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Chongqing Zoo

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December 4, 2013 -- Located at the western suburb of the main urban area, the zoo is surrounded by beautiful mountains. The nature scene is a great treasure. The panda house, the highlight of the zoo, will offer you wonderful experience.Chongqing Zoo, which was built in 1955 lies on the southern suburb of Chongqing, covering an area of more than 45 hectares. The zoo owns more than 230 species of animals, with a total amount of more than 6000 animals that ranks Chongqing Zoo as one of the biggest national urban Zoos. It is the reserve and breeding base for the giant panda, lesser panda, the South China tigers and other endangered species. In recent years, Zoo has the new Antelope Room and Elephants Room, Giraffes Room, Panda Room, Orangutans Room, Avian Room, Tea Garden, to further protection of endangered animals. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

China to curb counterfeiting on e-commerce sites

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A man introduces a website selling fruits he co-founded to office workers in Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu Province. Photo: CFP Chinese authorities have vowed to crack down counterfeit goods sold online in the second half of this year, after the country's major online retailers were found to be selling fake luxury products and consumer goods, a senior official said Monday. In the latest of a series of media reports uncovering sales of counterfeit cosmetics and luxury products on several of the popular e-commerce platforms, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported late Sunday that fake shampoo, which causes symptoms similar to allergies, was being sold on e-commerce shops. Among the eight bottles of shampoo bought from online shopping platforms, including jd.com, yhd.com and taobao.com, only three could be confirmed as genuine by customer service hotlines of the shampoo makers, according to the report. Another three were verified as fake and two could not be identified, the report said. China will conduct a specific campaign against infringement and counterfeit products in the e-commerce industry in the second half of this year, Shen Danyang, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, told a press conference on Monday. The country has become the biggest online retailing market in terms of revenue, and sales of counterfeit products on e-commerce sites is a growing trend, he noted. Official data showed that China's e-commerce revenue in 2013 surpassed 10 trillion yuan ($1.63 trillion), including 1.85 trillion yuan from online retailing. In addition to cooperating closely with product makers to ensure supply of genuine products, it is also important for e-commerce platforms to supervise and manage their third-party shops by frequent product checks and signing warranty agreements, he said. Although the CCTV report did not specify which e-commerce platforms the counterfeit products came, nor did it say whether the fake products were sold directly by the e-commerce platform or by their third-party shops, the report raised doubts among customers about the credibility of these platforms. "I just bought shampoo from yhd.com because its price is one-third less than that in a supermarket," Chi Ye, a 28-year-old Beijing resident, told the Global Times on Monday. But Chi also said that she bought the product directly from yhd.com as she could not trust any third-party shops on the platform for skin or hair products. Yhd.com later checked and confirmed with CCTV that the two bottles of shampoo the reporter bought from yhd.com were both genuine, the e-commerce company told the Global Times Monday in an e-mailed statement. Sales of counterfeit products have been rampant on e-commerce websites during the boom in online retailing in recent years, and have hurt both the brands and e-commerce platforms, Lin Yue, chief consultant with Guangdong-based Lynear Consulting, told the Global Times on Monday. Amazon and Dangdang, two leading e-commerce platforms, shut down third-party online stores in March after the shops were found to be selling fake skin-care products. US-listed JD.com Inc, China's second-largest online retailer by sales volume, also closed a third-party shop in July because it was selling counterfeit luxury products. If customers buy products sold directly by the e-commerce platforms, they can ask for three times the price they paid as compensation if the products are found to be fake, Zhao Zhanling, a legal counsel with the Internet Society of China, told the Global Times on Monday. Even if the fake products are bought from third-party stores, the e-commerce platforms are also partly responsible if they promised customers to provide genuine goods or they knowingly allowed the third-party shops to sell fake goods, he said. More than 90 percent of 20,000 third-party stores on yhd.com have signed a warranty with the platform, which requires a store selling fake products to pay 1 million yuan as penalty, according to the statement from yhd.com.Newspaper headline: China to curb counterfeiting on e-commerce sites Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, 網頁設計提供seo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

New vessel helps emergency response in Taiwan Strait

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A new vessel has been enlisted by the maritime search and rescue center in east China's Fujian Province to aid patrol and rescue work in the Taiwan Strait.On Tuesday, the center said the maritime patrol vessel, "Haixun0805", is the largest in the center's fleet. It is 64 meters long and has a tonnage of 720 tons. It has a maximum sailing distance of over 1,800 sea miles without refueling.The boat has been equipped with advanced global positioning, satellite communication and radar devices. It can also accommodate helicopter landings.The center said the vessel is expected to help maintain navigation safety and emergency response in central and northern Taiwan Strait. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

