Cracks in a great wall of silence Nov 19, 2008
Unconvinced by the charges, Cui Fan, the journalist who wrote the report, filed a lawsuit with a court in the Inner Mongolian capital of Hohhot against the CCP press body, demanding a reversal of its decision and for it to make a symbolic compensation payment for damaging her reputation. Although an official at the Hohhot court has told the Associated Press that the case will probably be rejected, Cui's challenge of the government through the courts is still a major breakthrough, as she has... (Asia Times Online)
Gold Horse International, Inc. Announces Strong Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Nov 11, 2008
HOHHOT, China, Nov. 10 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Gold Horse International, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: GHII) ("Gold Horse" or "the Company"), a multifaceted business group that controls and operates a construction company, real estate development business and a hotel in Inner Mongolia, China, today provided its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2008 ... About Gold Horse International, Inc. Gold Horse International, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Gold Horse... (PR Newswire)
* Six more arrested in Chinese milk probe Oct 25, 2008
Xinhua said the government in Hohhot, Inner Mongolias capital, requested that police launch an investigation into the sources of milk for Chinas largest dairy companies, Yili Industrial Group and Mengniu Dairy Group Co X both of which are headquartered in the region. Three of the suspects, who operated milk collecting stations, put additives containing melamine bought from two other suspects into their milk so it could pass quality testing, Xinhua said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China Arrests 6 Over Tainted Milk Scandal Oct 24, 2008
The report said police also arrested a man named Sun who ran a store in Inner Mongolia's capital of Hohhot and is accused of selling 44 pounds of the fake protein powder to Cui for $54. The powder's packaging allegedly had no description of its ingredients, date of production or name of manufacturer. (CBS News)
1,500 raccoon dogs die from tainted feed Oct 21, 2008
A Chinese worker checks ingredients in milk products in a lab of Yili Industrial Group Co., one of China's largest dairy producers, in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia region,on Oct. 16. . (MSNBC -- International)
* Chinese dairy giants lead media on tour of factories Oct 18, 2008
AP, HOHHOT, CHINA Saturday, Oct 18, 2008, Page 5 ... Provide 100 percent safety to consumers, read a slogan on a red banner in the spotless processing and packaging hall at Yilis headquarters in Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chinas top dairies battle to regain public trust Oct 17, 2008
Michael Reynolds / EPAAworkers walks beside cows at a factory of Mengniu Dairy Industry Group Co. Ltd., outside Hohhot, China, on Oct. 16 ... HOHHOT, China - Chinas dairy giants opened their factories to a government-led media tour Thursday in a bid to stave off losses and regain the publics trust after their products were found tainted with a chemical that killed four infants and sickened tens of thousands ... Provide 100 percent safety to consumers, read a slogan on a red banner in... (MSNBC -- Health)
Tainted milk found in Italy; 5,800 babies still hospitalized in China Oct 17, 2008
HOHHOT, China (AP) Laboratory tests have turned up Italy's first cases of melamine-tainted milk, while authorities in Naples have separately seized tons of illegal Chinese products ... "Provide 100% safety to consumers," read a slogan on a red banner in the spotless processing and packaging hall at Yili's headquarters in Hohhot. (USA Today -- News)
Beleaguered Chinese dairies pledge high standards Oct 16, 2008
HOHHOT, China - Chinese dairy executives trying to shore up their beleaguered industry pledged Thursday to implement higher standards, while nearly 6,000 babies remained hospitalized with kidney problems from contaminated milk ... "Provide 100 percent safety to consumers," read a slogan on a red banner in the ultra-clean processing and packaging hall at Yili's headquarters in Hohhot. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
China's milk heartland fights to reclaim trust Oct 16, 2008
HOHHOT, China (Reuters) - China's dairy heartland promised it has banished a toxic chemical from its milk and launched a media campaign to restore its reputation after thousands of children were poisoned ... "The slogan we are using now is 'trustworthy milk'," he told foreign reporters during a government-organised visit to regional capital Hohhot ... "There was a small portion of immoral people who at the collecting stations added melamine, but this had nothing to do with the production,... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
China subsidizes dairy farmers 180 mln yuan Oct 16, 2008
HOHHOT, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- China will provide 180 million yuan (26. 4 million U.S. dollars) in subsidy to dairy farmers in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a senior official said on Wednesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
China implements dairy industry reforms Oct 10, 2008
HOHHOT, China - Peering into five pails of foaming milk, Wang Guifeng quickly jotted down the farmers name before signaling the batch was OK. Every day he rejects milk from two or three farms whose cows dont meet hygiene standards or show signs of disease ... The wide grasslands around Hohhot, the provincial capital, are home to hundreds of farmers, many of whom moved here in recent years to cash in on the booming dairy industry ... Peter Parks / AFP - Getty ImagesA dairy farmer prepares... (MSNBC -- Health)
