Advanced Battery Technologies Announces New Contract Oct 16, 2008
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Oct. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ) today announced it has signed a five-year sales contract with Veken USA Co. Ltd., a China-based multi-billion dollar corporation and one of the world's leading OEM manufacturers serving many famous power sports brands. During the first year of the contract, ABAT anticipates delivering 10,000 sets of battery modules per month to Veken USA, generating approximately $27. (Primezone Releases)
* World News Quick Take Oct 15, 2008
Six policemen have been arrested for their part in a melee outside a nightclub in Harbin that led to a young mans death, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday, citing police officials. The policemen came to blows with the victim and several people outside the nightclub, after driving their car too fast near the entrance, Xinhua said on its Web site. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China Forestry Inc. Announced Revised Business Strategy Focus On Acquiring Forest User Right Certificates and Strategic Timber Harvesting Oct 15, 2008
HARBIN, China, Oct. 15, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Forestry Inc. (OTC BB: - ), a timber investment group in the People's Republic of China, today announced a revised business strategy to focus on acquiring forest user right certificates instead of its previously announced plans to build manufacturing facilities for wood and paper production. In conjunction with this new acquisition focus, the company has also decided to implement a more conservative timber harvesting strategy to reflect its... (Primezone Releases)
SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc. to Hold 2009 Q1 Earnings Call on Oct. 16 Oct 14, 2008
HARBIN, China, Oct. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Harbin Mege Union Beauty Management Ltd., wholly owned by SOKO Fitness roup, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOKF), a Delaware corporation, announced that it will release 2009 first-quarter earnings results on Oct. 15, 2008 ... SOURCE Harbin Mege Union Beauty Management Ltd.. (PR Newswire)
Herbal Medicine Kills 3, Sickens Others Oct 10, 2008
A man who answered the telephone at Wandashan's marketing department in Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang in China's northeast, said the company had stopped selling the herbal injection and sent the two batches to the SFDA for testing. The man, who would give only his surname Luan, said Wandashan has used Ciwujia in its products for more than 30 years without a problem. (Fox News)
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The Morning Call/ By Beth Hudson Ashley Harbin never saw it coming ... And Harbin kept improving, winning titles she hadn't considered before she became a Leopard: Patriot League, Penn Relays ... Somehow, though, Harbin never envisioned so much success coming her way. (Goleopards.com)
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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 Wind Energy Inc. clarifies "E" error Sep 25, 2008
About China Wind Energy Inc. ---------------------------- The Company, through its subsidiaries, Harbin Sanye Wind Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Power Profit Technology Development Limited, engages in the development, production and sale of wind turbine blade products in China. The Company is a public company quoted on the OTC BB under the symbol CWEY. Forward-Looking Statements: Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are... (PR Newswire)
First Mid-Autumn holiday helps fulfill wishes for family reunions Sep 15, 2008
A woman takes pictures as her child looks at chrysanthemum at the Shangzhi Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 14, 2008. (Xinhua Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Fairbanks blueliner selected Sep 12, 2008
Defenseman Brent Cornelius of Fairbanks, who plays college club hockey at Iowa State, was one of 22 players named Wednesday to the USA Hockey team that will play in the 2009 Winter World University Games in Harbin, China. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Real estate markets across China join general slump Sep 11, 2008
Brokers describe price decreases of as little as 4 percent over the past year in Harbin in northeastern China, for example. But the volume of transactions there has plunged by two-thirds. (International Herald Tribune)
Chang-On International Inc. Completes Fly Ash Market Feasibility Research Sep 9, 2008
HARBIN, China, Sept. 9, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chang-On International Inc. (OTC BB: - ), a Chinese manufacturer of green architectural products made of its innovative SF brand of synthetic resin, today announced the completion of its initial investigation of fly ash utilization in support of its international marketing and licensing strategies ... Through its sole operating subsidiary Harbin Hongbo Environment Protection Material Ltd., the Company utilizes China's abundant supply of recycled... (Primezone Releases)
Advanced Battery Technologies to Present At Cowen and Company's Clean Energy Conference Sep 5, 2008
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Sept. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ) today announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Taylor Zhang, will be presenting at Cowen and Company's Clean Energy Conference on September 10, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. (ET) at Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City. At the conference, Mr. Zhang will discuss Advanced Battery Technologies' business strategy, and will review the Company's recent accomplishments and financial results. (Primezone Releases)
Advanced Battery Technologies Appoints New Chief Technology Officer Sep 4, 2008
