Back to their roots Nov 17, 2008
During the 1980s, I visited Xianjia while on a 12-day sightseeing tour of Wuyishan (Wuyi Mountain), Putian, Xiamen and Quanzhou, recalled Liong Hai. I showed the hotel staff a letter that I had brought along, and asked them for directions to my hometown. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Better taste for Chinese peasants in sports Nov 2, 2008
QUANZHOU, Southeast China, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The sixth Chinese National Peasants' Games, the world's only regular sports festival for peasants, witnessed the huge change of Chinese peasant's ways of life in a seven-day journey as it closed here on Saturday evening ... Cao Pileng from Qiancai Village of Quanzhou, drove his car to watch the men's basketball matches everyday. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Farmers sporting prowess put to the test at peasant olympics Oct 30, 2008
By Dan Martin AFP, QUANZHOU, CHINA Thursday, Oct 30, 2008, Page 14 ... Fresh from hosting the biggest ever Olympics, China also is putting on its largest peasant olympics, a quadrennial event held this year in Quanzhou City in the southeastern coastal Fujian Province ... Quanzhou Citys 32,000-seat stadium was virtually empty on Tuesday and no food or drink was provided at venues. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
7th National Peasants' Games open in Quanzhou Oct 27, 2008
Fireworks are displayed during the opening cereomy of the 6th Chinese National Peasants' Games at the Straits Sports Center in Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 26, 2008 ... QUANZHOU, Southeast China, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu declared open the largest-ever National Peasants' Games here on Sunday night, which was the first multi-sport gala in China after the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics ... Photo taken on Oct. 26, 2008 shows a scene of the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Games of peasants, games of joy Oct 25, 2008
QUANZHOU, Southeast China, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Two months after China topped the medal tally in the 2008 Olympic Games, a more joy-oriented multi-sport Games will be held among the country's millions of peasants ... Quanzhou, an old-line seaport in Fujian Province and known as the Eastern terminus of the Maritime Silk Road, will open its arms for about 3,500 countrymen athletes hailing from 32 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, including Taiwan ... The sixth edition in Quanzhou... (Xinhuanet, China)
Typhoon Hagupit nears China's southern coast Sep 22, 2008
It forecast the typhoon moving at 20 to 25 km per hour would begin to affect coastal cities of Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou with strong winds and heavy rains from Tuesday. However, the typhoon's possible landing path would be in the neighboring province of Guangdong. (Xinhua)
* Taiwan approves visas for Chinese at frontier Sep 5, 2008
Also included in the proposal were measures to normalize the small three links X direct communications, transportation and trade links between Kinmen and Matsu and Fuzhou, Xiamen and Quanzhou in Chinas Fujian Province. Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan (D), whose agency drafted the proposal, said it was in line with the peace statement President Ma Ying-jeou (^E) made to mark the recent 50th anniversary of the bombardment of Kinmen. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE: Nation touts medical care for tourists Sep 4, 2008
In June, Yeh led a delegation of representatives from 12 Taiwanese hospitals on a medical tourism fact-finding tour to Shanghai, Quanzhou and Xiamen. A survey conducted by Taipei Veterans General Hospital of Chinese industry players during the tour found the outlook encouraging. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Island officials to face same rules Sep 2, 2008
The trip will also be used to host a variety of activities to promote Kinmens tourism in other cities in Fujian Province, including Quanzhou and Anxi, Lee said. The Kinmen County chief said he would follow new government rules when making his China visit to allow Kinmen residents to better understand the tour. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* FEATURE : Taisi Township re-engages its Muslim roots Aug 31, 2008
They took Ting as their family name and a group of Shamsuddins descendants moved to rural areas of Quanzhou in Fujian Province, Ting said. The Muslim Tings X as they call themselves X followed other Hoklo settlers from Fujian in migrating to Taiwan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China launches emergency response for typhoon Nuri Aug 21, 2008