Scandal Forces Reform In China Dairy Industry Oct 10, 2008
HOHHOT, China, Oct. 9, 2008 ... The wide grasslands around Hohhot, the provincial capital, are home to hundreds of farmers, many of whom moved here in recent years to cash in on the booming dairy industry ... Two weeks ago, Wang, the inspector, was posted full-time to te milk collection station in Baidingying village, about 20 miles from Hohhot. (CBS News -- World)
China vows clean up of "chaotic" dairy sector Oct 6, 2008
The arrests were made in Hohhot, capital of the northern region of Inner Mongolia, which is the country's main dairy-producing area, the official Xinhua news agency said in an overnight report. The arrests were made during an investigation into melamine contamination at Yili and Mengniu, two major dairy companies based there, it said. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Senior Chinese official urges rural cultural development Oct 6, 2008
HOHHOT, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yunshan, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Sunday called for more cultural investment in rural areas so that farmers can share the country's cultural progress. Liu, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, said cultural development in rural areas lagged behind the huge progress made in the country on the whole. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Detains 6 More People in Milk Scandal Oct 6, 2008
The suspects were detained in Hohhot in northern China's Inner Mongolia region and accused of mixing melamine into raw milk, a city spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman, who refused to give her name as is common with Chinese bureaucrats, said the six were being interrogated. (Time.com)
Gold Horse International, Inc. Reschedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results to 9:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, October 7 Oct 4, 2008
HOHHOT, China, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Gold Horse International, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: GHII) ("Gold Horse" or "the Company"), a multifaceted business group that controls and operates a construction company, real estate development business and a hotel in Inner Mongolia, China, today announced that the Company has rescheduled its conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2008 for 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Tuesday, October 7,... (PR Newswire)
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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 to enforce property gains tax Oct 3, 2008
Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia region in North China, reported a 14 ... Shenzhen, Dalian, Hohhot and Beijing had the biggest increases. (Xinhuanet, China -- Business)
China dairy's stock plunges over milk scandal Sep 23, 2008
Mengniu, based in Hohhot in northern China's Inner Mongolia region, produced 4. 8 million tons of dairy products in 2007, according to the company's annual report. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Three Biggest Dairy Producers in China Recall Milk Tainted With Melamine Sep 18, 2008
Yili removed the whole of its tainted batch from the market as soon as possible and it's no longer for sale,'' the Hohhot, Inner Mongolia-based company said in a on its Web site. We are deeply sorry for the effects on consumers. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
China's Inner Mongolia00003A36 to launch Great Wall protection project Sep 7, 2008
HOHHOT, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region will set hand to preserve and protect its local section of the Great Wall, the first such kind of move in the local history, said the regional government on Sunday. Preservation and protection will go to a 2-km-long section thatlocates in the Beibao Village, Qingshuihe County, which was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368 A.D. to 1644), government official told Xinhua. (Xinhuanet, China)
Paralympic torch relay ends in Beijing Sep 6, 2008
"Modern" route visited cities Shenzhen, Wuhan, Shanghai, Qingdao, Dalian prior to returning Beijing, while the "ancient China" route picked Xi'an, Hohhot, Changsha, Nanjing and Luoyang. The last torchbearer Zhou Ye holds the torch on the Seventeen-Arch Bridge inside the Summer Palace during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 5, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Beijing Paralympic flame lit in Temple of Heaven Aug 28, 2008
The "Ancient China" route will pass some cities of historic and cultural significance, including Xi'an, Hohhot, Changsha, Nanjing and Luoyang. The "Modern China" route running through Shenzhen, Wuhan, Shanghai, Qingdao and Dalian will showcase the country's achievements in its modernization drive in recent decades. (Xinhuanet, China)
The fake voice of an angel Aug 13, 2008
Bob G - from Hohhot, Canada writes: Disgraceful. but of course they never expected the truth to get out. (Globe and Mail -- International)
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)
Quality problems and a weak power grid hamper China's wind power efforts Jul 17, 2008
