Report: Cuban has zero chance at Cubs Nov 8, 2008
American Ray Austin (26-4-4) earned a victory over Andrew Golota (41-7-1) when the Polish fighter declined to come out for the second round of their non-title World Boxing Council heavyweight bout in Chengdu, China. Austin knocked down Golota 10 seconds into the bout between former title contenders. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
* CROSS-STRAIT TALKS: HK tourism sector worries over cross-strait direct flights Nov 7, 2008
Apart from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen and Nanjing X which were included in the first phase of the cross-strait weekend charter program X the new pact will open services to cities scattered throughout China such as Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Dalian. In the future, a flight between Taipei and Shanghai will take as little as 81 minutes, while a Taipei-Beijing flight will take 166 minutes. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Sport Briefs Nov 7, 2008
World Boxing Council (WBC) president Jose Sulaiman has been unanimously re-elected to another four-year term in office at the WBCs annual world convention in Chengdu, China. I accept this election and I appreciate your trust in me, he told the convention. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
China to spend $146 bln on quake reconstruction Nov 6, 2008
Other funds would be divided among housing construction, industrial development, environmental protection and big-ticket infrastructure projects, including a multi-billion yuan railway connecting Sichuan capital Chengdu with the quake-damaged town of Dujiangyan. The quake reconstruction budget follows calls from Chinese officials for swift measures to lift government spending to cushion the impact of the global financial crisis. (AlertNet)
China aims at higher nuclear power capacity Nov 6, 2008
CHENGDU, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- China may raise its total installed nuclear power generating capacity to 70 million kilowatts by 2020,75 percent higher than government target set in 2006, says a senior energy official ... The global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions had prompted China, which relied heavily on coal, to revise its energy strategy and increase the proportion of clean energy, she told a Sino-U.S. symposium on nuclear equipment in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Karthikeyan itching to drive Ferrari car Nov 5, 2008
NEW DELHI: Narain Karthikeyan cannot wait to get behind the wheel of the new Ferrari-powered car when Team India runs its maiden race at the Chengdu International Circuit in the south west of China for round two of the A1 GP series later this week ... "We are more ready than ever to get on the track at Chengdu," an upbeat Karthikeyan said ... "The Chengdu race will be special for us as a team as we had a memorable first win last year at China, I am happy and confident that Team India should be... (India Times, India)
Olympic champion Zou to turn professional Nov 4, 2008
13-meter champion at the WBC's annual convention in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. "It will be a difficult fight, but we have a dream, and we are going to make it come true, by taking the last belt for the Klitschko family.". (Xinhuanet, China)
World's largest aircraft arrives Zhuhai for Airshow Nov 3, 2008
It was one of the two aircrafts that Airbus sent in May to transport 2,000 tents procured by the Chinese Embassy in France to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, after the devastating May 12 earthquake. MSN 001 performed the ever first A380 flight on April 27, 2005. (Xinhuanet, China)
Citic Pacific stress tests HK Oct 31, 2008
Zhang Xing, at the research institute of trust and wealth management under the Southwest University of Finance in Chengdu, said Citic needed to buy currency forward contracts to protect an investment in an iron ore mine in Western Australia. "But the contracts allowed only limited profit on the upside and exposed the company to unlimited losses on the downside, which is the opposite of a property hedging strategy," Zhang said. (Asia Times Online)
Hong Kong Adds Tests For Melamine in Food Oct 31, 2008
Media reports from cities across China, including Shanghai, Nanjing and Chengdu, have said that local authorities are carrying out tests on eggs and other food products, such as seafood, in connection with animal feed. No illnesses have been reported because of tainted eggs, and the amounts of melamine found in eggs so far are only slightly above the level permitted by a number of countries. (Wall Street Journal)
SMIC Reports 2008 Third Quarter Results Oct 30, 2008
Headquartered in Shanghai, China, SMIC has a 300mm wafer fabrication facility (fab) under pilot production and three 200mm wafer fabs in its Shanghai mega-fab, two 300mm wafer fabs in its Beijing mega-fab, a 200mm wafer fab in Tianjin, a 200mm and a 300mm fab under construction in Shenzhen, and an in-house assembly and testing facility in Chengdu ... In addition, SMIC manages and operates a 200mm wafer fab in Chengdu owned by Cension Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation and a 300mm wafer fab... (PR Newswire)
Ethnic Chinese quake survivors celebrate lunar New Year Oct 30, 2008
