China's State Council, or Cabinet, on Wednesday said it had ordered mainland dairy giant Sanlu to immediately stop sales of powdered milk in Taiwan after announcing the group had sold products contaminated with melamine to the island.
State Council spokesman Li Weiyi said 1,000 bags among 25 tons of powdered milk sold by Hebei-based Sanlu to Taiwan in June were found contaminated with melamine.
"The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council informed the Taiwan authorities immediately after the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine reported the case, and has ordered Sanlu Companies to ask their Taiwan partners to stop selling the contaminated milk powder," said Li at a press conference in Beijing.
"We have also informed Taiwan authorities about the other 21 mainland diary companies whose products were found contaminated with melamine," said Li. However, those companies had sold no products to Taiwan.
Source:Xinhua
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Founder of World Economic Forum conferred with honorary professorship
In commendation of his great contribution to the economic growth of China in past 30 years, Foreign Affairs University conferred Prof Klaus Schwab with an honorary professorship in Beijing on Sept 22, 2008.
World Economic Forum has held various meetings in China during the past three decades. The 2nd Annual Meeting of the New Champions will be held on Sept 27 and Sept 28 in the port city of Tianjin.
In April 1979, Prof Schwab visited China for the first time at the invitation of Chinese Academy of Social Science. In the address he made after receiving the honorary professorship, Klaus Schwab put forward his viewpoints about global governance mode.
Click here to read the full text of Prof. Schwab's address.
By Jia Zhencheng, reporter with People's Daily Overseas Edition
World Economic Forum has held various meetings in China during the past three decades. The 2nd Annual Meeting of the New Champions will be held on Sept 27 and Sept 28 in the port city of Tianjin.
In April 1979, Prof Schwab visited China for the first time at the invitation of Chinese Academy of Social Science. In the address he made after receiving the honorary professorship, Klaus Schwab put forward his viewpoints about global governance mode.
Click here to read the full text of Prof. Schwab's address.
By Jia Zhencheng, reporter with People's Daily Overseas Edition
14 people missing in landslides in China's quake-hit area
Fourteen people have gone missing in the wake of landslides triggered by heavy rain in the quake-hit Beichuan County of Sichuan Province in southwest China, a local official said on Wednesday.
Some villagers in Leigu town have also been injured, said Zuo Daifu, a county official in charge the reconstruction of Beichuan. The town received 104 mm of rain between 8 a.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Heavy rain totaling 194 mm during the period also hit the Tangjiashan area, blocking the sluice of the dangerous Tangjiashan quake lake and raising its water level by five meters.
Beichuan is one of the worst hit area in the devastating earthquake on May 12. The county seat was almost flattened in the quake.
Source: Xinhua
Some villagers in Leigu town have also been injured, said Zuo Daifu, a county official in charge the reconstruction of Beichuan. The town received 104 mm of rain between 8 a.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Heavy rain totaling 194 mm during the period also hit the Tangjiashan area, blocking the sluice of the dangerous Tangjiashan quake lake and raising its water level by five meters.
Beichuan is one of the worst hit area in the devastating earthquake on May 12. The county seat was almost flattened in the quake.
Source: Xinhua
Typhoon Hagupit wreaks havoc in south China
Typhoon Hagupit, packing torrential rain and hurricane force winds, has closed schools in at least two south China cities, cancelled flights and left many urban streets deserted since its landfall in Guangdong Province early on Wednesday.
The 14th strong typhoon of the year landed in Dianbai County in the city of Maoming at 6:45 a.m., packing winds at more than 200 km per hour in its eye, the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Bureau said.
Strong gales uprooted many trees and bulletin boards in Maoming when the typhoon landed. City authorities said one fishing boat sank in waters off Dianbai County, but no casualties were reported.
The worst typhoon to hit Guangdong in more than a decade has closed all schools and kindergartens in the coastal city of Zhanjiang, where gales and rain left most streets deserted even in the morning rush hour.
"Most people stayed indoor. When the gales sweep through you feel like you'll be blown away," said Xinhua reporter Chen Xianfeng in Zhanjiang.
Many roadside stores and restaurants covered up their gates and windows with wood or steel bars overnight.
The provincial meteorological bureau said the typhoon was trailing off while moving northwest at 25 km per hour. But rainstorms were expected to continue through Thursday.
Heavy rain has hit almost all the southern coastal cities since Tuesday night. At 6 a.m. Wednesday, the precipitation measured 154mm in Sijiu town of Taishan, one of the hardest hit counties in Guangdong.
The province recalled more than 50,000 vessels with almost 200,000 fishermen and crew members on Tuesday.
