GUANGZHOU, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains continued to hit south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday, triggering flood alert as rivers were swelling. The downpours continued to sweep the Pearl River Delta area from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Sixteen observation sites reported precipitation of more than 100 millimeters, the Guangdong Provincial Hydrological Bureau said. Two people were killed in a rain-triggered landslide Friday midnight, in Xingning city in Guangdong's northeast. The Changsha hydrological station in the lower reaches of the Tanjiang River saw a 2.5-meter-high water level at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, 40 centimeters higher than the warning level. Another one, the Moyang river in western Guangdong is also swelling and expected to have a 5.8-meter flood peak at midday Monday. From 8 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Sunday, the whole province had an average rainfall of 58 mm, with 170 mm in the Pearl River Delta area. The provincial flood control and drought relief authorities have ordered local governments to closely monitor weather changes and brace for possible flooding.
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for more confidence in the country's stable economic growth and gaining more strength to better people's livelihood. He made the calls during an inspection tour in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province from June 26 to 28, one of the country's old industrial bases and important granaries. Hu encouraged people in Heilongjiang to seize the opportunity as China moved to revitalize its old industrial bases, to overcome the difficulties and maintain a steady economic growth and ensure people's livelihood. Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) talks with residents at Dongsheng Village in Wuliming Town of Zhaodong City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. President Hu Jintao made an inspection tour in Heilongjiang Province on June 26-28, 2009. During his three-day inspection tour, Hu visited Harbin Measuring and Cutting Tool Group and Harbin Aircraft Industry Group, two of the province's major industrial enterprises, and pointed out that independent innovations are key to high competitiveness and further development. "Crisis creates opportunities, and we shall put more efforts in technological upgrading, and build up technology reserves for the future," he said. Hu also visited rural areas and inspected crop growth. He encouraged farmers to increase grain production and boost agricultural modernization, so as to ensure the country's grain security. More supportive policies for farmers are on the way, he said, hoping that farmers could increase their incomes with improved policies and technologies. Hu also visited an oil field, a military camp, a school for intellectually challenged children, a human resources market, and a residential community which houses people who formerly lived in shanties.
XI'AN, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged the country's college students to find grassroots jobs in less developed regions as the economic downturn increases pressures in employment market. Visiting Xi'an, capital of central Shaanxi Province, from Friday to Sunday, Wen said employment was one of the government's priorities for the sake of the country's economy and for the future of individuals. "College students, laid-off workers and migrant workers waiting for jobs are my biggest concern," Wen told job hunters at an employment center. He encouraged graduates from universities and colleges to find work in grassroots regions, and called on employers to create more jobs. Since the second half of last year, the government has implemented a series of policies to create jobs. The State Council, or Cabinet, also decided to give living allowances to graduates who went to the central and western regions for internships. Everyone should have a resolute belief that they should try their best no matter what their job was, Wen told students at Xi'an Jiaotong University. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (Central Left, front), who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, talks with farmers in Fengdian Village, Doumen Town of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 6, 2009. Wen paid a visit to Xi'an from June 5 to 7During a visit to a village in the city's outskirts, he said the government would promise the country's farmers higher incomes by raising the average procurement price of wheat by 0.1 yuan per 500g. When the market price went up, sell the products to the market, when it went down, sell them to the government, Wen told farmers. Wen also went to a main production base of BYD Company Ltd., a Hong Kong-listed indigenous auto maker specializing in electric-powered technologies. Wen got into a new hybrid vehicle using gas and electricity and encouraged the company to achieve more independent technological breakthroughs. He said the government's policy of development of western regions had proved successful over the past 10 years. Governments at all levels should continue the policy and formulate more support measures to improve living standards for people in western regions, Wen said.
BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- East Star Airlines Co., Ltd. said Saturday here that its current combined debt surpassed 752 million yuan (110.1 million U.S. dollars). Zhao Changbing, spokesperson of the company, said the announcement was made to counter rumors about the status quo of the company's assets and debt Zhao said total assets of the company stood at 1.01 billion yuan. Established in 2005 in central Hubei Province, East Star Airlines operated more than 20 routes. Its operation was suspended by the industry regulator as of March 15 this year, due to financial difficulties of the carrier.
SHIJIAZHUANG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top political advisor Jia Qinglin Monday encouraged private companies to go "green" by developing new energy and energy-saving technologies. In a one-day inspection tour to Langfang city of central China's Hebei Province, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visited the XinAo Group, a local private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy. Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits XinAo Group, a private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy, during his inspection tour in Langfang, a city in north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2009. When talking with the staff of the company, Jia said new energy and energy-saving industries would not only serve as an effective stimulus for the country's economic recovery, but were also of great potential and importance to future development. "Developing a green economy has been widely recognized by the world. Private companies can play an important role in the development of new energy and the environment-friendly and energy-saving industries," Jia said. Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits XinAo Group, a private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy, during his inspection tour in Langfang, a city in north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2009. He noted that China's private companies were faced with both challenges and opportunities amid the current global financial crisis, and urged them to boost research, development and trade of energy-saving products and technologies. "In this way, the private business can create new market demand and more job opportunities," he said. Jia Qinglin (2nd R Front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits XinAo Group, a private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy, during his inspection tour in Langfang, a city in north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2009. He also urged local governments and relevant trade organizations to fully recognize the important role private business played in the national economy, and give favorable policies to help them prosper. The private companies, on the other hand, should make use of the opportunities at hand, and increase their exports and improve their competitiveness in the international market, he said. Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits XinAo Group, a private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy, during his inspection tour in Langfang, a city in north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2009.
