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A villager gestures toward her house which was destroyed by a tornado spawned by Typhoon Sepat on the outskirts of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, August 19, 2007. Typhoon Sepat swept China's southern coast on Sunday, forcing almost a million people from their homes and spawning a tornado that smashed buildings and killed nine people. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Flooding Wrecks Thousands of Homes in South China Aug 14, 2007
Downpours and rainstorms were recorded in Wenzhou and Taizhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, which have suffered more than 20 days of sweltering heat. Heavy rains also brought relief to 65,500 people and 30,300 hectares of scorched farmland in Fujian in the southeast. (Planet Ark, United States)
Bus plunges into reservoir in E China, killing 16 Aug 12, 2007
The bus salvages from the reservoir in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, August 10, 2007 ... The accident happened at about 7:00 a.m. when the bus had a head-on collision with a truck and fell more than 10 meters into the Pengxi reservoir in Taishun County, Wenzhou City of Zhejiang Province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pabuk brings rain, relieves drought in southern China Aug 11, 2007
Pabuk, landed in Hong Kong Friday afternoon, has brought downpours and rainstorms to Wenzhou and Taizhou of Zhejiang Province, which has suffered for more than 20 days of sweltering heat, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Saturday. In Fujian Province, the latest rainfall following Pabuk helped to relieve thirsty of 65,500 local people and irrigate 30,300 hectares of farmland. (Xinhuanet, China)
Culture clashHow Chinese migrants are forcing a rethink of Italy's fashion industry Aug 3, 2007
Most of them come from one city in China, Wenzhou, in the province of Xhejiang, just south of Shanghai - also a textile manufacturing region. They come to Italy in one of two ways: by being smuggled here by criminal gangs or by arriving as tourists and overstaying their visas. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Shouldering "Earth" for environmental protection Jul 27, 2007
He also became very sad, while working as a chef in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, about the rampant pollution caused by an excessive use of plastic bags, one-off boxes and other packing items. For that, Jiang used aluminum alloy and made a one-meter diameter "earth model" for his environmental protection tour. (Xinhuanet, China)
Trademarks Block Chinese Exports Jul 24, 2007
An international trade attorney for Wenzhou Star, one of the defending Chinese firms, explains that Zippo s trademark description of their lighter s rounded edges, corners and curved body with a slightly arched flip-top just happens to mirror the design of most Chinese-made lighters. The Chinese legal attorney further argues that Zippo is trying to trademark functional elements of a lighter s design. (Suite101.com)
Powerful typhoon Man-yi strikes Japan's Okinawa Jul 14, 2007
Meanwhile, a small Chinese container ship, which broke down in the typhoon's path northeast of the coastal city of Wenzhou, has been rescued and is being towed to shore, Xinhua said, citing the Ministry of Communications. Man-yi passed near the Okinawa city of Naha and was around 130 km northwest of Okinoerabu island as of 7:50 p.m. (1050 GMT), moving north at 25 kph, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. (Reuters India)
China's housing robustdespite controls Jul 6, 2007
Among them, five cities - Beihai, Guangxi province; Shenzhen, Guangdong;, Wenzhou, Zhejiang; Beijing; and Bangbu, Anhui province - witnessed soaring housing prices, a rise of more than 10% in May. from a year previous. (Asia Times Online)
America's 'wealth'; Getting ahead in China; U.S. hypocrisy Jul 4, 2007
America's 'wealth'; Getting ahead in China; U.S. hypocrisy - International Herald Tribune (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Chinese are top participants in MM2H programme Jun 14, 2007
On the Wenzhou people, who are regarded as among the smartest businessmen in the country, Lim said the ministry would discuss with Malaysian real estate agents and travel agents how to attract these people to visit Malaysia as well as invest in the property market. We will consider introducing some travel packages which include the viewing of properties in Malaysia to encourage them to invest in the real estate industry and participate in the MM2H programme, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
The Mosquito Vs. Pepsi Jun 11, 2007
It was even used by the police in the city of Wenzhou in introducing their New Year s anti-crime campaign. That s why no one believed the small Chinese beer maker Zhejiang Blue Wild Wine when it insisted that it had come up with the marketing tag Blue Storm before Pepsi (nyse: - - ). (Forbes -- Business)
Paris Neighborhood Gets Lesson in Global Economy From Chinese Wholesalers Jun 6, 2007
