Style Spy (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the JNBY Winter 2009 Preview Party, which was held at their fabulous new location on West 4th. Established in 1994 and originating from Hangzhou, China, JNBY Canada was founded in 2008 and their first North American store opened up in Vancouver. Currently, there are three locations in Vancouver: Metropolis @ Metrotown, South Granville, and now Kitsilano...
Danwei (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
From The China Daily : The municipal government of Hangzhou, in east China's Zhejiang Province, stopped all natural gas supplies to entertainment businesses at the weekend to guarantee supplies to the city's 410,000 households. The city government also cut gas supplies to hotels, office buildings and shopping malls by 20 percent. Chinese cities are grappling for a second week with shortages of natural...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Beijing - Ding Hui was a shy schoolboy who spent as much time as possible at his home in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou to avoid unwanted attention to his dark skin and prominent features. Ding's confidence soared as a teenager when he discover...
Pakistan Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
BEIJING, Nov 10 (APP): Pakistan is the vital lynchpin that connects South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia and Western China. It provides the shortest access to the warm waters of the Arabian Sea for Central Asia as well as Western China. In our view enhancing connectivity is absolutely vital if SCO is to push [...] Related posts: Pakistan, China to increase border trade BEIJING: Pakistan and China will...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Construction worker Li Fuxing had been in the wealthy Chinese city of Hangzhou for less than a month when a falling beam smashed his knee, landing him with hospital bills equivalent to half a year's wages.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Beijing Guoan became China's champions for the first time on Saturday when a 4-0 victory over Hangzhou Greentown gave them the Chinese Super League title.
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
It's hard to figure out why two countries so wedded to each other, economically, would do this to each other, but after Obama's tarriffs on Chinese goods, this news can't be that surprising. --- HANGZHOU, China (AP) — China's commerce minister says Beijing is carrying out a probe of some imports of American-made autos. Chen Deming, China's top trade official, said the investigation was based...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The United States and China huddled Thursday for key talks on trade disputes, clean energy and climate change less than three weeks before a visit by US President Barack Obama. US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met for a second day with a team led by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan in the eastern city of Hangzhou.
France24 (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The United States and China huddled Thursday for key talks on trade disputes, clean energy and climate change less than three weeks before a visit by US President Barack Obama. US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met for a second day with a team led by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan in the eastern city of Hangzhou. Obama is due to...
Malaysia Property News (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
KUALA LUMPUR: SP SETIA BHD's subsidiary is teaming up with China's Hangzhou Ju Shen Construction Engineering Ltd to undertake a mixed real property development project in XiaoShan, Hangzhou. It said on Wednesday, Oct 28 its subsidiary, Setia (Hangzhou) Development Co. Ltd and Hangzhou Ju Shen would set up a limited liability joint-venture company to undertake the project on 25 acres of land there,...
Danwei (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
This is an advertisement for China Quest. China Quest Summer Program has announced dates for the 2010 summer session. The 2010 program dates are from July 1st to August 2nd, 2010. Students will study Chinese language and culture at Beihang University in Beijing for 21 days and afterwards will partake on a magnificent 10 day tour of China. Students will visit Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Zhengzhou, Luoyang,...
Danwei (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Modern Express October 20, 2009 Yangtse Evening Post Update : The China News Service reports that three of the escaped convicts were captured in a raid that left one dead, and a police officer and one hostage injured. The top headline in today's Nanjing-based Modern Express reports that police have offered a total of 120,000 in reward money for information leading to the recapture of four convicts...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Tourism was awarded the prestigious PATA Gold award for Marketing at the PATA Travel Mart 2009 which drew to a close in Hangzhou, China, on Friday. The award for Marketing - Secondary Government Destination ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
HANGZHOU, China -- Sun Fengqing is not getting married in a white dress, or even a traditional cheongsam. She's going to wear a green military outfit with a Red Star on her hat and a Mao Zedong badge - the uniform of the young Red Guard from China's Cultural Revolution.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
SHANGHAI, China -- Construction of a high-speed rail link between Shanghai and the nearby city of Hangzhou is raising protests among residents who say the trains will run too close to their apartments - the latest hiccup in the long-debated project.
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