Diaz shoots 63, leads in LPGA's first tournament in China Oct 25, 2008
Laura Diaz watches her tee shot at the Grand China Air LPGA tournament in Haikou, on China's southern Hainan Island ... HAIKOU, China (AP) Laura Diaz says she's had two "main highlights" in her golf career. (USA Today -- Sports)
Diaz ties career best with 63 at Grand China Air Oct 25, 2008
HAIKOU, China -- Laura Diaz says she's had two "main highlights" in her golf career. On Friday, she added another. (ESPN -- Golf)
Sorenstam leaving the door open for a comeback Oct 24, 2008
HAIKOU, China -- Annika Sorenstam announced in June that she is "stepping away" from golf at the end of this season, a phrase the 10-time major winner has repeatedly used rather than say she's retiring. Now, with a half-dozen events left before she plays the Dec. 11-14 Dubai Ladies Masters -- a Ladies European Tour event -- Sorenstam is hedging a bit more. (ESPN -- Golf)
* Grand China Air event breaks new ground for golf Oct 24, 2008
FLYING HIGH: Taiwanese star Yani Tseng will be in the field when play starts today in Hainan and is in confident mood after an outstanding rookie year AFP, HAIKOU, CHINA Friday, Oct 24, 2008, Page 19 ... Held at the Haikou West Golf Club on the island of Hainan, the field is led by world No. 2 Annika Sorenstam, who makes her first appearance in China at the US$1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fired-up Sorenstam determined to go out on a high Oct 24, 2008
HAIKOU: Annika Sorenstam might be winding up her illustrious career but the desire to win is still raging inside her and she plans more victories in her final tournaments, starting in China this week. . (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Sorenstam sees Asia growth as LPGA arrives in China Oct 24, 2008
12 million pound) Grand China Air tournament, which started on Friday at the Hainan West Coast Golf Club in Haikou, is the first LPGA event to be held in mainland China but Sorenstam is certain it will not be the last. "We're seeing obviously a lot more of an international tour and we're seeing a lot more players from Asia," the 38-year-old Swede said in a news release. (International Herald Tribune)
Golf Roundup: Sorenstam not ready to say the 'R' word yet (Today) Oct 24, 2008
"We'll see if I will come back in a few years to play," Sorenstam said yesterday, on the eve of the 54-hole Grand China Air tournament in Haikou, the first LPGA event in China. "As of now, I'm leaving the door open. ... That's why I'm not using the 'R' word.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Funk on verge of points victory Oct 23, 2008
Course: Haikou West Golf Club (par 72, 6,887 yards; architect: Dye Designs). Purse: $1. (Florida Times-Union)
LPGA Tour Schedule-Winners Oct 7, 2008
Oct. 24-26 Grand China Air LPGA, Haikou West Golf Club, Hainan Island, China. Oct. 31-Nov. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Traffic resumed in Hainan as Higos leaves Oct 5, 2008
Cars queue up to cross the Qiongzhou Strait by ferry at Xiuying Port of Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 4, 2008 ... HAIKOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Highway, rail and flight services have totally resumed in Hainan on Sunday as tropical storm Higos gradually weakened and left this southernmost island province of China, local authorities said ... Cars queue up to cross the Qiongzhou Strait by ferry at Xiuying Port of Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 4, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
South China island province boasts more than 1,000 centenarians Oct 4, 2008
HAIKOU, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of people receiving the "centenarian allowance" in south China's Hainan Province will exceed 1,000 next year, according to the provincial department of civil affairs. The government of the island province will provide a monthly allowance of 150 yuan (22 U.S. dollars) to each of the 1,112 centenarians next year, up from 963 at present. (Xinhuanet, China)
Higos loses strengthen, moves on to Guangdong Oct 4, 2008
HAIKOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Higos, the 17th tropical storm of the year, landed in China's southernmost Hainan Province Friday evening, local observatory said ... HAIKOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ferry service on Qiongzhou Strait in south China was suspended as of 5 p.m. on Friday as Higos, the 17th tropical storm of the year, neared landfall ... Authorities in two airports in Hainan Province, Meilan International Airport in Haikou, the provincial capital, and Fenghuang (Phoenix) International Airport... (Xinhuanet, China)
Tropical storm Higos lands in S China Oct 4, 2008
HAIKOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Higos, the 17th tropical storm of the year, landed in China's southernmost Hainan Province Friday evening, local observatory said ... Delayed trucks are parked at the Xiuying port in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province Oct. 3, 2008, due to the suspension of ferry service ... A rescue ship waits at a port in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province Oct. 3, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Typhoon Hagupit lands in south China Sep 24, 2008
Educational bureau of Haikou, capital city of the island province of Hainan, issued a notice late on Tuesday, ordering all schools and kindergartens to close on Wednesday. In the adjacent Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local governments were keeping close watch for secondary disasters. (Xinhuanet, China)
Milk crisis spreads to lolly shelf Sep 23, 2008
They included Nanguo Coconut Candy manufactured in Haikou City, Hainan; White Rabbit Creamy Candies manufactured in Shanghai; Super Milk Candies from Zhongshan City and Garden Cream Wafers from Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tony Yp, general manager of the company Rockman, which imports Garden Cream Wafers, said he had accepted the last order in the past two or three months. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
China Pharma Holdings, Inc. Will Attend the Susquehanna Financial Group, LLP (SIG) 'Beijing Management Summit' Sep 2, 2008
HAIKOU, Hainan, China, Sept. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. ("China Pharma") (OTC Bulletin Board: CPHI) which develops, manufactures, and markets generic and branded bio/pharmaceutical products in China, today announced attendance at the Susquehanna Financial Group, LLP (SIG)"Beijing Management Summit" held in Beijing, PRC, from the 10th to the 12th of September 2008 ... Helpson is a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Haikou City, Hainan Province,... (PR Newswire)
Jade greens: Golf is on the upswing in China Aug 7, 2008
Most of Hainan Island's new courses will be carved from the marshes and jungle surrounding Sanya, which in recent years has surpassed Haikou, the provincial capital at the island's northern tip, as a tourism hub ... But frequent flights to Sanya and Haikou are available on Dragonair () and China Southern () from Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and other mainland cities. (Globe and Mail)
China's property price rise slows in June Jul 17, 2008
New house prices in northwestern Urumqi, southern Haikou, eastern Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Beijing rose by 20. 2 percent, 18. (Xinhuanet, China)
Sorenstam tops field for China's first LPGA event Jul 13, 2008
The new event will take place Oct. 24-26 at the Hainan West Coast Golf Club in Haikou, the capital of the island dubbed "China's Hawaii.". Sorenstam, who is bowing out of competitive golf at the end of this season, said the new tournament would be a major milestone for the LPGA.. (ESPN -- Golf)
Low-cost Asian airlines thriving on silver linings Jul 13, 2008
It recently introduced four new destinations - Kuantan in Malaysia, Haikou in China, Makassar in Indonesia and Hong Kong - and its chief executive, Tony Fernandes, says it will fly to southern India by the end of this year. "We will continue to put on new routes," Fernandes said last month. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Boom times return to China's Hawaii Jun 16, 2008
Now, construction of the tower is almost finished and the plush Haikou Master hotel and serviced apartments inside it are symbols of the island's efforts to recover from a meltdown in the early 1990s after a wave of speculation pushed property into the stratosphere ... In Haikou, the capital, about 60 percent of new flats are bought as second homes by people who are not from Hainan, a problem that Mayor Xu Tangxian acknowledged. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Environmental groups warn vs PVC shower curtains Jun 16, 2008
HAIKOU, China (Reuters) - With a tropical climate and unspoilt, palm-fringed beaches, Hainan has all the ingredients to become one of Asia's top tourist resorts. Reuters (6/16/2008 3:28:25 PM). (ABS CBN News)
China Pharma Holdings, Inc. Closes $10 Million Financing May 31, 2008
HAIKOU CITY, China, May 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. ("China Pharma" or "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: CPHI) which develops, manufactures, and markets generic and branded bio-pharmaceutical products in China, today announced that on May 30, 2008 it closed its recently announced financing, issuing five million shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2 ... Helpson Bio-pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (Helpson), a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in... (PR Newswire)
Quake raises construction fears in China May 16, 2008