According to the latest forecast at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nuri was 700 kilometers southeast of Quanzhou, Fujian Province, packing winds of up to 144 km per hour. Nuri was still strengthening and moving northwest at 15 km per hour, according to the headquarters. (Xinhuanet, China)
KMT Party chairman pays tribute to Hakka ancestors Aug 15, 2008
Direct shipping routes between the mainland's Fujian Province and Taiwan opened in 2001 with the Xiamen-Jinmen and Mawei-Mazu routes, and a route was opened in June 2006 to link Quanzhou to Taiwan's Jinmen. A total of 20 ships operate daily between Xiamen, the coastal city near Longyan, and Jinmen, according to the Xiamen frontier inspection station. (Xinhuanet, China)
Read more... Aug 11, 2008
Born in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China, in 1957, and a resident of New York since 1995. Cai is acclaimed as a bold originator of new forms of art that use gunpowder to create what are called "gunpowder drawings" and "explosion events," which are large-scale, often staged out-of-doors displays of explosions or pyrotechnics. (PNN Online)
* Wary China readies for the patriot Games Aug 1, 2008
Chao Shen, a 20-year-old student of international trade, living in Quanzhou, hopes for a nationalist uprising, like the May 4 movement of 1919. We need someone who can lead a revolution, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Typhoon Fung Wong makes landfall in Fujian Jul 29, 2008
Torrential rains were forecast to hit the cities of Ningde, Putian and Quanzhou as well as the provincial capital Fuzhou. Boats bump on waves along the coast of Changle, Fuzhou City, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, July 27, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Taiwan Shuts Exchanges, Businesses and Schools as Typhoon Fung-Wong Hits Jul 28, 2008
China is bracing for torrential rainstorms from Fung-Wong in the southeastern cities of Ningde, Fuzhou, Putian and Quanzhou, said Yang Zhiying, head of flood control headquarters in Fujian, Xinhua reported. The continuous heavy rain is likely to trigger flooding or other secondary disasters,'' he said, according to the news agency. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
More than 270,000 people evacuated as Typhoon approaches Jul 28, 2008
Rainstorms or torrential rainstorms are forecast in the cities of Ningde, Fuzhou, Putian and Quanzhou. "The continuous heavy rain is likely to trigger flood or other secondary disasters," Yang said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Wal-Mart Strikes Pay Deal With Chinese Union Jul 26, 2008
In addition, unions in Shenzhen, in the southern Guangdong province, and in Quanzhou, in the southeastern Fujian province, secured similar pay rises on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, the Wal-Mart spokeswoman said. All employees in China have the right under law to join the ACFTU, which claims some 170 million members and is controlled by the Communist Party. (Forbes)
East China coast cities on alert for Kalmaegi Jul 18, 2008
The storm is expected to bring heavy rain in the next two days to Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou in Fujian, Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province and Shanghai city. Tourists embark to leave Nanji Island as the typhoon Kalmaegi approaches Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 17, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Propping up heritage for future generations Jul 1, 2008
The reconstruction plans of Fulong Temple were formulated by Beijing's Tsinghua University, while the Quanzhou Citong Ancient Building Company in Fujian province and Cultural Relic Protection and Research Design Center of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region will manage the reconstruction in line with Tsinghua's plan. Both were chosen from 152 design institutions nationwide. (Xinhuanet, China)
Quake raises construction fears in China May 16, 2008
Five years later, a similar tragedy occurred in Quanzhou city in Fujian province. In the morning of April 3, a resident in Quanzhou's Luojiang district named He Quantong committed suicide at home by setting fire to himself in protest against authorities' forced demolition of his home. (Asia Times Online)
Buyers With Sales of Over US$600 Billion Scheduled to Meet Greater China Suppliers at Private Sourcing Events in May May 13, 2008