The merchants -- mostly from Wenzhou, a city in southeastern China -- have clustered together partly to defend their interests against an increasingly hostile city hall, which they say closely monitors them for violations that range from trash pickup to illegal laborers. Protect our Businesses. (Bloomberg)
In China, 'cutthroat capitalism' often means cutting corners Jun 5, 2007
Among them are Wenzhou, which was once known for selling counterfeit Procter & Gamble products, and Kaihua in Zhejiang Province, which specialized in fake Philips light bulbs. For a time, people derided the entire province of Henan as the capital of substandard or fake goods, like medicines that supposedly could make you miraculously grow taller. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Second choice May 21, 2007
Louis Vuitton, which entered China 15 years ago and has 16 boutiques spread across 13 cities, has opened shops in three new cities in the last two years Wenzhou, Kunming and Shenyang. Writing instruments giant Montblanc last year took over all its outlets from local partners and started operating directly, both in first- and second-tier cities. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Friendships before business May 14, 2007
Chen invited Ray, Xia and his colleague, Jeffrey Schulte, to Wenzhou for the groundbreaking of his new factory in January 2006. Many of China's business, political and media elite also attended. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Just not matching up? May 10, 2007
If you have a throwaway cigarette lighter in your pocket or your handbag, the chances are it comes from the Chinese industrial city of Wenzhou. There's also a fair chance it comes from Feng's factory. (Asia Times Online)
Air disasters timeline May 5, 2007
All 61 people on board the Russian-built TU-154 flying from Chongqing to the south-eastern city of Wenzhou are killed. 1998. (BBC News -- Africa)
Around 80% of Corporations in TEDA Are Setting Up Stratagem and Systems for Intellectual Property Rights Apr 29, 2007
In 2002 UNIDO listed TEDA as one of the most dynamic areas of China together with Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Shanghai Pudong and Xi'an High-tech Park. For more information, please visit. (PR Newswire)
Don't be fooled by 'fake' Longjing Mar 27, 2007 The sound of Chinese New Year comes to town Mar 1, 2007 China stays on path of reform, opening-up in post-Deng era Feb 20, 2007 Ministry hails headway in protection Jan 31, 2007 340 kg giant fish caught in E China Jan 24, 2007 China's Long March to the rule of law Jan 12, 2007 Newsweek: China's coal fix Jan 9, 2007
Wuniuzao, a native plant from Wenzhou in the same province, is one of the earliest maturing green teas. The product is usually put onto the market in February. (People's Daily Online, China)
Manners makeover Mar 9, 2007
A group of women teachers from the Wenzhou Vocational School for Overseas Chinese in Zhejiang Province learn how to put on makeup. (Photo: Chinadaily. (Xinhuanet, China)
The daughter of amateur but enthusiastic musician parents, Zhang began to play the pipa at age 9 while growing up in Wenzhou, in the Zhejiang province of China. At 12, she attended the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
"Everyone in my family cried. We benefited most from Deng's reform and opening-up policy," recalled Zhang, who moved to Shanghai from a village in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, to try his luck after failing the college entrance exam in 1986. "Things became uncertain and I was not sure whether I could continue my business after losing the chief architect of China's reform," he said. (Xinhuanet, China)
The centers are located not only in provincial capitals but also in larger cities which are home to foreign-invested companies and more intellectual property, such as Wenzhou, Yiwu and Shantou. A unified reporting telephone hotline has also been created at 12312. (People's Daily Online, China)
People view the giant fish in an aquatic product market in Wenzhou, a city in east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 22, 2007 ... People measure the length of the giant fish in an aquatic product market in Wenzhou city, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 22, 2007. (Xinhuanet, China)
The 82 farmers, who have been fighting for years to have authorities investigate the pollution of their fish ponds by the 2,000 factories operating in the municipality of Wenzhou, last week won a landmark ruling against provincial police in a local court ... factories in the Wenzhou industrial zone caused 170 million yuan (nearly US$21 ... The Shangchen District Court in Hangzhou ordered Zhejiang police authorities to determine why the Wenzhou Public Security Bureau did not act on the farmers'... (Asia Times Online)
Make that "ultra-supercritical": that's the name for the technology behind the next-generation 1,000-megawatt electricity plant located near the city of Wenzhou, in bustling, coastal Zhejiang Province ... China's five state energy giants are building roughly 10 additonal ultra-supercritical plants similar to the Wenzhou facility. (MSNBC -- Environment)
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