Warning signs from the centre of the boom Sep 1, 2008
A worker manually assembles and tests lighters made at the Zhengjiang Tiger Lighter Co. Ltd. in Wenzhou, China. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail). (Globe and Mail)
Two Worlds Delve Deep for Answers Aug 20, 2008
"Wenzhou University is quite like here, its right by the water and river and lakes so we hope we can get further opportunities to develop each other's programs," Wenzhou University Scientist Li Yan said. Li is a scientist at Keuka College's partner university in Wenzhou, China. (R News)
* Cross-strait monopoly not a sound proposition Aug 15, 2008
However, the half-baked approach resulted in China agreeing to only open smaller ports like Xiamen and Wenzhou for indirect links with Keelung and Kaohsiung, while the five biggest ports remained closed to Taiwan. In his book Governing by Expertise, Siew describes Kaohsiung harbors superior geographical location as an Asia-Pacific transshipment center and how Chinese harbors could ship cargo on small and medium-sized ships to Kaohsiung for transshipment, turning them into Kaohsiung satellite... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
AirMedia Reports Unaudited Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results Aug 12, 2008
In July 2008, AirMedia succeeded in a highly competitive selection process and obtained the exclusive concession rights from Wenzhou Yongqiang Airport to operate all digital and traditional media formats in both the old and new terminals of Wenzhou Airport until December 31, 2013. AirMedia will make a comprehensive advertising media plan for Wenzhou Airport and pay concession fees to operate all these media exclusively. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Chinese Islamists threaten Olympics Aug 8, 2008
In that recording, Commander Seyfullah of TIP claimed credit for several attacks, including the May 5 Shanghai bus bombing which killed three; another Shanghai attack; an attack on police in Wenzhou on July 17 using an explosives-laden tractor; a bombing of a Guangzhou plastic factory on July 17; and bombings of three buses in Yunnan province on July 21. Three people were killed as a result of the explosion on the crowded bus in Shanghai on May 5, police and witnesses said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Transport curbs for the Olympics are rippling beyond Beijing Aug 6, 2008
Zhejiang Adwin Furniture, based in Wenzhou, a hive of enterprise in eastern Zhejiang Province, stopped shipping its furniture to Beijing and the northeast of the country as early as June, said an executive, Liu Yongcheng. Heavy trucks arriving from the south are being turned back as far away as Dezhou, in Shandong Province, nearly 300 kilometers, or 185 miles, from central Beijing, said Yang Xinlei, a senior executive at Gtime Logistics in Beijing. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
US housing woes slice margins of China's furniture exporters Aug 3, 2008
The furniture factories outside the manufacturing hub of Wenzhou are eerily quiet, victims of a housing crisis half a world away in the US that is sapping demand for everything from beds to bookcases. Wenzhou is the entrepreneurial heart of Zhejiang, a thriving eastern province that was China's biggest exporter of furniture in the first five months of the year ... Officials from President Hu Jintao down have conducted a series of high profile inspection visits, including to Wenzhou, to see how... (Business Report, South Africa)
* Wary China readies for the patriot Games Aug 1, 2008
Another rights defender, Hou Wenzhou (P), was kept without trial for 18 days in Qincheng prison. There was no arrest warrant. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Thorp teachers return from training peers in China Aug 1, 2008
Sparks and LaLanne spent three days at the Wenzhou Primary Experimental School on the East China Sea providing the training. advertisement LaLanne said they worked in some sightseeing during the trip. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Two tormented Chinese Catholic souls Jul 31, 2008
Many of these people report converting to Christianity in their villages (they are mostly from the Wenzhou area, in Zhejiang province) because a wandering pastor stopped by their house and saved one sick relative through his prayers. In return, the family converted. (Asia Times Online)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Beijing cites numerous Olympic threats Jul 29, 2008
Police, cited by Xinhua, said the bus explosion in Shanghai in which three people died was caused by an oil fire and the Wenzhou explosion by a debt-ridden gambler, while there's no evidence to connect the Kunming bus bombings to terrorism. "Although the Turkistan Islamic Party claimed that they were responsible, I personally think that it's all bluff and bluster," said Li, the counterterrorism expert. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Typhoon weakens as it hits China, no deaths reported Jul 29, 2008