CHENGDU, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- "After the ordeal come our harvest and gratitude. Happy Qiang New Year!" Chen Zhi, a young man of Qiang ethnic group in southwest China's Sichuan Province, sent this best-wishes text message to his relatives and friends on Wednesday, the first day of the Qiang lunar New Year. Oct. 1 in the Chinese lunar calendar is Qiang Nationality's New Year's Day, which falls on Wednesday, October 29 this year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Maipu Global Telecom Summit 2008 Closes in Chengdu, China Oct 29, 2008
CHENGDU, China, Oct. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Global Telecom Summit, hosted by Maipu Communication technology Co., Ltd. as a conclusion event of the Maipu Global Seminar, was held today at Crowne Plaza Hotel Chengdu. With 10 stations in total, it is the branch conference of Western China International Economy Fair. (PR Newswire)
Vice Premier urges safe winter for quake-hit residents Oct 29, 2008
CHENGDU, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang urged authorities of southwestern Sichuan Province to ensure the May 12 quake affected residents live through the coming winter safely and speed up reconstruction work. Li visited farmers' houses, temporary hospitals, enterprises and construction sites in the province from Saturday to Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
9th West China Expo opens in Chengdu Oct 28, 2008
Staff members take a family photo with the logo of the 9th Western China International Economy and Trade Fair in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 27, 2008 ... Staff members from South Korean famous tourist area Kangwon-do perform at the 9th Western China International Economy and Trade Fair in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 27, 2008 ... A robot which could change facial expressions rapidly is seen at the 9th Western China... (People's Daily Online, China)
Vice 00004000Premier says China to expand domestic demand Oct 28, 2008
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (C, front), also member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, addresses the First Western China International Cooperation Forum in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 27, 2008 ... CHENGDU, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday China would strive to expand domestic demand to keep steady and relatively fast economic growth ... Li made the remark in his... (Xinhuanet, China)
(Corrected) Toyota JV Starts Building New Plant in China Oct 27, 2008
said Monday that its joint venture with major Chinese automaker FAW Group Corp. has started construction of a new vehicle plant in Changchun, Jilin Province, northeastern China (JCN Network, Japan)
Vice Premier meets leaders of Slovenia, Laos and Sri Lanka Oct 27, 2008
CHENGDU, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met on Sunday with leaders of Slovenia, Laos and Sri Lanka who are here to attend the Ninth Western China International Economy and Trade Fair, also known as West China Expo. Li said he welcomed the three countries' leaders to attend the expo that will open on Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwestern Sichuan Province ... Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Slovenian President Danilo Turk in Chengdu, capital of southwest... (Xinhuanet, China)
Investigation of changes in properties of water under the action of a magnetic field Oct 26, 2008
Chengdu: Press of University of Electronic Sci. Technol. (EurekAlert!)
Name that panda cub Oct 25, 2008
Five names will come from media, and the other two will be suggested by fans in China s Chengdu City, home of the research facility that owns the pandas. Suggestions should reflect Chinese culture like those given to Lun Lun, Yang Yang and Mei Lan, the cub s mother, father and sister. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New MasterCard Research Ranks 65 Cities in Emerging Markets Poised to Drive Long-Term Global Economic Growth Oct 23, 2008
To assist him in this research, Dr. Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Economic Advisor for MasterCard Worldwide, APMEA Region, initially assembled and chaired a panel of leading experts in economics, urban development and social-science from around the world, including the following: -- Professor Fan Gang, Director, National Economic Research Institute, Beijing -- Mr. Manu Bhaskaran, Partner/Head, Economic Research, Centennial Group, Singapore -- Professor William Lever, Emeritus Professor of Urban Studies,... (PR Newswire)
Letter from China Oct 22, 2008
"There are great changes happening in Chinese society, and people are more open and pay more attention to their inner mind," says Zheng Yu, a therapist in Chengdu, about 1,500 kilometers, or 930 miles, southwest of Beijing ... Four days a week, Zheng Yu, the Chengdu therapist, lies down on a couch in his office and uses Skype to call his psychoanalyst 12 time zones away in New York, a routine he began in 2005. (International Herald Tribune)
Mao Meets Freud as Stressed Chinese Seek Solace From Western Psychotherapy Oct 22, 2008
Four days a week, Zheng Yu, the Chengdu therapist, lies down on a couch in his office and uses Skype to call his own psychoanalyst 12 time zones away in New York, a routine he began in 2005. Zheng, 38, is oriented personally and professionally toward the long-term analysis developed by in early 20th-century Vienna. (Bloomberg)
China smelters output to fall Oct 22, 2008
Real estate turnover was down more than 60% over the year to September in most major cities including Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Chengdu. "We do not see any V-shaped recovery on the horizon," said Morgan Stanley's Derek Kwong in a research report that predicted home prices would fall 20% in the year ahead. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