Linshu in Shandong province took the lead in announcing a facelift; Shijiazhung in Hebei province pledged to have a completely new look "in three years"; Shandong's Yantai "happily" kicked off its city renovation projects; Hebei's Handan planned to invest 30 billion yuan in its renovation of the city; Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan will spend 10 billion yuan this year to build a new town on a demolished area in its northern suburb; Haikou, capital of the island province of Hainan, last... (Asia Times Online)
Olympic flame burns at the top of the world May 9, 2008
After the tour kickoff Sunday, the flame has been greeted by jubilant crowds in such places as the port city of Haikou and the southern city of Guangzhou, also known as Canton ... Crowds in Haikou were friendly to foreigners, showing little of the angry, anti-Western sentiments of recent weeks after protests in London, Paris and San Francisco that some Chinese saw as an attack against China and the Olympics. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Security eases way for torch May 8, 2008
Advertisements Cara Anna, The Associated Press HAIKOU, CHINA - Paramilitary police donned Hawaiian shirts, and pink buses shuttled in more cops in camouflage ... The American businessman in Shanghai was among 10 people chosen in a Chinese television reality show called "You are the Torch Bearer."Cheers for ChinaCrowds in Haikou were friendly to foreigners, showing little of the angry, anti-Western sentiments of recent weeks after protests in London, Paris and San Francisco that some Chinese saw... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Chinese team takes Olympic torch to top of Mount Everest May 8, 2008
AP writer Cara Anna contributed to this report from Haikou, China. Kyodo News Officials celebrate at base camp as a Chinese mountaineering team with Olympic torch make their way to the top of Mount Everest Thursday, May 8, 2008. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Scottsdale golf course designers are huge in China May 8, 2008
Asian office: Haikou, Hainan Island, China. Web site: www. (AZCentral -- News)
Death toll from China viral outbreak rises to 30 May 8, 2008
HAIKOU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Contagious hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) had led to 30 deaths in China as of Thursday morning, according to Xinhua's tally based on confirmed death reports from provincial-level health bureaus. Two children died of the enterovirus 71 (EV71) virus, which caused them to develop HFMD, in the southernmost Hainan Province, a provincial health department official said on Thursday. (Xinhuanet, China)
AirMedia Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2008 Financial Results May 8, 2008
AirMedia started selling advertisements of digital frames in additional five airports located in Chongqing, Nanjing, Haikou, Zhengzhou and Ningbo, in April 2008 and seven airports located in Kunming, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Jinan, Tianjin and Hefei in early May 2008. AirMedia has adjusted its advertising cycle of 46-to- 50-inch digital frames in airports excluding Beijing Capital International Airport from 20-minute cycles to 10-minute cycles to give more exposure for clients' advertisements... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Olympic torch relay concludes in Sanya May 6, 2008
After Sanya, the flame will travel to Wuzhishan city on Monday, and arrive in Haikou, the capital city of Hainan Province on Tuesday. (Source: CCTV.com). (Xinhuanet, China)
The 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay kicked off in Sanya Sunday morning, the first leg in Chinese mainland. • Flame finds fanfare in mainland return May 4, 2008
63-kilometer route in Hainan Province, passing by landmarks in Wuzhishan and Wanning cities, before it ends in Haikou, capital of the province, on Tuesday. A total of 208 torchbearers, including officials, businessmen and showbusiness figures like tele-vision hostess Yang Lan and movie star Zhang Ziyi will run in the 30. (Xinhuanet, China)
Torch relay starts in Chinese mainland May 4, 2008
Under the schedule, the flame will go to Wuzhishan city on Monday, and arrive in Haikou, the capital city of Hainan Province on Tuesday. Editor: Du Guodong. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hainan looks to be tourist mecca Apr 22, 2008
The cabinet approved the setting-up of duty-free shops this year in the cities of Haikou, Sanya, Qionghai and Wanning, to boost the island's tourism. "Hainan's unique natural environment can contribute to the overall economy of the country in the next five to 10 years, or even longer, focusing on tourism instead of science and technology," Hainan Party chief Wei Liucheng said. (Xinhuanet, China)
18 missing in China typhoon Apr 21, 2008
Neoguri had initially hit Hainans northeastern coast with gusts of up to 38 miles per hour, blacking out the city of Wenchang and stranding about 3,000 passengers at the islands main airport in Haikou, the official Xinhua News Agency reported earlier. About 21,800 boats with 80,000 fishermen were ordered to return to port ahead of the storm, Xinhua said. (MSNBC -- International)