Haikou, capital of the southernmost Hainan Province, issued a notice late on Tuesday, ordering all schools and kindergartens to be closed on Wednesday.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, 33 flights had been canceled at Meilan Airport in Haikou, affecting nearly 2,700 passengers. The airport remained closed at 10 a.m.
The airport in Shenzhen also canceled most domestic flights after 7 p.m. Tuesday, and encouraged passengers to postpone or cancel their trips.
In the adjacent Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local governments were keeping close watch for secondary disasters.
But Hagupit's landfall in Guangdong had seemingly eased the rains in the southeastern Fujian Province, meteorologists said.
Affected by the typhoon, most parts of the province were drenched by heavy rain until early Wednesday, with the maximum precipitation hitting 89 mm in the 22 hours till 6 a.m. in some coastal counties.
The torrential rain weakened to a drizzle in most cities on Wednesday morning and the provincial capital Fuzhou has cleared up.
Hagupit is the second typhoon in a week to affect Taiwan, Fujian and Guangdong, after typhoon Sinlaku lashed the region last week.
Source: Xinhua
The 14th strong typhoon of the year landed in Dianbai County in the city of Maoming at 6:45 a.m., packing winds at more than 200 km per hour in its eye, the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Bureau said.
Strong gales uprooted many trees and bulletin boards in Maoming when the typhoon landed. City authorities said one fishing boat sank in waters off Dianbai County, but no casualties were reported.
The worst typhoon to hit Guangdong in more than a decade has closed all schools and kindergartens in the coastal city of Zhanjiang, where gales and rain left most streets deserted even in the morning rush hour.
"Most people stayed indoor. When the gales sweep through you feel like you'll be blown away," said Xinhua reporter Chen Xianfeng in Zhanjiang.
Many roadside stores and restaurants covered up their gates and windows with wood or steel bars overnight.
The provincial meteorological bureau said the typhoon was trailing off while moving northwest at 25 km per hour. But rainstorms were expected to continue through Thursday.
Heavy rain has hit almost all the southern coastal cities since Tuesday night. At 6 a.m. Wednesday, the precipitation measured 154mm in Sijiu town of Taishan, one of the hardest hit counties in Guangdong.
The province recalled more than 50,000 vessels with almost 200,000 fishermen and crew members on Tuesday.
Haikou, capital of the southernmost Hainan Province, issued a notice late on Tuesday, ordering all schools and kindergartens to be closed on Wednesday.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, 33 flights had been canceled at Meilan Airport in Haikou, affecting nearly 2,700 passengers. The airport remained closed at 10 a.m.
The airport in Shenzhen also canceled most domestic flights after 7 p.m. Tuesday, and encouraged passengers to postpone or cancel their trips.
In the adjacent Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local governments were keeping close watch for secondary disasters.
But Hagupit's landfall in Guangdong had seemingly eased the rains in the southeastern Fujian Province, meteorologists said.
Affected by the typhoon, most parts of the province were drenched by heavy rain until early Wednesday, with the maximum precipitation hitting 89 mm in the 22 hours till 6 a.m. in some coastal counties.
The torrential rain weakened to a drizzle in most cities on Wednesday morning and the provincial capital Fuzhou has cleared up.
Hagupit is the second typhoon in a week to affect Taiwan, Fujian and Guangdong, after typhoon Sinlaku lashed the region last week.
Source: Xinhua
Typhoon Hagupit forces airlines cancel trips to Hong Kong
At least four airlines on Wednesday canceled seven scheduled flights from Manila to Hong Kong as Typhoon Hagupit moves to hit Hong Kong after battling the Philippines.
According to local news network GMA News, one flight of Cebu Pacific, two flights of Philippine Airlines, three flights of Cathay Pacific, and one flight of China Southern Airlines scheduled to leave Manila on Wednesday, have been canceled.
The airlines, however, did not advise when their Hong Kong-bound flights will resume, the report said.
The Philippine state weather forecast bureau forecasted that the typhoon, which packed maximum sustained winds of 160 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph, will make landfall on China's southern coasts on Wednesday.
Eight people were killed, 19 were injured while 15 others were reported missing as the typhoon swept the northern tips of the Philippines on Monday.
Source: Xinhua
According to local news network GMA News, one flight of Cebu Pacific, two flights of Philippine Airlines, three flights of Cathay Pacific, and one flight of China Southern Airlines scheduled to leave Manila on Wednesday, have been canceled.
The airlines, however, did not advise when their Hong Kong-bound flights will resume, the report said.
The Philippine state weather forecast bureau forecasted that the typhoon, which packed maximum sustained winds of 160 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kph, will make landfall on China's southern coasts on Wednesday.
