China Stocks Fall; Shanghai Composite Index Drops 50% From Peak Apr 22, 2008
The company will reduce lead output by 5,800 metric tons and zinc by 6,200 tons as it halts plants in Qujing, Yunnan province, from mid- April to May 28, the company said today in a statement. China's biggest producer of refined zinc, lost 0. (Bloomberg)
Chinese trial over fake receipts Feb 22, 2008
"The fake receipts that were confiscated could load two lorries," Chai Jiaping, deputy head of the Qujing Municipal Public Security Bureau, told Xinhua news agency. The five men will be tried at Luoping County People's Court in neighbouring Yunnan province. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
China's Southern Region Hit by Snow, Stranding 20,000 Vehicles on Highways Feb 18, 2008
We have taken effective measures to ensure the people, especially those with economic difficulties, have enough food, winter clothes and a warm place to stay,'' said Yue Yuesheng, mayor of Qujing, the second-largest city in Yunnan. The province, like others in the south, was starting to recover after the worst snowstorms since 1954 cut power and water supplies and paralyzed transport links. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Blackouts In China City As Snowy Weather Revisits Feb 18, 2008
BEIJING - More than two million people have been hit by power cuts in China's Qujing city and thousands have been stranded on highways as snowy weather revisits the southwest region, state media said on Saturday ... Power plants at Qujing, the second-largest city in Yunnan province, have barely enough coal reserves for three days and snow has blocked roads, Xinhua News Agency said, citing local government officials. (Planet Ark, United States)
Thousands stranded as snow returns to south China Feb 17, 2008
The government is also struggling to bring the electricity grid back up in the eastern Yunnan city of Qujing. China said earlier this week it aimed to complete repairs to power lines and restore normal power supply by the end of March. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
* World News Quick Take Feb 5, 2008
The accident was at 6:30am in Qujing, a mountainous area, Xinhua news agency reported. The 17-car train went out of control shortly after leaving Geyitou station, jumping off the track and plowing into a number of houses. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Local gov'ts ordered to better protect arable land Jul 13, 2007
4 hectares of farmland from the Qujing City Government who illegally expropriated the land for the construction of a vocational education center. The project has been banned after the Qujing City government submitted a written self-criticism to the provincial government. (Xinhuanet, China)