Dates, product categories and locations are: -- May 13: Samsung Custom Private Sourcing Event -- Shenzhen -- May 20: Hand Tools, Gardening Tools -- Ningbo -- May 22: Gifts ties -- Shenzhen -- May 23: Power Supplies, Batteries sories -- Shenzhen -- May 26: Sportswear, Footwear s Bags -- Quanzhou -- May 28: Personal Care h Products -- Shenzhen -- May 30: Telephone Devices -- Shenzhen Global Sources' Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: "Despite a rising RMB and higher manufacturing costs,... (PR Newswire)
Quanzhou Olympic torch relay May 12, 2008
Torchbearer Wang Jiasheng from Quanzhou sport bureau runs with the torch during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 12, 2008 ... QUANZHOU, Southeast China, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay started on Monday in the southeastern coastal city of China, Quanzhou, the third stop in Fujian province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Olympic torch relay sets off in Quanzhou May 12, 2008
Olympic torch relay sets off in southeastern Quanzhou_English_Xinhua. Olympic torch relay sets off in southeastern Quanzhou ... QUANZHOU, Southeast China, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay started on Monday in the southeastern coastal city of China, Quanzhou, the third stop in Fujian province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Olympic torch relay in Fuzhou starts May 11, 2008
After the tour of Fuzhou, the Olympic flame is set to carry on its relay in Quanzhou, the second stop in Fujian province, on Monday. FUZHOU, Fujian, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A chartered plane carrying the flame landed at Fuzhou Changle International Airport in the South East China's Fujian province at 8:35 pm on Saturday after the torch ended its tour in Guangdong province in south China. (Xinhuanet, China)
Olympic flame to go through Fuzhou via sea May 10, 2008
Besides Fuzhou, scenic coastal city of Quanzhou and Xiamen, and Longyan will also hold the relay. After Fujian, the torch will head to Jiangxi province in eastern China. (Xinhuanet, China)
Infotainment Apr 16, 2008
Lai Yingying, 47, of Quanzhou city, performed his stunt in front of the shoe factory where he works as a security guard. The factory supplied the truck which. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
* Bureau vows no easing in plant, animal checks Mar 19, 2008
Chiang said his bureau had stepped up disinfection efforts at airports and harbors across the country, particularly on the outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu, which maintain direct trade and shipping links with the Fujian ports of Xiamen, Mawei and Quanzhou. Chiang also urged people who visit farms overseas to be alert to any changes in their health and to take measures to avoid being infected with contagious diseases. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Power, coal supply continue to resume Feb 12, 2008
Rescuers of the Guangxi Grid work on an electricity tower on the Sanqianjie Mountain in Quanzhou County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China, Feb. 10, 2008. After continuous efforts, the Guangxi Grid finished fixing the last broken electric tower near the Sanqianjie Mountain bordering Quanzhou County and Ziyuan County, on 6 p.m., Feb. 10. (Xinhuanet, China)
Taxing change confronts China Jan 24, 2008
But now I fully understand, after all that has happened," Wang said. On September 25, 2006, a van blocked the front door of the Mingyuan Hotel, 13 people got out and rushed to the reception desk, the financial department and security department of the hotel. Without showing any official credentials, the intruders claimed they were from the taxation authority and had come to check the hotels accounts. The check lasted about half an hour. Only when the people were about to leave did they show the... (Asia Times Online)
China, Kuwait firms to build refinery Dec 5, 2007
Another joint venture involving ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco and Sinopec will expand a petrochemical refinery at Quanzhou, in neighboring Fujian province. The refinery projects are intended to help relieve chronic shortages of oil products in the booming manufacturing region. (CNN -- International)
Washburn: How they got to the China Tour Nov 22, 2007
Hometown: Quanzhou, Fujian Province, Southeast ChinaCurrent residence: Xiamen, Fujian Province, Southeast China After graduating from college and going to work for his father's construction company, Wu traded his morning wushu regimen (he studied Chinese martial arts for 15 years) for rounds of golf. "I wanted to grow my business, and I knew wealthy and well-connected people played golf," Wu explained. (ESPN -- Golf)
