Visit by Chinese Is Special to Local Girl Nov 30, 2008
The Maoming Welfare Institute (MWI) in Guangdong Province in southern China is about a six-hour train ride from Guangzhou (formerly Canton) through rolling hills past farmland, mining camps, duck and fish farms ... "I came from Maoming, and I got to go there," she said. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Wal-Mart gains foothold in China Oct 20, 2008
LOUDI, China - Maoming, Wuhu and Loudi ... 3 million people and Maoming in the south has 6. (MSNBC -- Business)
Typhoon hits China Sep 25, 2008
Packing winds of 106 mph, the storm made landfall in the city of Maoming after lashing the Asian financial center of Hong Kong, where schools and courts remained closed ... Hagupit blew over trees and billboards in Maoming, and it forced the closure of schools in the city of Zhanjiang, Xinhua said. (MSNBC -- International)
Typhoon Hits South China, Kills Three Sep 25, 2008
Streets were deserted and shops and businesses shuttered as the storm uprooted trees and brought down billboards in cities across Guangdong, including Maoming where the centre of the storm made landfall. The state news agency Xinhua described typhoon Hagupit as "the worst to hit Guangdong in more than a decade", but it was not clear by what gauge it was measuring the storm considering typhoons in the past have triggered heavy death tolls. (Planet Ark, United States)
Typhoon Hagupit lands in south China Sep 24, 2008
The 14th strong typhoon of the year made landfall in the coastal areas of Chencun Town, Dianbai County in the city of Maoming, the provincial meteorological bureau said. In high alarm of the typhoon, the province recalled more than 50,000 ships and nearly 200,000 fishermen or crew members on Tuesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Heavy rain poses threat to S China Jun 18, 2008
Downpours continued on Tuesday in the cities of Zhanjiang, Heyuan, Maoming and Meizhou in Guangdong. More rains were forecast in the upper reaches of Xijiang River over the next three days, adding risks of flooding in the province, the headquarters said. (Xinhuanet, China)
* World News Quick Take Jun 9, 2008
The Guangzhou Daily reported that one primary school student died after being swept away by a flood on Saturday in Maoming. It said another primary school student and a high school student were missing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Worst rainstorms in 50 years hit southeast China Jun 8, 2008
The Guangzhou Daily newspaper reported that one primary school student died after being swept away by a flood on Saturday in Maoming in the west of Guangdong province. It said another primary school student and a high school student were missing. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Guangdong reports third child death from EV71 virus May 5, 2008
The 2-year-old boy died on Saturday of hand, foot and mouth disease, triggered by the enter virus 71 (EV71), in Maoming City after medical treatment failed, according to the provincial health department. He fell ill on Wednesday with symptoms of lung and brain edema and heart failure. (Xinhuanet, China)
Oil prices near $115 a barrel Apr 18, 2008
Asia's top refiner Sinopec Corp bought 300,000 tonnes of diesel for May after a blast at its major 270,000- barrel-per-day (bpd) Maoming refinery in southern Guangdong province. Including rival PetroChina's purchases, China's total diesel imports totalled 600,000 tonnes for May, near the record-high 842,000 tonnes shipped in for January. (India Times)
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They visited Samantha s orphanage in Maoming in Guandong province ... While in Maoming, the Becker- Weidmans shopped for clothes, diapers and supplies for the babies. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
China's Ambassador to the United States to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell Sep 8, 2007
Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd and Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Monday, September 10, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. ET Contacts: Maoming Zhang (202) 745-6570 NASDAQ MarketSite: Jolene Libretto; 646. 441. (Primezone Releases)
* Chen's upcoming speech at US press club irritates China May 20, 2007
After hearing of the plans for the event about two weeks ago, the Chinese embassy's press counselor Chu Maoming (ZW) invited press club president Jerry Zremski for lunch, where he expressed his complaint, Hickman told the Taipei Times. Hickman also attended the lunch. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
2 dead in stabbing attack May 18, 2007
GUANGZHOU: A 17-year-old student stabbed six of his classmates on Tuesday evening at their school in Maoming, South China's Province, leaving two dead and four injured. Wu Jianguo, a second grade student at the No 3 Middle School of Dianbai County in Maoming, attacked six students, all from the second grade, with a knife at 8:30 pm. (People's Daily Online, China)
Chinese hackers get the drop on fashion houses (John Phillips) May 13, 2007
A spokesman at the Chinese Embassy in Washington dismissed the "sensational" SISDE report as "irresponsible" and driven by "ulterior motives." "The Chinese government expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to it," spokesman Chu Maoming said. Paola Pisa, fashion reporter for the Rome daily Il Messaggero, said the report deserves close attention from top Italian fashion houses such as Fendi, Gucci and Prada, whose accessory designs frequently are copied illicitly. (Washington Times)
Beijing yields - somewhat - to Hollywood pressure on Darfur Apr 13, 2007
"If someone wants to pin Olympic Games and Darfur issue together to raise his/her fame, he/she is playing a futile trick," the spokesman, Chu Maoming, wrote. National pride in China has been surging over the coming Olympics. (International Herald Tribune)
Darfur Collides With Olympics, and China Yields Apr 13, 2007
If someone wants to pin Olympic Games and Darfur issue together to raise his/her fame, he/she is playing a futile trick,; the spokesman, Chu Maoming, wrote. National pride in China has been surging over the coming Olympics, with a gigantic clock in Tiananmen Square counting down the minutes to the Games, and Olympic souvenir stores sprouting all over with the ;One World, One Dream; Beijing Olympics motto. (The Ledger)
In Major Shift, U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Some Chinese Paper Mar 31, 2007
A spokesman at the Embassy of China, Chu Maoming, said in Washington that China expressed ;strong objection; to the Commerce Department announcement, which he said sets a bad precedent that could damage China-United States relations. The Chinese side strongly urges the U.S. side to reconsider the decision and reverse it as soon as possible,; he said. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Launch pad planned for Hainan Mar 7, 2007
Possible sites include: Hainan Island, and Zhanjiang and Maoming in Province. Apart from the satellite and oil projects, Wei said Hainan was also preparing to build a nuclear electric power plant. (People's Daily Online, China)
US Brings a WTO Case Against China Over Subsidies (Update2) Feb 3, 2007
Chu Maoming, a spokesman at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, had no immediate comment on the filing. Nicholas Lardy, senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics in Washington, said he expected the Chinese reaction to be ``very low key'' even though 55 percent of Chinese exports might be affected by the case. (Bloomberg)