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Sept. 4, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ) today named Dr.Suiyang Huang as its new Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Huang, who was formerly the C.T.O. for Shenzhen B&K Electronic Co., Ltd, will spearhead all of Advanced Battery Technology's future technology development plans. (Primezone Releases)
Senior Chinese leader urges new development in Heilongjiang Aug 31, 2008
Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visits a farm in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 29, 2008, during his inspection tour in Heilongjiang from Aug. 26 to 30 ... HARBIN, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin on Saturday urged new social and economic development in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, in accordance with the country's strategy to revitalize... (Xinhuanet, China)
Melco Announces 2008 Interim Results Aug 29, 2008
Related works have commenced, beginning with Sun Mountain Yabuli, situated in Harbin. The development at Yabuli comprises three new five-star hotels and is expected to be re-opened for business in the coming winter season towards the end of 2008. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
ORBIS and Alcon Train China's Next Generation of Sight-Savers Aug 26, 2008
Flying Eye Hospital Program to Train Ophthalmology Residents and Biomedical Engineers NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ORBIS International's flagship Flying Eye Hospital has arrived in Harbin, China with its global team of volunteer eye care specialists and global Alliance for Sight partner, Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: ), the world's leading eye care company. Invited by the Heilongjiang Provincial Government, Heilongjiang Provincial Health Bureau, and the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin... (PR Newswire)
Citic said to be working with state pension fund Aug 26, 2008
Citic Capital's China portfolio includes Harbin Pharmaceutical Group, one of China's biggest drugs firms, and Fushun Excavator, the largest Chinese manufacturer of hydraulic crawler cranes. Its new yuan fund will also focus on China's state-owned enterprises and industrial sectors where the Hong Kong-based firm can benefit from its parent company's close ties with the government, the people closed to the project said. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Freedom to worship Aug 16, 2008
Gang Cheng isn't sure if he'll ever return to his home in Harbin, a large city in northeast China, but if he did, he would consider going to a state church. "Maybe by then there will be more choices. The church is growing. The believers are growing," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. to Host Conference Call On Monday the 18th At 10:00 a.m. EDT Aug 15, 2008
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Aug. 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ) today announced that it is hosting a conference call on Monday, August 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. EDT to discuss Company Overview and Future Plans. Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes rechargeable polymer lithium-ion (PLI) battery cells for use in electric vehicles, mining equipment, and a variety of other consumer electronics. (Primezone Releases)
Olympics : Specter of arrest deters demonstrators in China Aug 14, 2008
Over the years, he said, he has been jailed a dozen times and beaten repeatedly for trying to publicize corruption in Xingyi, a village just outside Harbin in China's northeast. Security officials from Harbin had in the past even tracked him down in Beijing and stopped him from petitioning higher authorities in the capital, he said. (International Herald Tribune)
Advanced Battery Technologies Grants Five Day Warrants to Investment Funds Aug 11, 2008
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Aug. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ) today announced that it has granted to the institutional investors that funded its $12 million private placement on August 8, 2008 warrants to purchase identical securities for an additional $12 million. Each of the investors will be entitled to purchase shares and warrants equal in number to its original investment at the same purchase price of $4. (Primezone Releases)
Advanced Battery Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2008 Record Revenues, Earnings Results Aug 11, 2008
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Aug. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ) today announced financial results for the Company's second quarter and first half ended June 30, 2008. Financial Highlights for the second quarter 2008 compared to second quarter 2007. (Primezone Releases)
Advanced Battery Technologies to Raise $12 Million in Private Placement Aug 8, 2008
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, Aug. 8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ) today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with certain institutional accredited investors to sell in a private placement 2. 82 million shares of its common stock at a price of $4. (Primezone Releases)
Wonder Auto Technology Reports Record Quarterly Sales and Net Income Aug 7, 2008
Wonder Auto's main customers include Beijing Hyundai Motor Company, Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Harbin Dongan Automotive Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Tianjin FAW Xiali Automotive Co., Ltd. For more information, please log on to. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. (PR Newswire)
Chang-On International Inc. Added to InvestSource Index Jul 31, 2008