"The grid capacity is not big enough to transmit all electricity generated from wind," Ming said in Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia. Though Chinese law requires the two state-owned power grid operators to provide connections and buy up all renewable energy, they have been slow, especially as wind farms are often remote and wind power generation fluctuates, depending on the weather. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
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)
Expert: China's grasslands mostly hurt by humans Jul 3, 2008
HOHHOT, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Poor management, not climate change, is the chief cause of grassland degradation, a senior Chinese scientist told an international rangeland forum on Wednesday. "Both natural and human factors led to grassland desertification, but improper management contributed most to the situation," Ren Jizhou, a Chinese Academy of Engineering academician, said at the ongoing 2008 International Grassland and Rangeland Congress here in the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia... (Xinhuanet, China)
33,000 exterminators in Olympic bug battle Jul 2, 2008
The locusts hatched in early June this year instead of July due to warmer and drier weather conditions, according to the government Web site of Hohhot, the regional capital ... Phones rang unanswered at the Ministry of Agriculture office in Hohhot after hours Tuesday. (MSNBC -- International)
* World News Quick Take Jun 26, 2008
The crash happened near the Inner Mongolian capital of Hohhot, Xinhua news agency reported. The site of the accident was confirmed to be 20km from the seat of Qingshuihe County, Xinhua said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fighter jets crash in north China Jun 26, 2008
The Jian-8 fighters collided above the suburbs of Hohhot city in Inner Mongolia during a training mission, said news agency Xinhua ... The crash occurred just before 0900 (0100 GMT) on Wednesday, Xinhua said, in Qingshuihe County in the suburbs of Hohhot. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Ballet "Swan Lake" debuts in Hohhot May 15, 2008
The classical ballet "Swan Lake" debuted in Hohhot, capital city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 ... BEIJING, May 15 -- The classical ballet, "Swan Lake," made its debut in Hohhot, capital city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Tuesday night. (Xinhuanet, China)
North China prairie suffers severe rat infestation Apr 20, 2008
HOHHOT, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China's top grazing ground, is suffering from a rat plague on about 10 percent of its pastoral areas. Zhang Zhuoran, chief of vegetation conservation section of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Prairie Affairs Station, said there were 62. (Xinhuanet, China)
Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins, none revolutionary Feb 21, 2008
The deputy party secretary of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, was the most recently named Revolutionary Martyr. Wang Zhiping was awarded the title last Friday, just 10 days after he was controversially shot dead by a corrupt police director. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
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)
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)
Northern China to hold int'l ice-snow festival Dec 1, 2007
HOHHOT, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- An international ice-snow festival featuring Chinese, Russian and Mongolian styles is set to be held in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region later this month. As of Dec. 22, the festival will demonstrate nearly 200 pieces of ice-snow sculptures and miniature constructions in a park covering some 60,000 sq m in Manchu city, which borders Russia and Mongolia, according to Yun Guangzhong, chief director of the festival. (Xinhuanet, China)
President Hu promises more pension for retired Nov 20, 2007
Accompanied by local Party and government officials, Hu visited companies and homes in major cities including Erdos and Hohhot ... Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd, L) visits a local residence in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2007. (Xinhuanet, China)
President Hu called for implementation of the "conservation culture" that the CPC advocated during the 17th National Congress. He said this effort should include an awareness of energy-saving measures.• President Hu promises more pension for retired Nov 20, 2007
In the meantime, the president visited Jia Jun's family in Hohhot, regional capital of Inner Mongolia ... Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd, L) visits a local residence in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Nov. 19, 2007. (Xinhuanet, China)
Speedhaul Holdings, Inc. Releases Audited Annual Report With $28.3 Million in Revenue and $2.6 Million in Net Profits Oct 16, 2007
HOHHOT, Inner Mongolia, Oct. 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Speedhaul Holdings, Inc. (to be known as Gold Horse International, Inc.) (OTC BB: - ) released its 2007 Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, showing revenues of $28 ... Speedhaul Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Gold Horse International, Inc. and Global Rise International Ltd., controls and operates Inner Mongolia Jin Ma Construction Co., Ltd. (``Jin Ma Construction''), Inner Mongolia Jin Ma Hotel Co.,... (Primezone Releases)
Tourists keen on China's first desert park Oct 4, 2007
