CNNMoney.com)
Solar giant Suntech moving to S.F. Oct 22, 2007
Based in Wuxi, China, Suntech rocketed to the top of the solar industry in a short time. Founded in 2001 by Zhengrong Shi, it employs 4,000 worldwide and maintains four factories in China. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