HARBIN, China, July 31, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Chang-On International Inc. (OTC BB: - ), a company engaged in green architectural products made of its innovative SF brand of synthetic resin, is pleased to announce the coverage by InvestSource Inc. in its rapidly growing ``InvestSource Index'' of publicly traded securities ... Through its sole operating subsidiary Harbin Hongbo Environment Protection Material Ltd., the Company utilizes China's abundant supply of recycled plastic and coal waste... (Primezone Releases)
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)
Senior official calls for further ideological emancipation Jul 25, 2008
HARBIN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has called for carrying on ideological emancipation, persisting in the reform and opening-up policy, pushing forward scientific development and making new breakthroughs in promoting social harmony, to promote rapid and sound economic and social development ... Li visited villages, communities, factories and cultural organizations in the cities of Mohe, Heihe, Daqing and Harbin ... In Mohe, the country's northeasternmost town, the official... (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese students get home-like treatment Jul 24, 2008
He even invited two Chinese cooks from Harbin in northeast China to prepare dishes of Sichuan flavor, fearing that the kids might feel uncomfortable with Russian food, he said. Students from southwest China's Sichuan Province play with a Russian teacher on the beach in Tuapse, a city on Russia's Black Sea coast, July 21, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Civetti joins Tufts staff Jul 17, 2008
Both were members of the US national team that won the gold medal last April at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in Harbin, China. The U-22 head coach is Newton native Jackie Barto, the former Providence College star and current head women's coach at Ohio State University. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
China's Harbin to produce aircraft parts with Airbus Jul 16, 2008
Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Company Limited agreed with the European aircraft manufacturer to form a joint venture manufacturing Center in Harbin at the on-going week-long Farnborough Airshow ... The new manufacturing center will further enhance the strategic cooperation between Airbus and HAIG, already a qualified supplier for Airbus and one of the shareholders of Airbus (Beijing) Engineering Center, the Harbin company chief added. (Xinhuanet, China)
Air passengers face extra security checks for Olympics Jul 8, 2008
Besides Beijing's Capital International Airport, the measure will be enforced in Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao, and Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang, and Qinhuangdao airports, and their "alternatives" in Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Jinan, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Changchun, Harbin, Dalian and Hohhot. Xinjiang has 11 airports, Urumqi, Hami, Korla, Kuqa, Hetan, Kashi (Kashgar), Aksu, Yining, Karamay, Fuyun, and Altay. (Xinhuanet, China)
Melco China Resorts expands land ownership at Sun Mountain Yabuli Resort by 191% to 220.3 hectares Jun 25, 2008
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES/ SECURES ADDITIONAL FINANCING THROUGH HARBIN BANK BEIJING, June 25 /CNW/ - Melco China Resorts (Holding) Limited (TSXV: MCG, MCG.WT) ("Melco China Resorts" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has acquired in aggregate an additional 144 ... The significant addition to the Company's land bank has enabled Melco China Resorts to also obtain a RMB 120 million ($18 million) loan from the... (Canada Newswire)
Advanced Battery Technologies Selected to Join Russell 3000 Index Jun 19, 2008
NEW YORK and HARBIN, China, June 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: - ) today announced that it has been selected to join the broad-market Russell 3000(r) Index. ABAT's common stock will be included in the Index on June 27, when Russell Investment Group will reconstitute its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes. (Primezone Releases)
First female fighter pilots under training Jun 19, 2008
Twenty-nine of them entered the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University in Harbin, capital of northeast Heilongjiang province, Dec. 27, 2007, for basic training courses. (Xinhua Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Feature: "Third-line" factory suffers post-quake pains Jun 18, 2008
For this very regard, a huge number of technicians and skillful workers were transferred from big cities like Shanghai, Harbin and Shenyang to the southwest China ... In the summer of 1969, Li Wansheng, a skilled worker from Harbin Steam Turbine Works, was dispatched to Hanwang for the construction of a new factory -- Dongfang Steam Turbine Works. (Xinhuanet, China)
Area native will conduct tours to China Jun 16, 2008
The cities in China that have a Jewish history include Kaifeng, Shanghai and Harbin. Jews came to Shanghai and Harbin to escape persecution in the late 19th and 20th centuries, but also many Jews came to Kaifeng as early as the 12th century ... During that trip, father and son visited Kaifeng, Beijing, Shanghai and Harbin. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
China's land loot leaks away Jun 13, 2008
Other cities whose land-grant records were investigated included the Beijing port city of Tianjin, Chongqing municipality, Harbin in northeast Heilongjiang province, Jinan in Shandong province, Changsha and Guangzhou. The 11 cities sold a total of 86,773. (Asia Times Online)
Airlines in frenzy to save on fuel... Jun 11, 2008
"Our fleet is over 500 airplanes," Beth Harbin, a Southwest spokeswoman, said. "If you can make a difference on one airplane on one flight, and multiply that by 500, in this day and age that is significant.". (The Drudge Report)
BDeal with Anheuser would make InBev No. 1 in China Jun 11, 2008
