* [ART JOURNAL] Replacement culture Nov 18, 2008
WHERE: Main Trend Gallery (jeY), 209-1, Chengde Rd Sec 3, Taipei City (x_wTq209-1). WHEN:Until Dec. 13. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Chinese stocks easier at midday amid profit-taking Sep 23, 2008
65 yuan, Chengde Lulu slid 9. 98 percent to 14. (Xinhuanet, China)
INVESTING: Earnings growth in China expected to decline a bit Aug 15, 2008
" Many analysts think the stock market is in danger of overreacting to the earnings slowdown. Assuming profits remain flat next year, the market is now valued at 18 times forward earnings, near the record low of 16 times hit in 2005, when shares were ending a four-year slump. That does not guarantee that the market will rebound any time soon. It is also being hurt by other factors, like concern that big shareholders may sell large amounts of stocks as lock-up periods barring such sales expire.... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
China may expand industry, traffic control for cleaner air during Olympics Jul 31, 2008
Similar measure would be carried out in Hebei Province's Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Langfang, and Tangshan. The emergency plan would be terminated after relevant authorities confirm that air quality in the coming two days could meet official standards. (Xinhuanet, China)
Londonderry Band wrapping up China trip, with flood Jun 27, 2008
The band has been performing around China, and atop the Great Wall, but as the teens headed for a taste of home on Wednesday, they ended up in the middle of a tropical storm that caused a flash flood in the city of Chengde (chung DAH'). School Superintendent Nate Greenberg said several band members and two chaperones were stuck briefly inside a McDonald's, watching water rise to about two feet high on the street, carrying some cars away. (Concord Monitor)
RedChip Virtual Investor Conference to Feature Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Apr 22, 2008
Subsidiaries include Shanghai Intech Electro Mechanical Products Co. Ltd., Chengde Science & Technology Co. Ltd., Shanghai Intech Electronics Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Intech Precision Mechanical Products Manufacturing Co. Ltd., located in Shanghai and Changchun City, China. For more information on Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA, Inc., please visit. (Primezone Releases)
Beijing seeds clouds to create biggest rain of this spring Mar 29, 2008
Beijing started artificial precipitation operations at 5:00 a.m. on Friday in eight sections while Hebei started at 7:00 a.m. in Zhangjiakou city and later in Chengde city, the official said. The weather-control bases launched rockets and fired artillery shells containing silver iodine into the sky in the cloud-seeding operation, said the official. (Xinhuanet, China)
Trapped miners survive eating belts and paper Dec 10, 2007
The 11 men were rescued yesterday from an iron and gold mine in Chengde, north of Beijing, where they had been trapped since last Monday. All were said to be in stable condition and were able to walk out with the aid of rescuers. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Chinese Rescuers Free 11 From Collapsed Mine Dec 9, 2007
The accident in Chengde, north of Beijing, struck Monday afternoon, but the mine's owner delayed reporting it to local authorities until Thursday morning, Xinhua said. Mine owners routinely attempt to hide. (Wall Street Journal)
Toll rises in China mine accident Dec 7, 2007
The accident occurred on Monday near the city of Chengde, the agency said, but did not explain the delay in reporting it. China's coal mining industry is the most dangerous in the world with an average of 13 people killed by fires, explosions and floods every day. (Aljazeera.Net)
Arson suspected as cause of N China karaoke bar fire Nov 21, 2007
SHIJIAZHUANG, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Investigators believe the karaoke bar fire that killed 11 people in Chengde county, north China's Hebei Province, last week was caused by arson ... The Chengde county government said their families had been compensated an average 200,000 yuan (26,666 U.S. dollars) each ... The licensee, Tian Yumin, a native of Chengde county, turned himself over to the police after the fire. (Xinhuanet, China)
Catholic boomChina's state-run and underground churches have a huge following Sep 24, 2007
Zhu Zhijin, originally from Chengde in nearby Hebei Province, was at the Southern Cathedral with two friends for morning Mass. The Chinese teacher said she also attends unofficial, underground Catholic churches in Beijing, often held in people's homes. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Rain to spend mid-Autumn Fest in China Sep 17, 2007
BEIJING, Sept. 17 -- South Korean spunky singer Rain (Jung Ji Hoon) is set to perform in a special Mid-Autumn Festival show organized by China Central Television on September 24 and 25 in Chengde City, east China's Hebei Province. Korean media quoted rain's agency as saying: "Rain will spend this year's Mid-Autumn Festival with fans in China. He will arrive in China on September 23 and leave on September 26.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Designs of imperial palaces on show Sep 11, 2007
Their designs can be seen in the Forbidden City, the Altar of Heaven, the Beijing Summer Palace, the Chengde Mountain Palace, and the Eastern and Western Qing Mausoleums. These make up one-fifth of all of China's registered World Heritage Sites. (Xinhuanet, China)
Drought hits north China province Sep 2, 2007
Zhangjiakou and Chengde cities are the worst-hit areas, the department said in a report ... The drought in Zhangjiakou and Chengde has also reduced the runoff in rivers, which provide water for Beijing and Tianjin on the lower reaches. (Xinhuanet, China)