More than 20 missing in E China coal mine blast

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More than 20 people are missing after gas exploded in a coal mine in East China's Anhui Province on Tuesday. The accident occurred at around 5 am in Xiejiaji District of Huainan City, according to the city government. The coal mine has an annual capacity of 90,000 tonnes, according to the provincial coal mine safety supervision bureau. Rescuers are on the way. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

Senior Fijian official thanks China for providing leadership training

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A senior Fijian official expressed his gratitude towards China on Thursday for providing leadership training to the South Pacific island country's high-level civil servants, the Fijian government said.Parmesh Chand, permanent secretary of Fiji's Public Service Commission made the comment in the northern town of Labasa while officiating the opening of the 2014 Seminar on Implementation of Outcome for the Senior Leadership Training, according to Fiji's Ministry of Information.Thanking the Chinese government for providing this " unprecedented opportunity" to train people in the public service, Chand said it is especially exciting to be able to impart new ideas and knowledge to public servants who are outside of Suva to ensure that members of the public receive the benefits of the training provided to senior civil servants."We are committed and will ensure that the learnings from this trip are given its widest coverage to our public service officials through seminars to ensure the transfer of learning is maximized," said Chand.The seminar is the third that were organized by the Public Service Commission and facilitated by the participants who attended the China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong (CELAP) in 2013 and early 2014.Through the CELAP program, the Fijian government has sent 65 senior officials to the 15-day training program in China. In line with the Fijian government's plan, as many as 300 officials from the government and statutory bodies will travel to China to receive leadership training by the end of 2015.Officially opened in March, 2005, China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong is a Shanghai-based national institution funded by the central government of China and supervised by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. The training it provides is for senior leaders from government and top executives from the business community. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

Malaysia Airlines shares suspend trading

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 -- Malaysian stock exchange said on Friday that Malaysia Airlines suspended its shares from trading, pending for an announcement. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

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A lesson in understanding Chinese culture

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December 13, 2013 -- Thanks to the 2013 Chinese Training Program for EU Employees, some 30 officials got the opportunity to know more about China. Launched by the Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) and organized by Beijing Foreign Studies University, the program, which lasts from July 20-28, is the first such cultural exchange platform in China designed for European Union employees, said Jing Wei, deputy director-general of Hanban. "As the relationship between China and the EU becomes closer, an increasing number of EU employees have shown their interest in China, and they would like to come to see China themselves," she said. The 30 EU employees, selected from more than 50 who applied for the program, are from 16 directorate generals of the EU including environment, energy, trade, enterprises and industry, and development and cooperation. A series of tailored lectures are given to them by teachers from the Beijing Foreign Studies University, including lectures on China's economy, education, culture, and science and technology. In a two-hour lecture, He Rong, an associate professor of the International Business School of the university, introduced the development and growth of China's economy, trade and foreign direct investment. She also mentioned China's policy on economy and trade, as well as China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15). She said the EU employees are different from other international students she taught in the past and she chose these topics especially for them. "Compared with ordinary international students, the EU employees know more about China's history and economy, and they are more interested in China's policies and plans," said He. Christer Hammarlund said the lecture given by Chinese people about their own country is interesting and informative. "I had read about the history of China before coming here and the lecture on China's economy totally met my expectations," he said. Gerald Cultot said he knew about the history and the development of China's economy before the lecture. But he still wants to know how China achieved the ability to keep sustainable growth, and how China will be addressing the challenges it faces. "I got some of the answers to my questions," he said after the lecture. "The lecture is really good, but we have no more than two hours." Hammarlund, the team leader, said they were lucky to join the program. "We have been very grateful to be here. We are the lucky 30." During a Chinese language class, the sentence "wo shi ou meng de zhi yuan", which means "I'm an employee of the EU", was practiced again and again. Teacher Wang Zulei said the EU employees in her class may have learned some "general" Chinese before they came. So she said she taught them something "special" in her class. As a Chinese teacher of the university, Wang selected topics and content related to the employees' activities in China and their experience in the EU. To Wang's surprise, most of the EU employees in her class could not only master the sentence quickly but also talk about their life and work with each other in simple Chinese. She said it's pleasant to be with these EU employees. "They are thoughtful people with different perspectives, and it's more like a cultural exchange between me and them, rather than a class. "I don't think I am a teacher of them. Instead, I'm just a Chinese person who is better at Chinese than them," she said. The EU employees were divided into four classes according to their different levels. As the teacher of Class Four, a senior level class in which the EU employees have studied Chinese for at least one year, Wang focuses on conversations related to their daily activities in China and their work experience in the EU. Cultot, an employee with the communications networks, content and technology department of the EU, said the class was "great". Cultot has been studying Chinese for two years. "I'm studying Chinese now and I wish I could continue for another course, because it is good for my career," he said. Apart from taking Chinese language courses and lectures, the EU employees will also be visiting a series of scenic spots both in Beijing, as well as Xi'an. As part of the program, they also visited China Daily on Tuesday to learn from the newspaper's editors about how Chinese media operate in the country. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership, and the program. This is a follow-up to the China-EU People to People High-level Dialogue, a milestone in the China-EU relationship, said Zhang Xiuqin, an official at the Ministry of Education. "Through this program, we hope EU officials will learn more about China, about Chinese history, about the society, about the people, and at the same time, we can learn from the EU," she said. Han Zhen, president of Beijing Foreign Studies University, said education has played a very important part in the cooperation between China and the EU. "I think this training program is one of the vivid examples of our cooperation in education," he said. Adinda Sinnaeve, an employee of the Directorate General for Competition of the EU, said many problems, such as pollution, climate change and the financial crisis, have become common concerns of different countries across the world. "We can solve the problems only by cooperating with each other," she said. "I hope to exchange my perspectives on these issues with Chinese people in the program." 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China to improve school safety