A tie-up between the Belgian brewer InBev and Anheuser-Busch would not only create the largest brewer in China but also raise profit margins for all investors in its beer market, the world's biggest (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Bowring: Living on the edge of Russia Jun 10, 2008
Most left after the Russian revolution, many settling, for a while, in Harbin, Shanghai and Hong Kong before moving on. Chita was even capital of the short- lived (1920-23) Far Eastern Republic, a semi-autonomous pro-Bolshevik state created in the chaos of the Russian civil war. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Students, teachers brave uncertainties Jun 5, 2008
The Harbin Institute of Technology announced that examinees from 40 quake-affected areas would get 10 bonus points to help them in their college admissions. The China Agriculture University and the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics also said they would provide extra subsidies and scholarships for students admitted from the quake-hit areas. (Xinhuanet, China)
InBev looks to pressure Anheuser into deal May 30, 2008
St Louis-based Anheuser controls nearly half the U.S. beer market, owns half of Mexico's Modelo but crucially no management control and also 27 per cent of China's No 2 brewer Tsingtao and Harbin, which would mean few antitrust problems in an InBev-Anheuser link-up. Soon after last week's InBev-Anheuser deal talk emerged, speculation began to surface over a possible InBev-SABMiller deal that would have solid commercial logic and little overlap and put further pressure on an isolated Anheuser. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Students all over China mourn quake dead May 20, 2008
Pupils holding candles mourn during a silent tribute in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 19, 2008. Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes silence at 2:28 p.m. Monday to mourn thousands of people killed in an earthquake which hit the nation's southwestern regions a week ago. (People's Daily Online, China)
Disaster hits power equipment producer May 20, 2008
Analysts said that some of the orders were likely to be transferred to competitors including Shanghai Electric and Harbin Power, the two other State-owned power equipment makers. Shares in Harbin Power rose 2. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Yingxia International, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Results May 16, 2008
HARBIN, China, May 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Yingxia International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYXI) ("China Yingxia" or "the Company"), a leading provider in the nutraceutical industry engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of organic nutritional food products, supplements, and personal care products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 ... About China Yingxia International,... (PR Newswire)
China Sky One Medical, Inc. Changes Management Team May 14, 2008
HARBIN, China, May 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSKI; "China Sky" or "the Company"), a China based manufacturer, marketer and distributor of pharmaceutical, medicinal and diagnostic products, announced today the changes in management team ... Through its wholly- owned subsidiaries, Harbin Tian Di Ren Medical Science and Technology Company and Harbin First Bio-Engineering Company Limited the Company manufactures and distributes... (PR Newswire)
Study in contrastsBurma and China are worlds apart on their disaster response May 14, 2008
In 2005 when an explosion at a petrochemical factory contaminated a river supplying the northern city of Harbin, the Chinese authorities were severely criticised for failing to own up to the disaster quickly enough. Yet now it seems that a different pattern is emerging. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Chinese to rescue Russian coal-fired power expansion May 6, 2008
In search of an alternative, Russian power producer OGK-2 turned to a Chinese engineering firm, Harbin Power Equipment, granting it a tender to build two 660 MW coal-powered turbines by 2012. It was the first such deal in the sector between Russian and Chinese firms. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
China Sky One Medical, Inc. Successfully Develops Semi-Quantitative Automatic Inspection Device for Diagnostic Kits May 5, 2008
HARBIN, China, May 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One Medical, Inc. ("China Sky One Medical" or "the Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: CSKI), a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company for external use, over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced the successful development of a semi-quantitative automatic inspection device for its diagnostic kits. Harbin First Bio-Engineering Company Limited ("First"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Sky... (PR Newswire)
Japan, China to Use Carbon Dioxide in Oil-Extraction Project, Nikkei Says May 3, 2008
The technology involves injecting carbon dioxide emitted from a coal-fired power plant in Harbin, northeast China, into the Daqing oil field, helping make crude oil less viscous and thus easier to extract, the newspaper said. The project will start next year, aiming to increase annual oil production at Daqing by as much as 2 million tons, from more than 40 million tons, the Nikkei said. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Women's Ice Hockey's Stack and Schaus Talk about Their Gold Medal Experience Apr 23, 2008
Sophomores and were part of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in Harbin, China. The United States defeated Canada twice to capture the gold. (Bceagles.com)
Anti-Western backlash fuels protests in China, Hollywood Apr 22, 2008