Wenzhou and Taizhou, business and industry centres on the coast of Zhejiang, were lashed by torrential rains, it said. Forecasters in rural Anhui province, inland from China's coast, warned that it too faced violent rains that could trigger landslides and hill collapses, the China News Service reported. (AlertNet)
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)
Typhoon Fung Wong weakens into tropical storm Jul 29, 2008
In Wenzhou, Zhejiang, rain totals 334 ... Some freeways were closed, while 16 flights in Wenzhou were canceled and one was diverted on Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
China downplays claims of a jihad Jul 28, 2008
An alleged blast in the city of Wenzhou actually occurred in May and the Wenzhou police chief, Chen Shichun, said that was not terrorism, but a revenge attack by a disgruntled gambler. "Nonsense. The explosion totally had nothing to do with terrorist groups," Mr Chen told Xinhua. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Briquettes, burners and cleaner coal Jul 28, 2008
" Wenzhou's restaurants served food that customers wanted to eat, cobblers made shoes that people wanted to wear and some of its entrepreneurs even drove their own cars. The Cultural Revolution ended and Wang returned to Dalian convinced that "all this collective socialism, eating from the one iron pot, was not going to last". Wang took up another idle job, at a manual flood warning station, and saw how everyone was always complaining about their rice being cold. He started importing rice... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
* Uighur group says it launched attacks Jul 27, 2008
In a video statement, Commander Seyfullah of the Turkestan Islamic Party claimed credit for several attacks, including the May 5 Shanghai bus bombing that killed three; another Shanghai attack; an attack on police in Wenzhou on July 17 using an explosive-laden tractor; a bombing of a Guangzhou plastic factory on July 17; and bombings of three buses in Yunnan Province on Thursday. Three people were killed as a result of the explosion on the crowded bus in Shanghai on May 5, police and witnesses... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Muslim group declares war on Olympics Jul 27, 2008
Seyfullah claimed responsibility for the May 5 Shanghai bus bombing, which killed three; another Shanghai attack; an attack on police in Wenzhou on July 17 using an explosives-laden tractor; bombing of a Guangzhou plastics factory on July 17, and bombings of three buses in Yunnan province on July 21. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Terror Threats to Olympic Games Jul 27, 2008
Seyfullah said the group bombed two public buses in Shanghai on May 5 and "took action against police" in Wenzhou on July 17 with a tractor loaded with explosives. 1. (ABC News)
Why are emerging markets doing so well? Jul 26, 2008
A weekly newspaper in China's Wenzhou province asked its readers: If you had to choose between your business and your family, what would it be ... The Wenzhou survey, cited in a recent book "Globality," co-written by Hemerling and two BCG colleagues, is part of a new way of looking at the changing balance of economic power. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Terrorists aim at Olympics Jul 26, 2008
In a video statement, Commander Seyfullah of the Turkestan Islamic Party claimed credit for several attacks, including the 5 May Shanghai bus bombing which killed three; another Shanghai attack; an attack on police in Wenzhou on 17 July using an explosive-laden tractor; a bombing of a Guangzhou plastic factory on 17 July; and bombings of three buses in Yunnan province on 21 July. Three people were killed as a result of the explosion on the crowded bus in Shanghai on 5 May, police and witnesses... (iAfrica.com)
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Saturday, July 26, 2008. Uighur group claims China bus blasts, threatens Olympics Posted: 26 July 2008 1008 hrs. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Terror group threatens attack on Olympics Jul 26, 2008
Seyfullah said the group bombed two public buses in Shanghai on May 5 and "took action against police" in Wenzhou on July 17 with a tractor loaded with explosives. The group also bombed a plastic factory in Guangzhou on July 17 and bombed three public buses in Yunnan on July 21, according to IntelCenter. (India Times, India)
Why emerging markets are rocketing ahead Jul 24, 2008