Demon00004000strations against "Tibet independence" continue Apr 21, 2008
College students display a banner reading "Oppose 'Tibet Independence'" during a peaceful demonstration at the Nanya Square in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, on April 20, 2008. Chinese demonstrators on Sunday took to the streets in cities including Haikou, Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, and Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning... (Xinhuanet, China)
18 missing as Typhoon Neoguri hits Chinese island Apr 19, 2008
Neoguri began lashing Hainan's northeastern coast late Friday with gusts of up to 38 miles per hour, blacking out the city of Wenchang and stranding about 3,000 passengers at the island's main airport in Haikou, Xinhua reported. At least 18 fishermen were missing, but Xinhua said rescue teams found 38 other fishermen who went missing while trying to flee the storm in the South China Sea. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Protests draw Chinese ire online Apr 18, 2008
HAIKOU, China - Wang Qianyuan did not realize she would cause such a frenzy last week when she ran into a group of American students, Tibetan flags tied over their shoulders, getting ready for a vigil at to support human rights ... "Chinese Internet users very much like to express their opinions, and the environment on the Internet as compared to traditional media is more open to allowing them to do so," said Xing Ming, 39, chief executive of Tianya, which was founded in 1999 in Haikou, a city... (MSNBC -- International)
Typhoon Neoguri expected to hit S China on Friday Apr 18, 2008
HAIKOU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Neoguri, the first to approach south China this year, was 180 kilometers from the southernmost province of Hainan at 5 a.m. on Friday, according to the provincial observatory. Rail services on ferries cross the Qiongzhou Strait between the island province and Guangdong on the mainland were suspended at 6:45 a.m. Friday, due to strong gales brought by Neoguri. (Xinhuanet, China)
China issues warning against typhoon Apr 17, 2008
Ships anchor at a harbor of Haikou, capital of southmost China's Hainan Province, April 17, 2008. Tropical storm Neoguri, which formed in the South China Sea on Tuesday, strengthened into a typhoon Wednesday afternoon and is approaching the sea south of China's Hainan island. (Xinhuanet, China)
Scenic Hainan island aims to be a world-class tourist hotspot Apr 16, 2008
HAIKOU, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Sanya, China's southernmost tropical city, is attracting the eye of more and more foreign tourists with the official launch of a regular passenger line by Star Cruises, one of the world's largest luxury cruise operators. More than 1,000 tourists on the Super Star Virgo under the flagship of Star Cruises, arrived at the tourist hotspot in Hainan Province around midday on Monday and spent about eight hours enjoying the beautiful coastal scenery. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Siew arrives in China for Boao Forum Apr 12, 2008
Chen Yunlin, director of the Chinese State Councils Taiwan Affairs Office, greets vice president-elect Vincent Siew at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Hainan Province, China, yesterday ... After a transit in Hong Kong, Siew arrived in Haikou, the capital of Hainan, before heading to Boao. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
China on the highway Apr 5, 2008
For example, Haikou Meilan International Airport (HMIA) in Hainan province, which was bordering on bankruptcy and suffering huge losses, was handed over to HNA Airport Group (HAG) Company. HAG turned HMIA around and listed it in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2002. (India Times, India)
China Pharma Holdings, Inc. Announces Earnings Call for Fiscal 2007 Financial Results Mar 27, 2008
- March 31, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. EDT NEW YORK and HAIKOU CITY, China, March 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. ("China Pharma") (OTC Bulletin Board: CPHI) which develops, manufactures, and markets generic and branded bio-pharmaceutical products in China, today announced it will release its Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 results on Monday 31, 2008 ... Helpson Bio-pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (Helpson), a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Haikou City, Hainan... (PR Newswire)
Veolia Environnement: Results for the 2007 Fiscal Year Mar 7, 2008
A significant part of this capital was for the acquisitions of Sulo in Germany and VES Tecnitalia (former TMT) in Italy in the waste management business, Thermal North America Inc. in the energy services business, for the award of the Lanzhou, Haikou, and Tianjin Shibei contracts in China and the acquisition of the non-regulated activities of Thames Water in the water business in the United Kingdom, as well as to acquire People Travel Group in Sweden in the transportation business. In support of... (BusinessWire)
