* Nation celebrates amid tight security Oct 10, 2008
A small group of protesters from the anti-Chen Shui-bian () campaign, led by Chinese Unity Promotion Party chairman Lin Cheng-chieh (LN), held a small-scale demonstration on Hengyang Road, urging Ma to finish the investigation into the former president and his family members alleged money-laundering and to imprison Chen as soon as possible. Toughen up, President Ma. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
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)
Carrefour protests erupt May 2, 2008
One of the protesters, a university student from Hengyang, 200 kilometres from Changsha, said he had arrived at 2:00am in order to support the rally. Anti-French protests first broke out weeks ago amid anger at the chaotic nature of the Paris leg of the Olympic torch relay last month, when pro-Tibet activists tried to grab the flame from of a wheelchair-bound Chinese athlete. (iAfrica.com)
Talk outlines risks in international adopting Mar 25, 2008
It is unclear how the children were obtained, but defendants claim the babies were abandoned while prosecutors in the case accused the Hengyang Social Welfare Institution of knowingly buying abducted babies. Zhang said that the primary reason for the adoption trafficking was to garner more money - Hengyang received roughly $1,000 from the orphanages for each child and the orphanages could collect approximately $3,000 for each adoption placement ... While many involved with this specific case... (Daily Iowan, IA)
China warns weather crisis 'remains grim' Feb 2, 2008
It said the nearby cities of Hengyang and Yongzhou also suffered blackouts. "The best wish of my wife is to have a hot-water shower," a Chenzhou resident, 33-year-old Huang Junwen, was quoted as saying. (USA Today)
Severe winter weather may persist Feb 2, 2008
In Hengyang, a city of 1 million people about 100 km from Chenzhou, residents in the city proper welcomed back electricity and water on Friday. "Now at last, we can clean the house, shop for groceries and prepare for the Chinese New Year," said Zuo Bin, a resident in the downtown district of Yanfeng. (Xinhuanet, China)
China National Grid: power to be resumed soon Feb 2, 2008
The cities of Hengyang and Yongzhou also experienced scattered blackouts. Yin said that State Grid was going all-out to ensure the soundness of the main power network in southern Hunan, especially in Chenzhou. (Xinhuanet, China)
China works to provide snow relief Jan 30, 2008
Hengyang City has provided food and shelter for over 300 passengers stranded on highways nearby. Xiangtan has dispatched more workers to receive over four thousand stranded passengers. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Cremator finds unique way to save fuel Dec 9, 2007
Villagers in Hengyang county, in the southern province of Hunan, discovered the practice when an unbearable stench started coming from the site, and tried to block a road on Wednesday to stop funeral vehicles from delivering more bodies. The village sent people to investigate the smell and the South China Morning Post said they saw crematorium workers putting half-burnt human remains and organs in plastic bags and throwing them into a nearby ditch. (MSNBC -- International)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Washburn: How they got to the China Tour Nov 22, 2007
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. This was his first introduction to golf, and he soon discovered he had a knack for the sport (the computer-simulated version of it, at least). (ESPN -- Golf)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
China banks told to cut lending to heavy polluters Jul 6, 2007
Firemen extinguish a fire at the Jinbu cinema building in Hengyang, in central China's Hunan province, July 4, 2007. The manager of the cinema died on Wednesday as he tried to evacuate the complex during the fire and the cause is still under investigation, Xinhua News Agency reported. (AlertNet)
China nightclub blast kills 25 Jul 5, 2007
Also on Wednesday night, a fire swept through a cinema complex in Hengyang city in central Hunan province. Xinhua reported that one person died. (MSNBC -- International)
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More than 100 people, including many children, escaped the fire in the city of Hengyang thanks to the efforts of manager Deng Hengqi, it said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. (Yahoo! Asia News)
China to construct more airports in central regions Apr 29, 2007
The six small airports will be built in Bengbu City in east China's Province, Yichun in Province, Zhumadian in Province, Yueyang and Hengyang in Province. The sixth will be located near Mount Jiuhua, a well-known Buddhist holy mountain in Anhui. (People's Daily Online, China)
Inland ports eye investors for projects Mar 8, 2007
The Wuhan port at the middle of the Yangtze River said it will woo investments for its second phases of the Hengyang container terminal and Yangluo terminal at the event. The projects are estimated to be worth 1. (Xinhuanet, China)
Qin Guangrong elected governor of Yunnan Province Jan 31, 2007
He joined the CPC in 1972 and graduated from the Hengyang Normal School in Hunan in 1975. Qin also holds a masters degree in Management Science and Engineering obtained from his postgraduate study at the Central South University of Technology. (Xinhuanet, China)