HOHHOT, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- A park featuring desert geology in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has attract thousands of tourists and researchers during the weeklong National Day holiday. The park, covering an area of 938 square kilometers in Alashan League, opened to the public on Sept. 19 and its construction started two years ago. (Xinhuanet, China)
Forest fire brought under control in NE China Sep 23, 2007
HOHHOT, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The forest fire raging in northeast China's Greater Hinggan Mountains, the country's largest forest zone, since Thursday morning has been "brought under control," fire fighters said on Sunday. More than 4,000 people, including armed police and forest workers, launched a "general attack" at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday on the blaze in an area of virgin forest in the Oroqen Autonomous Banner of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, bordering Heilongjiang Province, said a... (Xinhuanet, China)
Gold Horse International Announces Two New Building Contracts of Nearly $10 Million in Western China Aug 29, 2007
HOHHOT, China, Aug. 29, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Gold Horse International, Inc. (OTC BB: - ) announced two new building contracts, both having commenced this month, in Western China ... Mr. Yang Lian Kuan, Chairman and CEO of Gold Horse, offered the following details: ``The Hohhot Government facility covers an area of 8,163 square meters with reinforced concrete and brick construction ... Gold Horse, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Global Rise International Ltd., controls and operates Inner... (Primezone Releases)
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)
Gold Horse International Lists Residential Projects Exceeding $135 Million Aug 13, 2007
HOHHOT, Inner Mongolia (Western China), Aug. 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Gold Horse International, Inc. (OTC BB: - ) released its current roster of residential construction projects in Western China, which total more than $135 million in projected revenues with estimated profits of $25 million ... Gold Horse, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Global Rise International Ltd., controls and operates Inner Mongolia Jin Ma Construction Co., Ltd. (``Jin Ma Construction''), Inner Mongolia Jin Ma... (Primezone Releases)
China seeks to becomea brand power Aug 11, 2007
HOHHOT, China - When China's leading experts in intellectual-property protection and trademarks wanted to get together this month, they visited Yili Group in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Yili is one of China's top food brands and has been officially chosen to supply dairy products for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. (Asia Times Online)
North China region cracks down on illegal employment Aug 11, 2007
HOHHOT, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen children have been sent back home or put under care of civil affairs departments, and their employers have been fined in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as a result of a crackdown on illegal employment over the past month, according to regional labor protection authorities. The crackdown campaign, launched in early July following the exposure of the forced labor scandal in the provinces of Shanxi and Henan, raided 1,194 brick kilns,... (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese vice president meets retired officials, veteran soldiers Aug 10, 2007
HOHHOT, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese vice president Zeng Qinghong on Thursday visited retired officials, veteran soldiers, armies, armed police and representatives from all walks of life in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary. "Many old comrades here are eyewitnesses and participants of the establishment of the autonomous region 60 years ago," said Zeng when he met with retired officials and veteran soldiers. (Xinhuanet, China)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Aug 10, 2007
Dozens of scientists flew for three hours over Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia in China's far north, on Wednesday, dropping chemical compounds designed to disperse clouds and prevent rain, Xinhua new agency said ... He said that three planes carrying 30 technicians flew for about three hours within a 80 kilometre (50-mile) radius about 8,000 metres (26,000 feet) above Hohhot. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Inner Mongolia marks 60 years as China's first autonomous region Aug 9, 2007
HOHHOT, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the first of five province-level autonomous regions established in China, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a rally and gala on Wednesday. About 60,000 people dressed in traditional Mongolian costume attended a grand gathering followed by a gala of dance and song to mark the event in a newly-built sports stadium in Hohhot, the regional capital. (Xinhuanet, China)
Vice president wishes Inner Mongolia better future Aug 9, 2007
Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong (L), also member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the leader of the Central Government delegation, Chu Bo, secretary of the Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, are present at an unveiling ceremony of a tripod marking the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the region, in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, August 8, 2007... (Xinhuanet, China)
Forest fires in north China contained Aug 5, 2007
