'Corruption on wheels' in China Nov 25, 2008
For example, Huashang News reported that 32 government cars were seen in front of two primary schools on September 1 in Baoji, a relatively poor city in northwestern Shaanxi province. Obviously, all government cars are not needed for official business trips all the time, so people are now asking exactly how many cars would be enough to keep the government functioning. (Asia Times Online)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
China Water Industry Announces Acquisition of Eight Sewage Treatment and Water Supply Projects Aug 21, 2008
The water service group held by Affluent is currently operating seven sewage treatment plants in Huizhou City, Sihui City, Huidong County, Boluo County of Guangdong Province and Baoji City of Shaanxi Province, and one water supply plant in Tangshan City of Hebei Province, which is partially under construction and will commerce operation by next year ... At the same time, Baoji City and Tangshan City, being the industry hubs in the western and northern PRC, is where locally and internationally... (PR Newswire)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday extended gratitude to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the United Nations' support and help for China's quake relief.• China earthquake death toll rises to 60,560 May 25, 2008
The whole line of quake-damaged Baoji-Chengdu railway, a key north-south route in west China, which links Chengdu with Baoji city in neighboring Shaanxi Province, reopened to traffic Saturday after 283 hours of closure, allowing batch transport of disaster relief goods to Sichuan. No. 977 train carrying urgently needed relief goods of tents and medicines passed through the railway's No. 109 tunnel at 9:53 a.m. Saturday, where a 40-car freight train derailed and was trapped, paralyzing the... (Xinhuanet, China)
China Says Quake Death Toll May Hit 80000 as UN Chief Visits May 24, 2008
The quake-damaged main railway line connecting Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, with the central city of Baoji, reopened today allowing delivery of humanitarian relief, Xinhua reported. The damaged highways and local roads throughout Sichuan, causing 47. (Bloomberg)
China Quake Toll 'Could Surpass 80,000' May 24, 2008
Another boost came when China announced that the main railway connecting Sichuan province's capital Chengdu with the central city of Baoji had reopened after nearly 300 hours. The government has said it would take up to three years to reconstruct Sichuan, where one in five people in quake-hit areas has been made homeless. (Sky News)
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Saturday, May 24, 2008. Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000 Posted: 24 May 2008 1416 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Chinese leader says quake death toll may top 80,000 May 24, 2008
In a boost for the relief effort, China announced Saturday the main railway connecting Sichuan province's capital Chengdu with the central city of Baoji had reopened after nearly 300 hours. The government has said it would take up to three years to reconstruct Sichuan, where one in five people in quake-hit areas has been made homeless. (Yahoo! Asia News)
UN chief in China to see quake devastation May 24, 2008
China, meanwhile, announced Saturday the main railway connecting worst-hit Sichuan province's capital Chengdu with the central city of Baoji had reopened after nearly 300 hours, allowing the much-needed delivery of relief goods. Ban travelled to Yingxiu, a town of roughly 10,000 people in Sichuan that was reduced to rubble by the quake, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Senior leaders oversee quake rescue and relief May 22, 2008
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, talks with quake-affected people during his inspection at the quake-hit Chencang district of Baoji in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 21, 2008. (Xinhua Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Earthquake death toll rises to 40,075 May 21, 2008
The worst-affected areas include central and northern Sichuan'sAba Prefecture, Mianyang, Deyang, Guangyuan, Ya'an and Chengdu, southeastern Gansu's Longnan, and Hanzhong and Baoji in southern and western Shaanxi Province ... Repairs on the Baoji-Chengdu Railway are also under way. (Xinhuanet, China)
CPC leader urges earlier re-function of railway May 16, 2008
Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has urged re-function of the quake-damaged Baoji-Chengdu Railway as soon as possible ... XI'AN, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has urged re-function of the quake-damaged Baoji-Chengdu Railway as soon as possible ... Zhou made the remarks Thursday after... (Xinhuanet, China)
China Orders Mines, Chemical Plants, Oil Wells to Halt Output After Quake May 13, 2008
It will be very hard to reopen the line'' running from Baoji, in Shaanxi province, to Chengdu, said , a railways ministry spokesman, by phone. Sichuan holds about 40 percent of China's natural gas reserves and produced about 22 percent of the nation's output in 2006, according to China National Petroleum Corp., PetroChina's parent, and BP Plc's annual energy report. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
American Electric Technologies Issues 2007 Annual Report and Stockholder Message Apr 9, 2008
In China, we have partnered with the largest Chinese provider of oilfield equipment, Baoji Oilfield Equipment Company (BOMCO) to create a joint venture to supply the growing drilling and marine markets. BOMCO is owned by China National Petroleum Company. (Primezone Releases)