Eight people were killed, 19 were injured while 15 others were reported missing as the typhoon swept the northern tips of the Philippines on Monday.
Source: Xinhua
Chinese police ordered to handle domestic violence complaints at scene
The Chinese government has ordered police to respond at the scene to all complaints of domestic violence in a new regulation to protect the rights of women.
The regulation, issued by seven ministries, including the ministries of public security, justice and health, requires police to be dispatched whenever they receive a 110 emergency call regarding household violence.
Chen Xiourong, vice president of the All-China Women's Federation, said on Wednesday that the regulation would reinforce the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women, which was amended in 2005 to include articles on domestic abuse. Twenty-five provinces had also enacted regulations to prevent violence against women.
Women's federations across China, together with public security departments, had set up domestic-abuse centers, shelters, complaint hotlines and legal aid websites, said Chen.
"All the measures have helped greatly to protect women from domestic violence," she said.
The federation received 40,000 to 50,000 complaints of domestic violence annually, and the number of cases had been increasing.
In the past, victims lacked legislative support and were afraid or ashamed to speak out, said Chen.
The Tenth National Women's Congress will be held from Oct. 28 to 31, and more than 1,200 delegates representing the country's 650 million women will attend.
Source: Xinhua
The regulation, issued by seven ministries, including the ministries of public security, justice and health, requires police to be dispatched whenever they receive a 110 emergency call regarding household violence.
Chen Xiourong, vice president of the All-China Women's Federation, said on Wednesday that the regulation would reinforce the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women, which was amended in 2005 to include articles on domestic abuse. Twenty-five provinces had also enacted regulations to prevent violence against women.
Women's federations across China, together with public security departments, had set up domestic-abuse centers, shelters, complaint hotlines and legal aid websites, said Chen.
"All the measures have helped greatly to protect women from domestic violence," she said.
The federation received 40,000 to 50,000 complaints of domestic violence annually, and the number of cases had been increasing.
In the past, victims lacked legislative support and were afraid or ashamed to speak out, said Chen.
The Tenth National Women's Congress will be held from Oct. 28 to 31, and more than 1,200 delegates representing the country's 650 million women will attend.
Source: Xinhua
French leaders meet Chinese paralympic athlete Jin Jing in France
President of the National Assembly of France Bernard Accoyer and French Senate President Christian Poncelet met with China's paralympic athlete Jin Jing's in France respectively.
Jin is the brave Chinese girl who used her body to protect the Olympic torch in the Paris leg of Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay when facing an attack.
In his meeting with Jin, Accoyer said he would express on behalf of all the Assembly members their respect to her after hearing her stories.
He said that the French people felt sorry and upset about what had happened to her in France five months ago, and was impressed by Jin's wisdom and magnanimity.
The Beijing 2008 Paralympics was a huge success, and both Chinese and French athletes performed wonderfully in the games, said Accoyer.
He also said that Sino-French relations were significant, and recalled the moment when France became the first Western country to recognize the People's Republic of China following its founding in 1949.
Jin said she was happy to have made new friends when visiting France this time. She also exchanged gifts with Accoyer.
In his meeting with Jin, Poncelet, who had met with her in Beijing before, said he was delighted to see that Jin was in a good condition.
Poncelet also underlined the importance of France's relations with China, and believed that Jin's current visit might help to remove some unhappy memories between the two countries.
On September 18, Jin was received in Elysee Palace by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
According to Sarkozy, Jin has earned huge glory for China and for sports, and was one of the best symbols of friendship between China and France.
Source:Xinhua
Jin is the brave Chinese girl who used her body to protect the Olympic torch in the Paris leg of Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay when facing an attack.
In his meeting with Jin, Accoyer said he would express on behalf of all the Assembly members their respect to her after hearing her stories.
He said that the French people felt sorry and upset about what had happened to her in France five months ago, and was impressed by Jin's wisdom and magnanimity.
The Beijing 2008 Paralympics was a huge success, and both Chinese and French athletes performed wonderfully in the games, said Accoyer.
He also said that Sino-French relations were significant, and recalled the moment when France became the first Western country to recognize the People's Republic of China following its founding in 1949.
Jin said she was happy to have made new friends when visiting France this time. She also exchanged gifts with Accoyer.
In his meeting with Jin, Poncelet, who had met with her in Beijing before, said he was delighted to see that Jin was in a good condition.
Poncelet also underlined the importance of France's relations with China, and believed that Jin's current visit might help to remove some unhappy memories between the two countries.
On September 18, Jin was received in Elysee Palace by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
According to Sarkozy, Jin has earned huge glory for China and for sports, and was one of the best symbols of friendship between China and France.
Source:Xinhua
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