TWO people have died of H7N9 bird flu in east China’s Zhejiang Province, bringing the total number of deaths nationwide from the disease to 20, health authorities said yesterday. A 76-year-old farmer surnamed Luo, who died yesterday morning, had fallen ill with flu-like symptoms on April 8 and a 62-year-old woman surnamed Wang, a...
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Zhejiang counties eye Jackie Chan’s architecture collection
Two counties in Zhejiang province want to take over the ancient buildings that martial arts movie star Jackie Chan wants to donate. Longyou and Fotang counties made an official approach to Chan this week. Days after Chan said he had donated four ancient Anhui sandalwood houses to a university in Singapore, Anhui province said...
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State Grid starts Zhejiang- Fujian ultra-high voltage power line project
Work has started on China’s third ultra-high voltage (UHV) power line project, according to an announcement by the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) yesterday. The new line will connect Zhejiang Province and Fujian Province, and in the future will form a major part of what will become the Eastern China UHV electric transmission...
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China’s Growing Methanol Economy
By Zana Nesheiwat Could methanol be the feasible path towards replacing petroleum-based fuels? Balancing dependence on Middle East oil against increasing fuel demand continues to challenge China in its ongoing urbanization and industrialization. In an effort to adapt to such limitations, China has increased production capacity and consumption of methanol. In less than a...
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Zhejiang reports 4 more H7N9 human cases
HANGZHOU – Four new infections of H7N9 avian flu were reported in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Sunday, bringing the total number of such cases in China to 55. The patients include two from the city of Huzhou and one from the city of Hangzhou. The fourth patient is suspected of acquiring his infection...
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China closes poultry sale in third city after bird flu outbreak
A woman wears a face mask inside a subway station in Shanghai, China, on Friday, April 5. The Chinese minister of agriculture said Thursday it had discovered the H7N9 virus in samples taken from pigeons at Huhai agricultural market, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported. A public park worker catches a dove in People’s...
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Two human cases of Influenza A (H7N9) in Zhejiang verified by NHFPC
Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) tonight (April 3) verified with the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) two confirmed human cases of Influenza A (H7N9) in Zhejiang, involving two men, aged 38 and 67 respectively. The 38-year-old man has passed away. Laboratory...
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Zhejiang county targets the Indonesian market
Wenqiao county in Wenling city, Zhejiang province, a long-standing manufacturing hub for measuring and cutting tools, has chosen Indonesia as its next destination to further explore the international market. The Indonesia-Zhejiang brand center is the first trade investment service platform of its kind co-founded by the Zhejiang provincial government and the provincial Department of...
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Wal-Mart to open 30 new stores in China
The world’s largest retailer by sales will open 30 new stores in China and invest nearly 500 million yuan ($80.1 million) to remodel existing ones in the country. Wal-Mart Stores Inc told China Daily on Monday it will remodel 50 stores this year, following completion of remodeling at 31 stores last year. The new...
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Zhejiang University team creates world’s lightest material
A Zhejiang scientist displays the world’s lightest material, which has a density of only 0.16 mg/cubic centimeter, one-sixth that of air. (Photo Source: China Daily / Long Wei) By Wang Hongyi in Shanghai BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhuanet) — Chinese scientists say they have developed the world’s lightest material, which they expect to play an important role...
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