China voices Oct 21, 2008
In Chengdu, I've heard that real-estate companies are downsizing and house prices are getting lower. We are getting very pessimistic; I think the government needs to introduce incentive policies and co-operate with US and European governments. (BBC News)
Farmers given more control in new rural reforms in China Oct 20, 2008
One market for land transfer rights already opened last week in the south-western city of Chengdu and could help farmers to boost their incomes. In 2007, urban residents earned three times more than their rural counterparts the biggest gap in history. (Times Online)
China enacts major land reform Oct 20, 2008
In Chengdu, a government land market opened last Monday. On Thursday, a leading Communist Party magazine published an article by one of the country's most senior official on rural issues in which he said the party would create a market for transferring land-use rights in the countryside. (International Herald Tribune)
Pekin woman tells of life in China Oct 16, 2008
CHENGDU, China - It's been five months since a massive earthquake jolted central China and killed 80,000 people, but Tiffany Nelson still gets the jitters when someone nearby fidgets too much. Although the quake was centered just north of Chengdu, the city of 12 million survived the May 12 quake with relatively little damage ... Nelson, a 2002 graduate of Pekin Community High School, is in the middle of her two-year stay working for the Peace Corps in Chengdu. (Pekin Times, IL)
New roadmap for rural economic development Oct 13, 2008
Carrying these questions, a team of experts from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences recently made an inspection tour of Jintang, Pixian and Dayi, three counties in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, which has made much progress in the comprehensive and coordinated urban-rural development. The purpose of this tour was to probe into the key to Chengdu's success and then popularize its experiences in other regions ... Chengdu once experienced the same process of land system reforms as other... (Xinhuanet, China)
Scientists map panda genome Oct 13, 2008
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Hong Kong to aid Sichuan in quake rebuilding Oct 12, 2008
CHENGDU, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will donate 1. 665 billion yuan to help Sichuan Province in southwestern China with its rebuilding after the May 12 earthquake. (Xinhuanet, China)
Scientists complete sequencing giant panda genome Oct 12, 2008
A three-year-old female panda, named Jing Jing, from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, was chosen by scientists for the genome sequencing. Jing Jing was also the prototype of one of the five mascots of the Beijing Olympics. (Xinhuanet, China)
Melamine contamination in China still a mystery Oct 10, 2008
Chen, 33, a sales manager in Chengdu for China's largest melamine producer, said his initial thought was that it was absurd anyone would want to add to food the white powder used to make plastic, fertiliser and fire retardant foam. "Could this have been done by a human being?" he remembered thinking. (Times of India)
Early cheer for our A1 team as they share top spot Oct 7, 2008
Having shown his ability to win races, the team management are expected to retain Fairuz in the seat for the upcoming rounds next month in Chengdu (Nov 7-9) and Sepang (Nov 21-23). Prior to the seasons opening round races in Holland, Fairuz only had 10 A1GP starts under his belt. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
China's cultural arts celebrated at festival Oct 6, 2008
While adorable, the booth had a serious mission raise money for the Chengdu Panda Reserve in Sichuan, China, which recently suffered a 7. 9 magnitude earthquake. (Honolulu Advertiser)
India dominates outsourcing industry in 2008: Study Oct 5, 2008
The list of top 50 emerging cities for global outsourcing includes six from China Shanghai (2nd), Beijing (3rd), Shenzhen (10th), Dalian (16th), Guangzhou (23rd)and Chengdu (at 37th) and four from India, Kolkata holding 6th position, Chandigarh at 12th, Coimbatore (17th) and Jaipur at the 31st spot. Jaipur along with Quezon City (The Philippines), Toronto (Canada), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Mexico City (Mexico), Singapore City (Singapore), Chengdu (China), Guadalajara (Mexico) and Mandaluyong... (India Times)
• China says new tests show milk free from melamine Oct 5, 2008
A woman with her baby looks at powdered milk products with notice boards of "no melamine" displayed inside a supermarket in Chengdu of Sichuan province in China, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. China's quality watchdog has said no traces of the industrial chemical melamine were found in new tests of liquid milk sold domestically, amid official efforts to restore public trust in milk supplies. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Asia still finding tainted Chinese milk powder Oct 4, 2008
Chinese food safety personnel check on the fresh milk at a milk collection station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. China's government named 15 more Chinese dairy companies for producing products contaminated with melamine after a new series of tests. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Melamine found in 18 more food products Oct 4, 2008
Chinese food safety personnel check the fresh milk at a milk collection station in Chengdu, China. Russian news agencies reported that food inspectors found nearly two tons of Chinese dry milk believed to be contaminated with melamine. (CNN -- World)