A weekly newspaper in China's Wenzhou province asked its readers: If you had to choose between your business and your family, what would it be ... The Wenzhou survey, cited in a recent book Globality, co-written by Mr. Hemerling and two BCG colleagues, is part of a new way of looking at the changing balance of economic power. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
East China coast cities on alert for Kalmaegi Jul 18, 2008
Tourists embark to leave Nanji Island as the typhoon Kalmaegi approaches Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 17, 2008. More than 600 tourists on Nanji Island have been evacuated to safe places till 13 pm Thursday. (Xinhuanet, China)
China said Thursday night it had launched a level-three flood control emergency response mechanism to cope with Typhoon Kalmaegi.• Typhoon Kalmaegi likely to land east China Jul 18, 2008
It was reported to arrive 519 km southeast to Zhejiang's Wenzhou at 5:00 p.m.. It might also move northward along Zhejiang's coastline, according to the provincial meteorological station. (Xinhuanet, China)
Market Changes in Raw Materials Accelerate the Transformation of Lighter Manufacturing Enterprises in Zhejiang Jul 16, 2008
It is hard to get an order like this, since less than 100 plants among more than 500 lighter manufacturers in Wenzhou can start production. Wenzhou is China's metal lighter manufacturing base, home to companies like Wenzhou Lucheng Yikang Lighter Factory ( - c3130483-Wenzhou_Lucheng_Yikang_Lighter_Factory/ ), who shares 70 percent of global lighter market ... Developing high- end lighters and industrial upgrading is currently the way out for the Wenzhou lighter industry ( ). (PR Newswire)
China oil demand unmoved by power woes Jul 14, 2008
In eastern Wenzhou, one of China's private-sector incubators for making lighters, pumps and shoes, about 20 per cent of the city's 360,000 small businesses have plans to shut down from June through August, the head of a local industry group told Reuters. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Letters to the Editor Jun 30, 2008
For instance, I come from Wenzhou, a coastal city where more than 10 percent of the population is Christian ... Chen Yuerong Wenzhou, China. (Christian Science Monitor)
Businesses in China take a pre-Olympics hit Jun 24, 2008
Wang Yueying, a native of Wenzhou, an entrepreneurial hot spot in eastern China, sat behind the counter of her store, tying a ribbon on a gold Christmas ornament. She said only about 20% of her business came from repeat orders on the Web. (Yahoo News -- Global Economy)
China railway building accident kills 7 Jun 21, 2008
The government of Wenzhou, in the booming coastal province of Zhejiang, has sent more than 450 rescuers to the scene to dig through the rubble, an official city news website (www. 66wz. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Railway steel structure collapse kills at least six, injures two in E China Jun 21, 2008
WENZHOU, Zhejiang Province, June 21 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and another two severely injured as the steel structure of a railway collapsed on Saturday morning in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, according to sources with the Wenzhou city government. The accident occurred at about 9:00 a.m. Saturday when a steel structure on the Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway under construction collapsed, hit nearby houses, and buried more than 10 people. (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)
Chinese citizen killed in Thailand's south Jun 2, 2008
The Chinese citizen, who held a valid tourist visa to Thailand, was indentified as Cai Wensheng, 56, from the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in eastern China. Cai was shot in the head by assailants in Ra-Ngae district, Narathiwat province at around 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon and was confirmed dead after sent to hospital, Wu Yangyu, Chinese Consul-General based in Songkhla province in Thai south, told Xinhua, quoting local police. (Xinhuanet, China)
Bus crash in China kills 14 May 17, 2008
The official Xinhua News Agency says an explosion occurred when the bus and tractor collided Saturday in Wenzhou city, killing 13 people immediately. Another person died later in a hospital. (USA Today -- News)
Olympic torch relay to start in Nanchang May 15, 2008
It will next reach Wenzhou in Zhejiang province. Editor: Sun Yunlong. (Xinhuanet, China)
Deadly virus hits Beijing May 6, 2008
The official Xinhua news agency later identified the victim as a 5-year-old boy in Wenzhou city. Enterovirus 71, or EV71, has also been blamed for the deaths of 22 children in neighbouring Anhui province and three children in southern Guangdong province. (iAfrica.com)
Guangdong keeps value in clear-out Apr 23, 2008
