Chinese reporters get shot at police gun briefing Jul 19, 2008
Two others were slightly injured in the incident in Nanchong, southern China. White smoke was rising in the room and crushed stone-like things were scattered all around. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
New life for coalin quake's aftermath Jul 15, 2008
8 billion) to build a 4GW nuclear plant at Pengan county in Nanchong city. After China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co was selected as the contractor in 2007, the Sichuan provincial government initially planned to start the construction in 2010, with a target to commission the facility in 2014. (Asia Times Online)
On Your Left: The Unabomber's Cabin Jun 22, 2008
These cities are Dazhou, Guang'an, Leshan, Liangshan, Luzhou, Meishan, Nanchong, Neijiang, Panzhihua, Suining, Yibin, Zigong and Ziyang. Of some 4,000 scenic areas in the province, 568 were damaged. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Fallout from China's quake could include inflation May 22, 2008
At Nanchong Huilong Food Co., the manager for purchasing and sales said that when he called about supplies, pig farmers answered with a stony silence ... At Nanchong Huilong, most of the company's 180 employees haven't returned to work since the quake rattled the plant, about 160 miles southeast of Wenchuan, said the manager, who would give only his last name, Gao. (Yahoo News -- Global Economy)
China to investigate cultural relic damages May 20, 2008
In Nanchong city, northeast Sichuan, a temple built during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) on Lifeng Peak suffered roof and wall collapses and huge cracks could be seen in the beams. The death toll from the powerful earthquake, China's worst in more than 30 years, rose to 32,477 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Sunday, with 220,109 injured, according to the emergency response office of the State Council. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rescue operation and disaster relief for victims in the worst earthquake over decades are of top priority of the nation, and thus require concerted efforts from the whole country, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said.• Deaths estimated over 50,000, 19,509 confirmed May 16, 2008
"The PLA soldiers are saviors for us. Without them, my daughter couldn't have survived," said Song Xuanzhong, from Nanchong City of Sichuan. His daughter Song Yanmei, a young beautician, had been buried in the rubble of a collapsed beauty parlor in Yingxiu Township of Wenchuan County, the epicenter, for almost three days by Thursday afternoon. (Xinhuanet, China)
PetroChina, Sinopec Shut Some Sichuan Gas Output as Safety Step on Quake May 14, 2008
China National has shut its refinery in the Sichuan city of Nanchong, it said in its company China Oil News today. The Beijing-based oil producer sent 100,000 metric tons of emergency fuel supplies to Sichuan after the earthquake, it said. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Nurses in action after quake jolts SW China May 13, 2008
Newly born babies are moved to open space to avoid danger in a hospital after an earthquake occurred in Nanchong, a city of southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008 ... Earthquake was felt in Nanchong, Chengdu, Chongqing, Zhengzhou and Lanzhou. (Xinhuanet, China)
Health Ministry plans to improve rural sanitation Feb 19, 2008
A nurse gives a young boy a measles shot last year at a primary school in the Shunqing district of Nanchong, Sichuan province. Cheng Chaosheng. (Xinhuanet, China)
China sets strict rules on rabies-related dog killing Nov 13, 2007
"Most rabies cases were found in rural areas," he said, identifying that the Bijie area in northwest Guizhou province, Guigang in southeast Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Nanchong in northeast Sichuan province were the top three prefectural-level cities affected by the disease. Mao said the occurrence of rabies was rising in China, particularly since 2000. (Xinhuanet, China)
Student with Internet addiction offers lessons Jul 23, 2007
"He is a gifted student, plain and simple," says Zhang Fei's class advisor at the Sichuan Nanchong No 11 Middle School, Zhang Zhengfei. "But he does grapple with some serious challenges, such as an addiction to the Internet and computer games," the biology teacher explains. (Xinhuanet, China)
* World News Quick Take Jun 8, 2007
Two male occupants of the car brandished knives before fleeing, leaving the car and babies behind at the scene in Nanchong City. Police later discovered the car had been reported stolen in Shanghai and suspect that the babies had been abducted. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
New village banks to aid China's rural banking industry Mar 1, 2007
The Huimin village bank and Huimin finance company, located in Yilong county on the outskirts of Nanchong, are among the first five village banks to be approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), the industry watchdog, said Cheng Keng, deputy director of the commission's Sichuan provincial branch ... The Huimin village bank has a registered capital of 2 million yuan (256,410 U.S. dollars), with the state-owned Nanchong Commercial Bank holding 50 percent of the shares and five... (Xinhuanet, China)