Red capitalism or market communism? Oct 3, 2008
"An open, competitive and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention,'' Paulson told an audience at the Shanghai Futures Exchange, Bloomberg reported. Now the Chinese government is facing demands from within to take steps to help its own property market. According to National Business Daily on September 24, the semi-governmental China Real Estate Association has submitted a... (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)
Parents file lawsuit in China against dairy firm Oct 3, 2008
Chinese food safety personnel check the fresh milk at a milk collection station in Chengdu, China, Sunday. Lawyer Ji Cheng says although product liability lawsuits have become more common in recent years, he would not know until next week if the court in Henan province would take the case. (CNN -- Health)
Lawton to lead mission to China Oct 3, 2008
During the eight-day mission Oct. 4-12, she will travel to Beijing, Chengdu, Mianyang and Shanghai. The trip will focus on bringing jobs and economic development to the United States and building important relationships with overseas officials. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
31 More Batches Of Chinese Milk Tainted Oct 3, 2008
A worker is seen at a milk processing factory in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Color China Photo). (CBS News -- World)
C-Section Cuts Risk of Hepatitis B Transmission Oct 3, 2008
"Based on our study, we encourage physicians to perform elective cesarean section for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HBV if the pregnant women" are patients with high levels of virus in their blood, Dr. Lian-san Zhao from West China Hospital of Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, told Reuters Health. Zhao and colleagues assessed the evidence from randomized controlled trials for any effect on the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HBV when elective cesarean section is offered... (MEDLINEplus)
Toll-like Receptor 3 and Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Oct 3, 2008
From the Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China (Z.Y.); University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City (Z.Y., C.S., D.G., Z.T., H.C., R.C., X.Y., Y.C., J.Z., X.M., V.S.H., J.H., J.B., E.P., S.P., Y.K., S.W., L.L., N.A.Z., P.S.B., A.S., B.Y., L.J., K.Z.); Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (P.J.F., M.L.K., E.S.); University of Kentucky, Lexington (M.E.K., W.C., J.A.); Johns Hopkins University (P.L.T., L.D., C.W., B.C., J.S.S.,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Zheng restores home pride by thrashing Pole Sep 25, 2008
Zheng is from the Sichuan city of Chengdu, but she's not had time to return home. "As a professional player I should finish my season first," Zheng said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tainted Chinese Milk Gives Toddler a Kidney Stone Sep 22, 2008
Sept. 20: Shao Wenting, 1 year and 3 months old, lies on bed suffering from kidney stones after drinking Sanlu milk powder at a hospital in Chengdu. BEIJING (AP) A Hong Kong toddler has developed a kidney stone after drinking Chinese milk the first reported victim outside the mainland affected by a widening scandal over a toxic chemical found in baby formula and other Chinese dairy products. (Fox News)
Study Mandarin or Cantonese Sep 22, 2008
As Professor Csikszentmihalyi explains, The difference between Mandarin spoken in Beijing and the language spoken in Chengdu or. Nanjing is that of a dialect--people in these three cities can understand each other, even though there are numerous differences in pronunciation and some in grammar and syntax. (Suite101.com)
Hong Kong finds melamine in Nestle milk from China Sep 21, 2008
Shao Wenting, 1 year and 3 months old, lies on bed suffering from kidney stones after drinking Sanlu milk powder at a hospital in in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. China's leaders were scrambling to contain public dismay over widespread contamination of milk supplies, castigating local officials for negligence while moving to tamp down criticism of the government's response. (Florida Times-Union)
Contaminated milk scare spreads Sep 20, 2008
Worrying time parents and their babies wait for tests at a children's hospital in Chengdu ... au/ffximage/2008/09/20/chengdu_wideweb__470x311,0 ... Worrying time … parents and their babies wait for tests at a children's hospital in Chengdu. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Milk off shelves as China's safety scandal grows Sep 20, 2008
Parents and their children wait for health inspection at a children's hospital in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Thousands of worried parents have filled hospitals, many hovering over sons and daughters hooked to IV drips after drinking milk powder tainted with melamine, a toxic industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones and lead to kidney failure. (USA Today)
Fate of wild pandas uncertain Sep 19, 2008
CHENGDU, China Months after an earthquake devastated south-central China, scientists are struggling to restore the world s premier research program on the giant panda and assess the disaster s impact on pandas in the wild ... The situation for wild giant pandas was delicate even before the earthquake, so it s possible that the damage could threaten their long-term survival, said Hou Rong of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding ... Driving through the mountains west of Chengdu, the... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
