Isolated lakes reunited with mother river Jul 12, 2005
Zhangdu Lake, Honghu Lake and Tian'e-Zhou in Hubei, once known as the "Province of 1000 Lakes," are the scheme's pilot sites. The Yangtze River is the world's third longest, with its basin covering an area three times larger than the United Kingdom. (Xinhuanet, China -- China)
Vice Premier urges to minimize floods, droughts losses Jun 11, 2005
The sites include the Three Gorges Project, Jingjiang Dyke, Jingjiang River Flood Diversion Area, Honghu Lake Flood Diversion Area and Longwangmiao Embankment, where he inspected safety of reservoirs and diversion areas, and visited with the officials and people. This year's flood control has entered a crucial stage, said Hui. (Xinhuanet, China)
China vigilant over bird flu outbreak in DPRK Apr 2, 2005
Qin Honghu, a senior official from Jilin Provincial Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, said on Friday that Jilin attached great importance to the task of preventing bird flu entering the country and urged all 21 frontier checkpoints on the border between Jilin Province and DPRK to prevent all birds, poultry and other potentially contaminated products from entering or leaving Jilin. The Agriculture Ministry said on its website on Friday that trade in live poultry and other products that carry a... (Xinhuanet, China -- China)
Policeman dies while fighting robbers in supermarket Apr 3, 2004
Witnesses say two men in raincoats and masks broke into the supermarket in Honghu city with a shotgun at 8:00 p.m., when several hundred of consumers were shopping during a weekend buyingspree ... Top officials of Honghu city visited the Mao Qixin's family Friday night to express condolence ... The two suspected robbers, aged 25 and 30, are both from Luoshan town of Honghu city. (Xinhuanet, China)
Jilin Governor: concept shift key to attract foreign investment Mar 13, 2004
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhuanet)-- The tradition of obtaining funds from the government has become the major obstacle for the three provinces in northeast China to attract foreign capital, said HongHu, governor of Jilin province. The three provinces in northeast China, namely Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang, once flourished as China's industrial base but have lagged behind in China's current reform oriented to a market-economy. (Xinhuanet, China -- China)
Northeast China reports first bird flu case Feb 17, 2004
The seven confirmed bird flu cases were Macheng City, Songzi City, Honghu City, Gong'an County and Yangxin County in central China's Hubei Province, Shaoguang City in south China's Guangdong Province and Lhasa City in Tibet Autonomous Region. He said these bird flu-hit areas have taken measures to control the highly pathogenic avian flu, including culling and vaccination, and the epidemic in these areas are now under control. (Xinhuanet, China)
New measures to support poultry industry Feb 15, 2004
New suspected outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu were reported yesterday in Honghu City, Gong'an County, Songzi City and Yangxin County in Central China's Hubei Province. The regions probably tainted by the bird flu virus also include Heshan District of Yiyang City and Shaodong County in Central China's Hunan Province and Jiangcheng District of Yangjiang City in South China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Seven more suspected bird flu outbreaks reported Feb 11, 2004
The regions probably tainted by the bird flu virus include Honghu City, Gong'an County, Songzi City and Yangxin County in central China's Hubei Province, Heshan District of Yiyang City andShaodong County in central China's Hunan Province and Jiangcheng District of Yangjiang City in south China's Guangdong Province. Jia Youling, MOA general director of stock breeding, said the ministry was informed of the outbreaks Wednesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