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Xinhua) -- China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the U.S. House of Representatives have wrapped up their 10th meeting under a parliamentary exchange mechanism in Washington after having an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral ties, inter-parliamentary exchanges, global financial crisis, climate change and international and regional issues of mutual concern. The meeting, held here on Tuesday, was co-chaired by Chairman Li Zhaoxing of the NPC Foreign Affairs Committee and Representative Joseph Crowley, chairman of the counterpart exchange mechanism in the House. During the meeting, the Chinese side said that with growing common interests and greater opportunities of cooperation, China and the U.S. should further increase mutual trust and cooperation from strategic and long-term perspectives, respect and take care of each other's core interests, handle differences and sensitive issues with prudence, and ensure a healthy, stable growth of bilateral relationship. The U.S. side reaffirmed the importance it has attached to the U.S.-China relationship and said that the House of Representatives will work to help the two countries tackle issues such as global financial crisis, climate change and energy safety through further exchanges and dialogues with NPC. Both delegations agreed that the existing parliamentary exchange mechanism has become the most direct and effective platform for communications between the two sides and has played a positive role in deepening mutual understanding, building consensus and promoting cooperation. The two sides also discussed the necessity for the two countries to strengthen coordination in macro economic and financial policies and how to cooperate in dealing with the climate change issue. The Chinese side extended an invitation to the U.S. side on a visit to China in fall this year for the 11th meeting under the parliamentary exchange mechanism.
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BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- China has called for the EU to recognize its market economy status soon, said Yao Jian, spokesman for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) here Friday. China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming will attend the 11th China-EU Summit in Prague in the Czech Republic next week, Yao said. The summit will address China's desire to be recognized as full market economy by the EU soon, the limitation on high-tech exports to China from the EU and bilateral economic cooperation, Yao said. China need not be recognized by any country in terms of market economy as a concept, but market economy status is a technicality that will help China receive fair treatment in anti-dumping investigations, Yao said.
BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended Friday the cremation ceremony of renowned philosopher, religion scholar and historian Ren Jiyu, who died on July 11 at the age of 93. Ren was born in 1916 in Pingyuan County in east China's Shandong province. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in1956. "Ren conducted research and education in the fields of Chinese philosophy and religion for a long time. He has made significant contributions to the country's cultural industry by compiling historical materials," said a statement issued by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. Li Changchun (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, shakes hands with a relative of renowned Chinese scholar Ren Jiyu during Ren's funeral in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2009. Ren, outstanding philosopher, religion scholar, historian and honorary director of the National Library of China, died on July 11 at the age of 93.The cremation ceremony was held Friday morning at the hall of the Beijing Babaoshan Cemetery. Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, also attended the ceremony. Chinese President Hu Jintao, along with former President Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang offered their condolences to Ren's family after Ren's death.
URUMQI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) will severely punish the outlaws in the Xinjiang riot, and restore normal social order in the region as soon as possible, senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang said here Thursday. Authorities would take stability as their top priority at hand, and crack down hard on violence, in accordance with laws to protect the lives and property of people of all ethnic groups, and safeguard ethnic unity, said Zhou, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Zhou Yongkang (C), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, visits Aygul, an injured woman of minority group, at a military hospital in Urumchi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 9, 2009. Zhou started an inspection tour in Xinjiang on Thursday.At least 156 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in the riot on Sunday in Urumqi, capital city of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. When visiting civilians injured in the riot Thursday afternoon at a military hospital, Zhou Yongkang promised that violent outlaws in the deadly riot would receive severe punishment in accordance with China's laws, and that the normal order would be restored. Zhou Yongkang (R, front), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, shakes hands with a policeman on duty in Urumchi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 9, 2009. Zhou started an inspection tour in Xinjiang on Thursday.He urged medical workers to provide better treatment to the injured, and save the lives of those in serious conditions "at all cost". Zhou also called on troops and police officers on duty in Urumqi to enforce the laws justly, and "crush any attempt by hostile forces from home and abroad".
SHIJIAZHUANG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top political advisor Jia Qinglin Monday encouraged private companies to go "green" by developing new energy and energy-saving technologies. In a one-day inspection tour to Langfang city of central China's Hebei Province, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visited the XinAo Group, a local private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy. Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits XinAo Group, a private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy, during his inspection tour in Langfang, a city in north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2009. When talking with the staff of the company, Jia said new energy and energy-saving industries would not only serve as an effective stimulus for the country's economic recovery, but were also of great potential and importance to future development. "Developing a green economy has been widely recognized by the world. Private companies can play an important role in the development of new energy and the environment-friendly and energy-saving industries," Jia said. Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits XinAo Group, a private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy, during his inspection tour in Langfang, a city in north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2009. He noted that China's private companies were faced with both challenges and opportunities amid the current global financial crisis, and urged them to boost research, development and trade of energy-saving products and technologies. "In this way, the private business can create new market demand and more job opportunities," he said. Jia Qinglin (2nd R Front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits XinAo Group, a private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy, during his inspection tour in Langfang, a city in north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2009. He also urged local governments and relevant trade organizations to fully recognize the important role private business played in the national economy, and give favorable policies to help them prosper. The private companies, on the other hand, should make use of the opportunities at hand, and increase their exports and improve their competitiveness in the international market, he said. Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visits XinAo Group, a private company specialized in research and development of renewable energy and new energy, during his inspection tour in Langfang, a city in north China's Hebei Province, July 6, 2009.