Typhoon Fung Wong makes landfall in Fujian Jul 29, 2008
The authority of the eastern Zhejiang Province has issued an alert on geological hazards in Wenzhou, Lishui and Taizhou cities from Monday midnight till Tuesday. Under the typhoon's influence, heavy rain will continue till Wednesday in the province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Zhejiang on the front line of global change Jun 6, 2008
While the countryside still lags behind, the provinces 11 major cities (Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Quzhou,Zhousan,Taizhou and Lishui) are all ranked among the top 30 cities in China in terms of per-capita disposable income. With a population of more than 50 million, development in the regions of Zhejiang is more balanced than in other Chinese provinces. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
New dinosaur species identified in E China Feb 22, 2008
In August last year, scientists announced the identification of a new dinosaur species -- "Zhejiangosaurus Lishuiensis" -- which was found in 2000 at a village near Lishui City in Zhejiang. Editor: Wang Hongjiang. (Xinhuanet, China)
China jails three for Hangxiao insider trading Feb 5, 2008
The Lishui municipal intermediate people's court in eastern Zhejiang province handed down the sentences for insider trading in the shares of Shanghai-listed Zhejiang Hangxiao Steel Structure Co last year, Xinhua said. Regulators had earlier punished Hangxiao for improper disclosure of information related to a big overseas contract that caused its share price to surge early last year, making it something of a test case for tighter rules on disclosure. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Chinese court jails 2 for insider trading involving Angola project Feb 5, 2008
A court in the eastern Chinese city of Lishui sentenced Chen Yuxing, a former securities director at Hangxiao Steel Structure, to 2 1/2 years in jail for insider trading. It sentenced Luo Gaofeng, securities representative for Hangxiao, to 18 months in jail for disclosure of inside information, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Former Shandong vice-governor sentenced to death Dec 28, 2007
They included deputy chief of the labor bureau of Zhejiang Province, Party secretary of Lishui Prefecture, also in Zhejiang, and Party chief of Chizhou Prefecture in Anhui Province. He was promoted to Anhui vice-governor in May 2005. (Xinhuanet, China)
China's Zhejiang Unicom Again Selects ECI Telecom to Expand Its Mobile Network Dec 18, 2007
" About Zhejiang Unicom Zhejiang Unicom is a subsidiary of China Unicom in the Zhejiang province and is primarily responsible for the construction of telecommunications infrastructure as well as network operations and business development. Zhejiang Unicom currently operates offices in Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Huzhou, Jiazing, Jinhua, Shaoxing, Zhoushan, Lishui and Quzhou. Zhejiang Unicom is instrumental in accelerating the development of data communications, long distance calls and... (BusinessWire)
International photographic art exhibition opens in E China Nov 18, 2007
HANGZHOU, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- An international photographic art exhibition opened Saturday in Lishui, east China's Zhejiang Province, displaying hundreds of works from photographers both home and abroad ... A photographic cultural festival will also be held during the event, which is sponsored by the China Photographers Association and the Lishui city government. (Xinhuanet, China)
China girl swims with bound limbs Oct 5, 2007
"She stood out as a heroine in a [TV] sports programme last year by swimming continuously for nine hours, or nearly 14km (8.7 miles), in Lishui River," Mr Huang said. "Next time, she will swim farther and I'll follow her in a boat to ensure safety.". (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Typhoon Sepat claims 15 lives in China Aug 20, 2007
The rainfall in Wenzhou and Lishui is expected to reach a maximum of 200 mm. The southern coastal area of the province is to have wind force exceeding 97 km per hour. In Fujian Province, the rainstorms will also continue for two days. (Xinhuanet, China)
Scientists identify new dinosaur species in east China Aug 15, 2007
After studying dinosaur fossils found in 2000 at a village near the city of Lishui during the construction of a freeway, scientists named the new species "Zhejiangosaurus Lishuiensis", according to an article carried in Acta Geologica Sinica, an English-language academic quarterly magazine published by the Geological Society of China ... They concluded that the fossils showed the Zhejiangosaurus Lishuiensis to be an adult herbivorous nodosaur, measuring six meters in length and more than one... (Xinhuanet, China)
Former Anhui governor under probe for graft Feb 12, 2007
He, 52, used to be the Communist Party secretary of Lishui Area, Zhejiang Province before he was named the deputy governor of Anhui. He's problem was first exposed in the middle of 2005 when a riot happened in Chizhou. (Shanghai Daily)