Russian Beslan hostage victims get convalescent treatment in China Mar 5, 2008
HAIKOU, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Nine children traumatized in Russia's Beslan hostage crisis more than three years ago have arrived in China's southernmost coastal city of Sanya for convalescent treatment. The children, aged from 12 to 16, were injured in the siege of their school in September 2004 and scarred physically and mentally, said Liu Dexi, president of the Traditional Chinese Hospital of Sanya. (Xinhuanet, China)
New web applications bring people closer to NPC, CPPCC sessions Mar 5, 2008
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Xiao Liu, a staff member of the Longhua District government, Haikou City, South China's Hainan Province, has recently received xinhuanet. com's special edition of Mobile Phone Newspaper for the annual sessions of China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese taikonaut dismisses environment worries about new space launch center Jan 26, 2008
HAIKOU, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Yang Liwei, China's first taikonaut, the Chinese term for astronaut, on Saturday dismissed worries about the environmental effects of a new space launch center to be built in the island province of Hainan, saying the launches will be non-toxic and do no harm to the local ecology. Yang, who is visiting the tropical island, said space and environment authorities had researched the impact of the new center on the surrounding environment before choosing Wenchang as the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Motorbike accident kills 5, injures 7 in S China Dec 5, 2007
HAIKOU, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and seven others injured in a road accident involving three motorbikes in south China's Hainan Province, police said Wednesday. According to Gui Ruosong, a traffic police chief in Lingao County, the people involved in the accident on Monday evening were aged between 14 and 26 and seven of them were under 18. (Xinhuanet, China)
3 missing Chinese fishermen in South China Sea rescued Nov 30, 2007
HAIKOU, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Three of the 12 Chinese fisherman who went missing in the Nansha Islands in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis have been rescued, according to the Hainan search and rescue center, but official reluctance to impart information has left details hazy. The three fishermen were rescued by a foreign ship heading to Singapore, an official surnamed Zhong told Xinhua by phone. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Asian Golf Frontier Nov 29, 2007
Years of success in Asia prompted Schmidt-Curley to recently open a new full service office in Haikou, Hainan Island, China. On the heels of opening the office, the golf course design firm was also voted the "No. 2 Golf Course Architecture Firm" in Asia, behind giant designer Robert Trent Jones, II, by Asian Golf Monthly. (Suite101.com)
Typhoon Hagibis grounds more than 300 fishermen in China's Nansha Islands Nov 23, 2007
HAIKOU, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- More than 300 fishermen were forced to take shelter in southern China's Nansha Islands to escape stormy seas caused by Typhoon Hagibis, the Hainan Maritime Affairs Bureau said on Friday. Xie Chunfu, an official in charge of communication and navigation, said the bureau had sent out rescue vessels to search for 25 missing Filipino fishermen. (Xinhuanet, China)
Washburn: How they got to the China Tour Nov 22, 2007
Current job: Head pro at Haikou Golden Eagle Training Center on Hainan Island ... Personal: Married, one daughter Hometown: Hengyang, Hunan Province, Central China Current residence: Haikou, Hainan Province, South China In 1996, Xiao was entertainment manager at a hotel on Hainan Island (sometimes called the "Hawaii of China") and became intrigued when his bosses purchased an indoor golf simulator for guests to use. (ESPN -- Golf)
Tropical storm approaches S China islands Nov 22, 2007
HAIKOU, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Hagibis, the 25th this year, is approaching the Nansha islands in the South China Sea after affecting tens of thousands of fishermen in Vietnam. Hagibis, meaning "rapidity" in the Tagalog language of the Philippines, was located at 9. (Xinhuanet, China)
China creates jobs for 10 mln urbanites in ten months Nov 11, 2007
HAIKOU, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- China created jobs for more than 10million urbanites in the first ten months of the year, achieving a yearly goal much earlier than expected, according to an official with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. "Employment situation in China has been stable this year, with the first ten months completing 113 percent of the nine-million-job target set for the whole year," Vice Minister Zhang Xiaojian said Saturday at a national conference of employment. (Xinhuanet, China)