Wang Zhentao, president of Aokang Group, one of China's leading shoemakers, which has three plants in eastern China's Wenzhou city and southwest Chongqing municipality, said most of the shoe companies, including Aokang, were affected by rising material costs and labor shortages. "The new workers we recruit are not only producing goods not up to the standard, but also with lower efficiency," he said. (Asia Times Online)
Daily Briefing Mar 21, 2008
The delegation will visit Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo, Wuhan, Nanchang, Wenzhou, Changsha and Xian. Members will touch base with companies that already have a presence in metro Atlanta and meet with prospects. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
China businesslooks homewards Mar 4, 2008
Wenzhou Ouhai Xingda Flour Co Ltd, based in eastern Jiangsu province, suspended exporting flour towards the end of last year, said manager Zhu Yihuai. Other major flour mills in the province that exported substantive amounts in 2007 followed. (Asia Times Online)
Where giants jostle Feb 29, 2008
As well as being the planned outlet to the Indian Ocean, Burma has become an open market for China's hungry entrepreneurs and traders, like Mr Lin from the manufacturing powerhouse of Wenzhou. He crossed the border with us on the way to his factory in Rangoon, where 40 Burmese workers earning the equivalent of $30 a month make metal shop awnings and shutters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
More Chinese businesses shift from exports to home market Feb 28, 2008
Wenzhou Ouhai Xingda Flour Co. Ltd., a pillar enterprise in the cereal sector in the eastern Jiangsu Province, suspended exporting flour as it neared 2008, said Zhu Yihuai, manager of the business. Following on his heels were a list of major flour mills in the province that exported substantive amounts in 2007. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese exporters struggle with rise in yuan's value Feb 26, 2008
In Wenzhou, a center for private-sector start-ups in Zhejiang Province, the higher rate of the yuan's rise late last year forced about half the new companies that opened in 2007 to suspend operations before the end of the year, said Zhou Dewen, who heads the Wenzhou Small and Medium-Size Enterprise Development Promotion Association. In 2006, fewer than 20 percent of Wenzhou's new businesses failed to survive until the end of the year ... "The average profitability of Wenzhou enterprises stands... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Chinese fall hard for imported holiday of Val's Day Feb 15, 2008
In the booming eastern city of Wenzhou, young couples rushing to get married on this special day led a downtown registry office to open 30 minutes early on Thursday morning -- and to stop accepting divorce applications for the day. Even old couples want to try the Western holiday: 60 years into their marriage, a couple in Xi'an in northwestern Shaanxi Province decided they, too, wanted to celebrate Valentine's Day. (Xinhuanet, China)
Blowing whistle on safety in China Jan 23, 2008
APChinese firefighters try torescue a man who survived the collapse of a privately owned workshop in Xialin village of Wenzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province on Sunday. Seven workers were found dead, and 12 others were injured. (MSNBC -- International)
read this article Jan 22, 2008
Then there are areas such as Wenzhou in Zhejiang province where the local government looked the other way as private entrepreneurs engaged in capitalist practices before it was officially sanctioned and even collaborated with local entrepreneurs to allow vibrant underground financial markets to flourish. Given the vast differences among local governments in their orientation towards the private sector, it is overly simplistic to assume Chinas private entrepreneurs face similar business... (Far Eastern Economic Review)
Government May Require Long-Term Foreign Residents to Have Japanese Skills Jan 15, 2008
Wenzhou Song, 44, a consultant who founded the Tokyo software company Softbrain Co., said a language rule shouldn't exclude talented people from immigrating. It's a very difficult line to draw,'' he said. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Shanghai breaks with market principles Jan 9, 2008
Newly rich coal mine owners and notorious Wenzhou speculators are among those have moved in to buy real estate in Shanghai over the past year, helping to push up housing prices. Average house prices in Shanghai were up 8. (Asia Times Online)
China starts construction on railway linking special economic zones Jan 6, 2008
Currently, two railway lines, one links Wenzhou of Zhejiang Province with Fuzhou, capital of Fujian, and the other links Fuzhou and Xiamen, are under construction. Xiamen and Shenzhen are among the first four special economic zones designated by the state council in 1980. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
France fetes its 50th fowl festival Dec 28, 2007