HOHHOT, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- About 500 armed policemen and firemen have succeeded in controlling fires in virgin forests in north China's Inner Mongolia, said local forestry authorities on Saturday. Fire fighters have curbed the spread of the fires and are still struggling to put them out completely, said the Inner Mongolia Greater Hinggan Mountain Forestry Administration. (Xinhuanet, China)
Andy Lau's "Wonderful World" to kick off Aug 2, 2007
BEIJING, Aug 2 -- Hong Kong pop star Andy Lau announced on Wednesday that he will start his "Wonderful World" concert tour in Hohhot, capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Sep ... "I'm very excited about my debut in Hohhot," Lau said at yesterday's press conference in Shanghai ... "I enjoy exploring places I have never been. Hohhot will be the most distant part in China I have performed in.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Genesis Technology Group Announces Position in Gold Horse International Jul 26, 2007
Mr. Yang Lian Kuan, Gold Horse Chairman and Chief Executive Office, remarked from Hohhot, Inner Mongolia: ``We are proud that Gold Horse has achieved public company status. The professionalism and dedication of the Genesis team proved unwavering, and we are confident that our collective efforts will prove greatly profitable. (Primezone Releases)
Severe drought affects 200,000 people in N China Jul 7, 2007
HOHHOT, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The most severe drought in half a century has left more than 200,000 people short of drinking water and caused deaths of 170,000 livestock in north China's Inner Mongolia, local government sources said on Friday. In Tongliao city, eastern Inner Mongolia, which has had more than 100 days of drought, about 160,000 livestock have died from hunger because dry grasslands cannot provide enough food for them, according to the autonomous region's civil affairs bureau. (Xinhuanet, China)
Coal-to-oil converter set to start work Jun 22, 2007
HOHHOT: Towering above the sweeping grasslands of Erdos, in North China's Autonomous Region, two 60-meter-high cylindrical structures stand against the skyline. The structures - reactors for liquefying coal - are part of a project to mass-produce desperately needed fuel oils from the country's rich coal resources. (People's Daily Online, China)
Luxury hotels eye China market Jun 21, 2007
The German hospitality company, which entered the China market in 1992 by opening the Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, will open hotels in Shanghai, Hohhot, Huizhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Wuxi, Xi'an, Suzhou, Guiyang and Yinchuan within three to four years, said Rene S. Schmitt, Kempinski's senior vice president for China. Kempinski also announced that it will launch the luxury Tangula Express trains in the second quarter of next year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese woman cited for rescuing US campus students Apr 24, 2007
Cheng, now in her late 30s and the mother of one daughter, came to the from the city of Hohhot, northern China in 1998. She obtained a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from Michigan Technological University and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Windsor. (People's Daily Online, China)
Golden China's Beyinhar Project Scoping Study Indicates Production Costs of US$280/oz - Company Commences Feasibility Study Apr 12, 2007
The site is located 365km from Hohhot, the Provincial capital and has a bitumen road passing within 1km of the deposit. A new 110KVa power line has recently been constructed within 7km of the site and a potential water source lies some 30km to the NW. The town of Sonid Youqi, comprising some 16,000 persons, is located only 50km to the south west. (Canada Newswire)
Snow disrupts air, highway travel in N China Mar 5, 2007
Baita Airport in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia, had to be shut down between 6 p.m. Saturday and 6 a.m. Sunday as 20 centimeters of snow fell in the region. The central meteorological observatory is forecasting rain for most parts of north China over the next two days. (Xinhuanet, China)
Airport in Beijing cancels 190 flights for thick fog Feb 22, 2007
International flights destined for the Capital Int'l Airport were either diverted to Pudong Airport in Shanghai or to the airport in Hohhot, capital of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The ground guarantee departments of the airport temporarily called in more than 200 employees who had to suspend their Spring Festival Holiday and were assigned with the missions ranging from answering inquiries of passengers, disseminating information, offering guidance, cleaning to patrolling around the... (Xinhuanet, China)
NBA in China gets milk to sell hoops Jan 23, 2007
When Mr. Fischer made his first business trip to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia's capital, three years ago, he says he took a dinner meeting with milk executives in a yurt. Very little milk was consumed in China for years, but the dairy sector is expected to increase by more than 20 percent last year, according to investment bank BNP Paribas. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Foreign journalists embrace expanded media freedom in China Jan 2, 2007
Reuters datelined a story "HOHHOT" on Monday, becoming the first foreign media to report in other Chinese cities besides Beijing and Shanghai without application to authorities ... Ben Blanchard, writer of the Reuters story datelined "HOHHOT" on Monday, met no trouble in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhuanet, China)