" On Sunday, more than 1,000 demonstrators carrying banners gathered for a second day in the tourist city of Xian in front of a Carrefour, chanting "Oppose Tibet Independence," "Go China," and "Condemn CNN," the official Xinhua news agency reported. Protests also continued in central Wuhan for a second day, when another 2,000 people, mostly students, waved the Chinese flag and sang the national anthem. Rallies also were staged in the cities of Harbin, Dalian, and Jinan. The protests began... (Globe and Mail -- International)
Protests stir Chinese nationalism Apr 21, 2008
One-sides storyXinhua said that more protests against Tibetan independence and Western media outlets took place on Sunday in northwestern Xi'an, Shaanxi province, as well as in the northeastern city of Harbin and Jinan, capital of eastern Shandong province. China has accused exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama of masterminding the torch protests, a charge he has denied, and Chinese have taken to the streets to stage their own counter-demonstrations in cities on the relay's route. (MSNBC -- International)
A Great Success - 2008 International PIPEs Conference Hong Kong Apr 21, 2008
Ms. Wang from China World Trade Corporation said: "The best value of this event is its quality attendees. Nowadays, there are countless investment conferences, but few of them can bring any results for companies. DealFlow Media brought over 200 investors from overseas, and help with direct communications between companies and investors, this is a rare opportunity for Chinese companies." During the conference, many investors requested 1-on-1 meetings with companies like Harbin Xinda Macromolecule... (PR Newswire)
Internet fuels mass patriotic fervor in China... Apr 21, 2008
On Sunday, protests continued in Xian, Harbin and Jinan, The AP said, citing Xinhua, the government news agency. In Beijing, about 50 demonstrators carrying banners held a brief rally at the French Embassy before the police shooed them away on Saturday. (The Drudge Report)
* Fresh protests against CNN, Carrefour Apr 21, 2008
According to the Xinhua news agency, more than 1,000 people assembled in front of a Carrefour in Xian, while demonstrations also occurred at stores in Harbin and Jinan ... Saturdays protests led to Carrefour store closures in at least Qingdao, Wuhan and Hefei but yesterday those stores and stores in Xian, Harbin and Jinan were all operating normally, Xinhua said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Protests against the West spread in China Apr 21, 2008
In a sign that the government was still allowing anti-foreign sentiment to spill over into rare street demonstrations, thousands of people rallied on Sunday in front of Carrefour markets in six cities, including two, Harbin and Jinan, where there had not been protests earlier ... Similar scenes played out in Xi'an, Qingdao and Dalian, as well as in Jinan and Harbin. (International Herald Tribune)
China urges calm amid anti-Western protests Apr 21, 2008
The state-run news agency reports more than 1,000 people carrying banners gathered for the second day in Xi'an in front of the Carrefour outlet, chanting Oppose Tibet Independence, Go China, and Condemn CNN. Demonstrations were also staged in the northeastern city of Harbin and the eastern city of Jinan. A front-page editorial in the People's Daily newspaper, the official mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party, called on people to cherish patriotism while expressing it in a rational way. (Globe and Mail)
"River opening fish" absent from tables Apr 21, 2008
Xue Shouping, a taxi driver in Harbin, the capital of Helongjiang Province, joined the initiative and raised money to purchase fish fry and release them in the Wusuli River. "To say no to 'river opening fish' is just the first step to protect the river's ecology, and we hope more and more people will join us," Xue said in the report. (Xinhuanet, China)
Demon00004000strations against "Tibet independence" continue Apr 21, 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 Province, to oppose "Tibet independence" and express support for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ... Demonstrators took to the streets in the northwestern city of Xi'an, eastern Jinan, and central... (Xinhuanet, China)
China urges 'rational' protests Apr 21, 2008
The official Xinhua news agency said more than 1,000 people carrying banners had gathered in front of a Carrefour store in the city of Xian, and there were also protests in Harbin and Jinan. Xinhua added that police were monitoring the demonstrations in the three cities, which remained peaceful. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Tibet, Olympics spark Chinese anti-Western protests Apr 20, 2008
According to the official Xinhua news agency, more than 1,000 people assembled in front of the Carrefour in Xian, while demonstrations also occurred at stores in China's northeastern city of Harbin and the eastern city of Jinan ... Saturday's protests led to Carrefour store closures in at least Qingdao, Wuhan and Hefei but on Sunday those stores and stores in Xian, Harbin and Jinan were all operating normally, Xinhua said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Mitsubishi Motors Plans to Boost Engine Manufacturing in China by 80% Apr 20, 2008
The company, which now makes engines in Shenyang and Harbin, China, is also developing a less-polluting diesel engine for use in the country, Masuko said. He is also considering production of an inexpensive, small car, which is now being developed for the country. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Providence College Women's Hockey Players Karen Thatcher An... Apr 15, 2008
Barto, who served as the head coach for Team USA, Thatcher and Team USA beat Canada by a score of 4-3 in the Gold medal game at the Baqu Arena in Harbin, People's Republic of China on April 12. Prior to the gold-medal contest, Finland beat Switzerland by a score of 4-1 to secure the Bronze medal. (Friars.com)