* Linkin Park rises to the occasion Nov 19, 2007
The additional dramatic cast, brought in from Quanzhou (u{), China to complement the musical performance with a visual and dramatic element, was at no stage an integral part of the performance, and while not unattractive to look at, did not add much to the impact of Wang's own performance. Singing accompanied only by a pipa and Chinese flute, Wang had magnificent presence on stage, and presented the songs with all the formal beauty that one expects from nanguan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China's Hu, Taiwan envoy meet at APEC Sep 9, 2007
I replied my hometown is Lukang, Taiwan's second-largest city 200 years ago, where people from China's Quanzhou settled. " Photographs of the meeting showed Shih and Hu sitting side-by-side on a small leather couch smiling while other leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting sat nearby, including Philippine President Gloria Arroyo. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said late Saturday he did not know about the meeting, and the Foreign Ministry did not have an... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Foreign females embrace art of kungfu tea Sep 8, 2007
Today, it remains popular in Guangdong and in the Zhangzhou and Quanzhou areas of Fujian Province. And the GWIC, which boasts a regular membership of 500-plus foreigners from all over the world, regularly arranges trips to Tao Ran Tea House in historic Shamian Island, so that members can be introduced to this traditional pursuit. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Business Briefs Sep 5, 2007
Possible locations for the venture include Quanzhou in Fujian Province, he said. Evergreen Group will join a mainland partner to form a shipbuilding venture in Quanzhou that will run a 350,000 tonne capacity dock, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News said yesterday, citing group chairman Chang Yung-fa (iao). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Typhoon Sepat claims 15 lives in China Aug 20, 2007
Typhoon Sepat landed in Chongwu Town, Hui'an County of Quanzhou City early Sunday morning, lashed the central and north parts of Fujian with gale and rainstorm ... The typhoon damaged 366 houses in Quanzhou City of Fujian, inundated 5,920 hectares of crops, and cut off road traffic and power supply lines in some regions, affecting 162,600 people and inflicting an economic loss of 72 million yuan ... Rainfall in Ningde, Fuzhou, Putian and Quanzhou, four major coastal cities, will range from 200... (Xinhuanet, China)
Landslide triggered by Sepat kills 2 Aug 19, 2007
Typhoon Sepat, the ninth for this year that landed in Chongwu town, Hui'an county of Quanzhou City early Sunday morning, lashed the central and northern parts of the province with gale and rainstorm ... The typhoon damaged 366 houses in Quanzhou, destroyed crops on 5,920 hectares of land, cut off power supply lines on 5. (Xinhuanet, China)
Typhoon Sepat lands in east China Aug 19, 2007
It rained heavily in the Fujian cities of Ningde, Fuzhou, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou early Sunday morning, according to the Fujian provincial meteorological station. Sepat was moving northwest and was expected to arrive in Jiangxi Province on Sunday afternoon, said an expert with the Fujian meteorological station. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Ma, Hsieh continue battle over cross-strait policies Jun 20, 2007
The "small three links" refer to direct shipping services maintained between Taiwan's outlying islands of Kinmen and Matsu with the three Chinese ports of Xiamen, Mawei and Quanzhou in Fujian Province. At present, only people with household registrations in Kinmen or Matsu and Quanzhou in Fujian are allowed to travel between Taiwan and China via the links. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* Kinmen official makes `small three links' tourism plea Jun 17, 2007
Quanzhou in Fujian was also added to the links last year. Veterans Affairs Commission (VAC) Chairman Hu Cheng-pu (JH) said last week that the VAC would set up service centers on Kinmen and Matsu to assist veterans and their dependents traveling to and from China via the "small three links.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
66 killed as floods sweep S. China Jun 11, 2007