This month, a passenger lost the nearly quarter of a million dollars after it was reportedly stolen from his bag en route from Guangzhou to Wenzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, the China Daily said. Apparently this person hadn't heard of something called traveler's checks. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
China tries to raise quality of its seafood Dec 28, 2007
Recent FDA data also show rejections of filthy frozen lobster tails shipped by the Wenzhou Xinxin Sunglasses Company in Zhejiang Province. When contacted recently, Fang Changqing, the company's export manager, denied that his company, which makes sunglasses, had anything to do with seafood. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
China's beer, chocolate and a gateway to Europe Dec 25, 2007
In the first month after that, shoes exported to the EU from the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, one of the largest shoe manufacturing bases in China, dropped by half compared to the corresponding period of 2005. "If the shoe federation of China had had a representative office in Brussels before the vote took place, they would have been able to communicate with some of the 25 member countries," said Pierre. (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)
At least 21 killed in China apartment blaze Dec 13, 2007
More than 200 people evacuated from building in eastern city of Wenzhou. Firefighters battle a blaze at a 28-story building in the eastern commercial city of Wenzhou, China, on Wednesday ... Some 213 people were evacuated and rescued after the blaze broke out around 8:20 a.m. in the Wenfu Mansion in Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province, Xinhua said, citing fire officials. (MSNBC -- International)
Fires at apartment building, restaurant claim 31 lives in China Dec 13, 2007
More than 200 people were rescued after that blaze broke out at 8:20 a.m. (0020 GMT) in Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province, Xinhua said. Today in Asia - Pacific. (International Herald Tribune)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
China's toddler tycoons Dec 4, 2007
Shanghai La Ye Fa was founded in 2003 with a registered capital value of 30 million yuan and the parents, along with their Wenzhou La Fa Ye Company, owned a 100% stake in the Shanghai firm at the time. In China, where it is also legal for minors over the age of 10 to own properties in their own names, the regulations are hazy and sometimes not uniformly enforced when it comes to stock trading. (Asia Times Online)
France tackles China over Danone, Schneider legal spats Nov 26, 2007
The suit was brought in the eastern city of Wenzhou by Chint Group, China's biggest maker of low-voltage electrical products. It accused the French electrical engineering group of selling products based on Chint's technology. (Reuters)
Newsweek: China's secret growth engine Nov 19, 2007
"We had no choice but to turn to private business both here and abroad," says Ma Jinlong, director of the People's Government Economic Research Center in Wenzhou, Zhejiang's commercial capital. "As late as the 1970s, few of the provinces had any good business sense but we've always had it.". (MSNBC -- International)
China paying dearlyfor cleaner rivers Nov 14, 2007
"If we don't curb river pollution, people [downstream] will protest. If we do, the enterprises protest. But we have to choose the latter ... We can justify [pollution abatement] to the enterprises, but not to the general public if we don't take action," Chen Jingbao, deputy chief of Pingyang county in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, was quoted as saying by a recent issue of Life Weekly. Chen was talking about the township of Shuitou, renowned as China's "leather capital" for its tanning industry... (Asia Times Online)
Global Christmas Card Suppliers Nov 14, 2007
Wenzhou Haiba Printing s specialty is Christmas cards featuring 3D photos. Dongguan Shipai Printing Factory is a mid-sized Chinese company that employs its own staff of designers. (Suite101.com)
* Chinese dissident Bao Zunxin laid to rest in Beijing Nov 4, 2007
"They are taking a much harsher approach than usual," Yin said by telephone from his home in Wenzhou, 1,400km south of Beijing. Yin said agents from the local State Security Bureau who regularly check on his activities had asked whether he was planning on attending the funeral. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Zhong An may raise $438 million in IPO Oct 25, 2007
It also builds projects in Hefei and Huaibei in eastern China and may expand to other cities in the region including Shanghai, Ningbo, Wenzhou and Jinhua, the report said. It has completed 703,000 square meters of properties in Hangzhou and Huaibei, it said. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