American Electric Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results Mar 26, 2008
We hold a 40 percent interest in BOMAY Electric Industries Company, Ltd., headquartered in Xian, China, a joint venture with Baoji Oilfield Machinery Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation), which holds a 51 percent interest and AA Energies, Inc., which holds a 9 percent interest. In Singapore, we hold a 49 percent interest in M&I Electric Far East, Ltd. (MIEFE), a joint venture with Oakwell Engineering, Ltd, a company listed on the Singapore stock exchange. (Primezone Releases)
Young migrants settle for life in the city Feb 26, 2008
Liu Yong, 23, a farmer from a small mountainous village in Baoji, Shaanxi province, has been working in the provincial capital of Xi'an for five years. He only returns home for three days during the Spring Festival. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese localities urged to be alert to animal epidemics in wake of snow havoc Feb 8, 2008
In Baoji City of northwestern Shaanxi Province alone, nearly 20,000 cow, sheep and pigs have been frozen to death after 200 livestock pens were weighed down and destroyed by ice as much as 6 cm thick. Another 9,548 mu (636 hectares) of land under vegetable production and 5,000 mu (333 hectares) of fruit trees were damaged. (Xinhuanet, China)
UMWs biggest China plant ready this year Feb 5, 2008
The steel pipe processing plant is being set up by Zhongyou BSS (Qinhuangdao) Petropipe Co Ltd, a 51:49 joint venture between UMW's wholly-owned subsidiary UMW Petropipe (L) Ltd and Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe Co Ltd.. The 6,500km gas pipeline project by China National Petroleum Corp will be built from Khazakhstan to China. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
China cracks down on NGOs Dec 6, 2007
Aid: Children lined up at Baoji Xinxing Aid for Street Kids in Shaanxi Province in July. China has some 350,00 NGOs, but most have official ties. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
* World News Quick Take Sep 12, 2007
Similar riots occurred in Baoji, Shaanxi Province, and Wuhan in Hubei Province, on the same day, Sept. 3, the center said. An official at the Baoji school would only say: "Everything has returned to normal.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Thousands of Soldiers Riot in China Sep 12, 2007
The center said about 2,000 ex-soldiers took part in the riots in the cities of Baotou, Wuhan, and Baoji, spread over a 775-mile stretch of eastern China ... Phones at the Baotou school rang unanswered, while officials who answered at the Baoji and Wuhan schools refused to comment on the reports or further identify themselves. (Time.com)
* Concubine culture haunts China's leaders Sep 11, 2007
Pang, 63, was the CCP chief of Baoji City ... Local media said Pang earned the nickname "mayor zipper" in Baoji and city officials had a saying among themselves: "No sacrifice [of one's wife], no gain.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Corrupt China official felled by 11 mistresses Sep 8, 2007
Pang, who was also Party boss of Baoji city, had lured several women, mostly "pretty and young" wives of his subordinates, to be his mistresses, it said. He helped them "make big money" by assigning them or their husbands huge government or other financial projects, it added. (Yahoo News)
Concubines bring trouble for China's bosses Sep 8, 2007
Mr Pang, 63, was the Communist party chief of Baoji city ... Local media said Mr Pang earned the nickname "mayor zipper" in Baoji and city officials had a saying among themselves: "No sacrifice [of one's wife], no gain.". (Guardian Unlimited)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Chinese shares continue to rise Aug 8, 2007
Both Guangzhou Iron and Steel Co. and Anhui's Xinke Materials Co. rose by the maximum ten percent, while Shaanxi's Baoji Titanium Group surged 9. 7 percent. (Xinhuanet, China)
Baoji Titanium Signs $130 Million, Three-Year Contract to Supply Boeing Jun 9, 2007
Baoji Titanium Signs $130 Million, 3-Year Contract With Boeing ... June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Baoji Titanium Industry Co. signed a three-year, 1 billion yuan ($130 ... Baoji Titanium, based in northern China's Shanxi province, will supply 4,300 tons of titanium products to Boeing from 2007 to 2009, with the total this year reaching about 780 tons, Baoji Titanium said today in a statement to the Shanghai Stock Exchange. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Strike at China Christmas Tree Factory Jun 9, 2007
They also complained that Baoji Artifacts, the company that owns the factory, was trying to lay off long-term employees without offering compensation, the South China Morning Post reported. Workers said police beat at least one woman for refusing to obey police orders, and briefly detained about 100 strikers for questioning, the Post reported. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
China's Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of the First Emperor to Tour the U.S. in 2008-09 Apr 29, 2007
These objects were drawn from 11 different collections around Shaanxi Province, including the Museum of the First Emperor's Terracotta Army and Horses, the Shaanxi Provincial Institute for Archeological Research, the Zhouzhi Museum, the Baoji Museum, the Xianyang Museum, the Lintong Museum, the Fengxiang Museum, the Chencang Museum, the Xi'an Institute for Archeological Research and Protection, the Baoji Archeological Excavation Team and the Xianyang Institute for Archeological Research. In... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
