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Two More Flight Courses to Jiangsu

Monday, 11. 3. 2008  –  Category: News in Brief

Shantou added two flights from Shantou to Nanjing and Hangzhou on Nov. 1, according to Guangzhou Daily.
These new flight courses are to bridge Shantou and the Yangtze delta in the air. There are now three flights per week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Source: Guangzhou Daily

21% vehicles fail random emission test

Sunday, 11. 2. 2008  –  Category: News in Brief

Twenty one percent of motor vehicles tested for emission on Wednesday failed the pollution test.
The test was carried out by the Traffic Control and Environmental Protection Departments which carried out random checks on 33 vehicles of which seven emitted more pollutants that what is considered acceptable.
Increased emissions from an ever increasing number of motor vehicles [...]

Chenghai bags ‘Toy and Gift City’ title

Sunday, 11. 2. 2008  –  Category: News in Brief

Chenghai was named as the China Toys & Gifts City again this year by China National Light Industry Council, according to a report in the Shantou Metropolis Daily.
Chenghai had first won the title in 2003 following which the city government has implemented a series of policies aimed at supporting the industry.
The report said Chenghai about [...]

Chenghai Entrepreneurs Visits Sichuan to Seek Opportunities

Saturday, 11. 1. 2008  –  Category: News in Brief

A delegation of young entrepreneurs from Chenghai district in Shantou visited Sichuan Province to seek business opportunities, according to Shantou Metropolis Daily.
 
Under China’s western development strategy, the west has been attractive to investors, for its natural and human resources, said Zhan Qiansheng, a member of the delegation.
The group, consisting of 40 entrepreneurs from more than [...]

Economic Earthquake Boost Book Sale

Saturday, 11. 1. 2008  –  Category: News in Brief

Economic books in Shantou are on hot sale, while the globe is struggling from economic crisis. Marx’s Capital and Currency Wars by Chinese writer Song Hongbin, are the favorites, and boosted sales, according to Shenzhen Special Zone Daily.
Economic books jump into the front rows of visibility in several bookstores as people turn to books for [...]

Large truck control starts

Saturday, 10. 25. 2008  –  Category: News in Brief

The local authority implemented a traffic control on large trucks in the North District, the city centre of Shantou according to the Shantou Daily.