Classic Menu provides a nice mix on Office Nov 10, 2007
Classic Menu is an add-on for Office 2007 from Addintools, a small company based in Haikou City, China. It addresses one of the biggest problems with Office 2007: the extreme difference between its interface and those of older versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Office components. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Volia Environnement: Consolidated Revenue(1) for the Nine Months Ending September 30, 2007 Nov 7, 2007
The change in net debt also reflected the company s investments during the first nine months, in particular in major projects (Haikou in China and BOT in Oman) in the water sector, the acquisition of Sulo in Germany and various mid-sized companies in the United States in the waste management field, various targeted transactions in Central Europe (Czech Republic and Hungary) and in China (Harbin project) in the field of energy services. The growth in business activity and the trend in operating... (BusinessWire)
Seniors greet Double Ninth Festival Oct 19, 2007
Senior citizens accompanied by young volunteers take part in mountain climbing to greet the Double Ninth Festival for the elderly in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 18, 2007. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the Double Ninth Festival falls on Oct. 19 this year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Drivers kick up stink about "WC" car plates Oct 13, 2007
Traffic authorities in Haikou, capital of China's palm-fringed province of Hainan, removed the number four from number plates in August as it sounds similar to "death" when pronounced in Mandarin. RECOMMEND THIS STORY. (Yahoo News)
Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in S China Oct 3, 2007
HAIKOU, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Lekima made landfall late Tuesday in south China's island province of Hainan, and weakened into severe tropical storm, local meteorological observatory said ... Six flights were canceled Tuesday morning due to bad weather at the Meilan International Airport located at the provincial capital of Haikou, but the other 143 flights were not affected, a spokesman with the airport told Xinhua. (Xinhuanet, China)
Shipping, rail services halt as tropical storm Lekima nears S China Oct 2, 2007
HAIKOU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Shipping and rail services across the Qiongzhou Strait between south China's Hainan Province and mainland have been suspended as strong tropical storm Lekima is heading toward the island. The Hainan maritime bureau ordered a suspension of all navigation across the strait at 6 p.m. Monday due to the upcoming Lekima, said an official with the passenger transportation at the port of Haikou, capital of Hainan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tropical storm Lekima approaching south China Oct 1, 2007
HAIKOU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tropical Storm Lekima, the 15th tropical storm this year, is approaching south China's island province of Hainan and is expected to land in the south of the island or pass by on Wednesday, local meteorological authorities said on Monday. Formed at 11 a.m. on Sunday over the South China Sea, the tropical storm was located at 14. (Xinhuanet, China)
China to build fourth space launch centre to tap global market Sep 26, 2007
The site of the new satellite launching centre is Wenchang, about 60 km from provincial capital Haikou. The new site will mainly be used for launching synchronous satellites, heavy satellites, large space stations and deep space probe satellites, according to the plan which has been approved by the Chinese cabinet and the Central Military Commission, the top military organ. (Press Trust of India)
China plans new satellite launch site Sep 24, 2007
The facility will be located in Wenchang on the southern island province of Hainan, about 61 kilometres away from the provincial capital Haikou, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The site is close to the equator which makes it well suited for launches because lower latitudes have stronger centrifugal forces, reducing the amount of energy required to launch rockets, Xinhua said. (Globe and Mail)
Report: China to build new space launch center in country's south Sep 23, 2007
The facility will be located in Wenchang on the southern island province of Hainan, about 60 kilometers (38 miles) away from the provincial capital Haikou, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The site is close to the equator which makes it well suited for launches because lower latitudes have stronger centrifugal forces, reducing the amount of energy required to launch rockets, Xinhua said. (Philippine Star)