China housing following U.S. path in some ways Sep 15, 2008
"It is California Tuscan goes to China. One of my favorite discoveries during our trip was a development in Chengdu called San Ramon.". When China's new wealth goes house shopping, "they want to re-create success," according to Edwards, co-founder of EMC Creative, a marketing and communications firm in Danville. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Deeper income gap calls for reform to solve deeper conflict in China Sep 13, 2008
Since 2007, the central government has initiated a pilot reform in two rural experiment zones in Chongqing and Chengdu, where the government explored ways to provide service in employment, education and social securities that equals those provided to urban dwellers. President Hu Jintao stressed the urgent demand to push forward reform and development in the countryside in a recent three-day visit to central Henan Province, calling for vigorous efforts to improve rural operation mechanism,... (Xinhuanet, China)
Quake victims share in hopes for future Sep 12, 2008
As the festival draws near, more people in Sichuan's provincial capital of Chengdu can also be seen carrying bags of the confectionaries on the streets. "Chengdu people have not forgotten those who contributed to quake relief they have considered the relief workers their family members and have bought moon cakes for them," said He Huazhang, chief of the city's publicity department ... On behalf of more than 10 million Chengdu residents, He went to Dengzhou, Henan province, on Tuesday to visit... (Xinhuanet, China)
China's big earthquake doubles chances of more Sep 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - China's giant earthquake in May near Chengdu caused so much geologic stress in the Tibetan Plateau that it doubled the chance of more big quakes along three neighboring faults, scientists reported. "The magnitude 7.9 quake on 12 May has brought several nearby faults closer to failure and could trigger another major earthquake in the region," the American Geophysical Union said in a statement. (AlertNet)
STARTING AGAIN: China needs $244 billion to rebuild after quake Sep 11, 2008
9 quake in Wenchuan county to Dujiangyan near the provincial capital of Chengdu. About 80% of the road was destroyed. (USA Today)
ARATS chief hopes panda pair to reach Taiwan soon Sep 10, 2008
CHENGDU, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yunlin, chairman of the Chinese mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), said on Tuesday that he hoped the two giant pandas due to be sent to Taiwan would leave for the island soon. Chen made the speech during his visit to a giant panda breeding base in Ya'an of western Sichuan Province, after he transferred on Monday 270 million yuan (39. (Xinhuanet, China)
"Teaching is the most splendid profession under the sun," said Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday, while meeting with elementary and high school teachers at his office in central Beijing, to mark Teachers' Day, which falls on September 10 every year. • Nation pours out affection, thanks ahead of Teacher's Day Sep 10, 2008
BEIJING/CHENGDU, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Teacher's Day on Wednesday is doomed to be bittersweet for the Chinese: as students and parents in big cities ponder over what gifts should be offered, those in quake-shattered provinces are pouring out thanks for their beloved teachers -- some of whom died while protecting the youngsters ... Enditem (Xinhua correspondents Liu Hai in Chengdu, Ye Jianping in Deyang and Wu Jing in Beijing contributed to this story). (Xinhuanet, China)
How do Lactobacilli treat Helicobacter pylori-related diseases? Sep 10, 2008
Correspondence to: Hong-Sheng Ma, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. Telephone: +86-28-85423988 Fax: +86-28-85582944. (EurekAlert!)
International IC-Taiwan Conference & Exhibition opens today, set to highlight green technologies Sep 9, 2008
" Other summits and conference topics at the event include automotive electronics, design automation, embedded software and systems, memory design, microcontrollers and processors, portable audio video, wireless technology, signal processing, as well as test and measurement. Top international technology vendors to feature next-generation technologies Leading technology vendors worldwide, including Ansoft, ASUSTek, Atmel, Intel, Microchip, National Instruments, NEC Electronics, Renesas, VIA... (PR Newswire)
* Ten-year boy is first quake orphan adopted in Sichuan Sep 9, 2008
He was adopted by a couple in the provincial capital of Chengdu. Both of Zhangs parents were killed when their apartment collapsed, the report said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China Earthquake Fund Short Sep 9, 2008
9 quake in Wenchuan county to Dujiangyan near the provincial capital of Chengdu. About 80 percent of the road had been destroyed. (Time.com)
* Taiwans Tsai wins in Chengdu Sep 8, 2008
Taiwans Tsai wins in Chengdu. VINTAGE PERFORMANCE: Tsai Chi-huang said he would share the trophy with his wife and kids in Taipei, and that it was fantastic to win because hes getting old AFP, CHENGDU, CHINA Monday, Sep 08, 2008, Page 19 ... Taiwans Tsai Chi-huang holds the trophy after winning the Luxehills Golf Championship at the Luxehills International Country Club in Chengdu, China, yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