Stuffed Humans In China Jul 29, 2007
China had reopened its doors to American visitors only a few years previously, so tourism was in its early stages when I took advantage of an off-season, bargain trip to Beijing and Chengde. I arrived in February, after the first significant snowfall frosted roads and trees in China's ancient capital. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Former village head jailed for 20 years for gang crimes in N China Jul 6, 2007
Duan, 36, was convicted of organizing illegal gangs to commit crimes including bribery, possession of guns, organising prostitution rings, racketeering and gambling from 1997 to 2006, according to the Intermediate Court of Chengde City. Duan, former director of Villagers Committee of Nanshange Village in Luanxian County, was arrested in May last year. (Xinhuanet, China)
China shares hit 10-week closing low on supply fears Jul 5, 2007
It's a classic market meltdown after too big a gain, said Ren Chengde, senior analyst at Galaxy Securities. But the bursting of the stock bubble doesn't reflect any serious problems with China's strong economy. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
* Suspected assassin dies after gunbattle Jun 26, 2007
The Taipei City Police Department said Lan, 36, who had arrived by bus from Chiayi at 11pm, stumbled onto a police roadblock while walking near the intersection of Civic Boulevard and Chengde Road ... Lan ran along Chengde Road and went onto an overpass, where he fired four more shots at the officers before running into a nearby construction site. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Siemens ups China presence Jun 13, 2007
It has signed agreements with Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group and Chengde Iron and Steel Group respectively to supply automation equipments. "By taking over the n steel giant Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) in 2005, Siemens expanded its steel plant project business with automation and electrical engineering solutions by adding mechanical and process solutions to its already existing range of products," Pfeiffer said. (People's Daily Online, China)
Chinese 00004000shares climb another peak Apr 24, 2007
Steel stocks recorded the highest rise, with Liaoning-based Fushun Special Steel Co. Ltd., Gansu-based Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group and Hebei-based Chengde Xinxin Vanadium and Titanium Co. Ltd. hitting their daily ten percent limits. The heavyweight Industrial and Commercial Bank of China gained 2. (Xinhuanet, China)
China not investing enough to fight AIDS - experts Apr 6, 2007
A worker carries a trunk at a wood market on the outskirts of Chengde, in north China's Hebei province, April 5, 2007. China's economic boom has driven demand for wood and the country has adopted a tree planting policy, not only to reduce its reliance on imported timber, but also for soil protection, especially in areas near the Gobi desert, said Wulf Killmann, a forestry expert at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). (AlertNet)
* Event & Entertainment Mar 30, 2007
Main Trend Gallery (jeY), 209-1 Chengde Rd Sec 3, Taipei (x_wTq209-1). Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 7pm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Taiwan Quick Take Mar 27, 2007
Completing the top-10 dangerous intersections list were Zhongshan N Road and Civic Boulevard, Civic Boulevard and Chengde Road, Renai Road and Dunhua Road, and Civic Boulevard and Chongqing N Road, with each registering more than 45 traffic accidents last year. Health Watch out for fatty milk Consumers purchasing milk marketed as "premium" or "extra rich" might not be aware that they are paying extra for extra-fatty milk, warned the Tung foundation. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New species discovered in Hebei, China Mar 25, 2007
5 billion years ago, was discovered in Fengning county, Chengde city in province. This is the first the world knows of the species, the respected international journal "Nature" said. (People's Daily Online, China)
POSTCARD FROM... Mar 17, 2007
After confessing to the crimes, they were swiftly convicted and sentenced to death by a local court in their hometown of Chengde ... The thinness of the case has been acknowledged several times by higher courts, including the Supreme Court in Beijing, which ordered the court in Chengde to address numerous inconsistencies. (Time.com)
China's Discount Dollar Shares Surge on Speculation of Yuan-Market Merger Feb 14, 2007
The B-share markets haven't seen a share sale since Chengde Dixian Textile Co. sold HK$150 million of shares in 2004. Next in Line. (Bloomberg)
* China executives make large gains on soaring stocks Jan 4, 2007
Taipei Times - archives. China executives make large gains on soaring stocks. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Billionaire boom in China as stock market soars... Jan 3, 2007
Lu Guanqiu, the chairman of Wanxiang Group, was catapulted to a second spot on the list due to steep rises in the value of his shares in Chengde Lulu, a beverage maker, and Wanxiang Qianchao Company, an auto parts manufacturer. The take off in executive fortunes has been set off by shareholder reforms which allow previously non-tradable state-owned shares to be converted into ordinary stock and turned into cash, the report said. (The Drudge Report)
Chinese president visits N China county before New Year's Day Jan 1, 2007
CHENGDE, Hebei, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday visited a county of ethnic minority in north China to inspect rural development and extend his New Year greetings. Braving chilly wind, Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, came to the Weichang Manchu and Mongolian Autonomous County in Chengde, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhuanet, China)