On Thursday and Friday, when senior high school graduates across the country were taking the annual college entrance examination, thousands of candidates in Quanzhou county of Guangxi had to be moved to backup exam centers as heavy rain submerged their classrooms. In Central China's Hunan Province, heavy rainfall on the fifth successive day yesterday left three people dead, one missing, 158,000 homeless and affecting more than 1. (China Daily)
Regulator urged to decontrol Net TV Jun 7, 2007
In December 2005, the broadcasting authorities in Quanzhou, in East China's Province, ordered the closure of an IPTV service jointly run by China Telecom and Media Group (SMG), despite the fact that SMG had been granted a license to operate the service by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Wei said he expected to see the further "convergence" of telephone, Internet and cable TV networks. (People's Daily Online, China)
Trying to fix aid gone bad Jun 7, 2007
Near the city of Quanzhou, for instance, more than 8,000 hectares of estuary are now covered in the grass, turning forests into fields. It invaded most of the major estuaries in this province, he said. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
1M text messages protest China plant Jun 1, 2007
Irving, Texas-based ExxonMobil Corp.; Saudi Aramco, the Saudi government oil company; and China's No. 2 oil company, China Petroleum cal Co., better known as Sinopec, announced in March they were expanding a joint venture chemical plant in the southeastern city of Quanzhou to produce paraxylene and other chemicals. All rights reserved. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
The Chinese Cosmetic Surgery Market Presents Strong Opportunities for Foreign Suppliers Apr 12, 2007
Business Wire: public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing. April 12, 2007 01:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time. (BusinessWire)
Q1 Ends With a Whimper Mar 31, 2007
ExxonMobil () strengthened its foothold in China by signing two joint ventures with Sinopec and Saudi Aramco to upgrade a refinery in Quanzhou City and run 750 gas stations, according to the Associated Press. The refinery will expand its capacity to produce 240,000 barrels a day. (SmartMoney)
ExxonMobil, Sinopec, Saudi Aramco sign China refinery, fuel station deal -UPDATE Mar 30, 2007
The capacity of the Fujian project, located in Quanzhou City, will be tripled to 240,000 barrels per day. The facility will process mainly sour Arabian crude oil, the company said. (Forbes -- Markets)
U.S. buyout firm invests in Titan Petrochemicals Mar 29, 2007
It signed a memorandum of understanding for the potential acquisition of Titan Quanzhou Shipyard, it said, without giving details. Profit contribution from the tanker fleet dropped to 75 percent from 90 percent a year earlier, Cheung said. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
* Taiwan Quick Take Mar 25, 2007
In view of the heavy traffic flow between Kinmen and Xiamen, Kinmen and Quanzhou, and Matsu and Mawei, the government will continue to bolster its resources for sea disaster rescue operations. Construction MOEA unveils gravel plan The nation can manage with its present gravel stockpile until the end of next month, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
This little piggy's just weird Mar 8, 2007
Only last month there were reports of a pig being born in Quanzhou in East China's Fujian province with two mouths and four eyes. smh. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Chinese mainland-Taiwan sea routes transport record number of passengers Feb 26, 2007
The three sea routes of Xiamen-Jinmen, Mawei-Mazu and Quanzhou-Jinmen have transported a total number of 23,439 passengers during the week-long holiday. The Quanzhou-Jinmen route, which was opened in June last year, saw about 1,456 passengers, including 1,262 Taiwan passengers and 194 from the mainland, according to statistics from the Quanzhou Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. (People's Daily Online, China)
Launch of First Fully Integrated Refining, Petrochemicals and Fuels Marketing Joint Venture Projects with Foreign Participation in China Feb 25, 2007
The Fujian Refining and Ethylene Joint Venture Project, located in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, will expand the existing refinery from 80,000 barrels-per-day (4 million tons-per-year) to 240,000 barrels-per-day (12 million tons-per-year) ... -- Expand the existing refinery in Quanzhou, Fujian Province from 80 KBD (4 million tons-per-year) to 240 KBD (12 million tons-per-year) ... -- October 2002, State Council approved the JFS. -- July 8, 2005, partners held a groundbreaking ceremony in Quanzhou,... (Canada Newswire)