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December 12, 2013 -- China is to establish a procedure which should guarantee the safety of school buildings, according to a circular issued Tuesday by the State Council, China's cabinet. The procedure will include safety checks twice a year, emergency warnings, easily accessible safety information and risk-averse management strategies. Local government chiefs will be held responsible for any casualties caused by unsafe structures. A safe building policy for primary and secondary schools, which began in 2009, has sharply reduced accidents but, according to the circular, there is still plenty that can be done. The number of students is huge and school facilities, especially those in rural areas, are far from perfect. Local governments will step up repairs, reinforcement, reconstruction and expansion until all schools meet national standards. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

Search continues for 7 fishermen missing off Shanghai

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> A search for 7 fishermen who disappeared after their boat sank off the coast of Shanghai was continuing on Monday, authorities said. The city's Maritime Safety Administration lost contact with the 17-meter-long? wooden vessel the Hunanyu 400160 when it was about 6 nautical miles off Nanhui district at 6:57 pm on Sunday, Xinhua News Agency reported. The administration said the boat was scheduled to dock before 6:30 pm, but the last time it heard from the boat was at 7:30 am when it arrived in the fishing area. Patrol boats, aircraft and a towboat were sent to search for the sailors but failed to find anyone. "We didn't find any remains of the boat, let alone the fishermen," said Pan Jiepei, spokeswoman for the administration, adding that three rescue boats were still searching for survivors on Monday. Jin Zhirong, spokesman for the Donghai No 1 Air Rescue Service, told China Daily on Monday afternoon: "Visibility? is less than 3 kilometers on the sea at the moment. We're waiting for the wind to disperse the thick clouds." The Maritime Safety Administration issued a strong-wind warning for small vessels on micro blog site Sina Weibo on Monday morning. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

China stops anti-dumping duties on phthalic anhydride

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BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Thursday it would stop imposing anti-dumping duties on phthalic anhydride imported from the Republic of Korea, Japan and India as of Aug. 30. The ministry said it has received no expiry review request from Chinese industries to extend the anti-dumping duties that will expire on Aug. 30 and it won't start an expiry review itself. In 2009, the ministry extended the anti-dumping duties on phthalic anhydride imports from the three countries one time, extending it for another five years after a review investigation, saying such imports would cause damage to Chinese industries. Phthalic anhydride is an important industrial chemical mainly used in the mass production of plasticizer for plastics. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

Mercedes-Benz recalls Smart cars in China

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BEIJING, Aug. 15 -- German automaker Mercedes-Benz will recall 50,144 Smart cars in China after they were found to have a defective belt drive, China's top quality watchdog said Friday. Smart 52kW micro hybrid drive (mhd) models from 2009 to 2014 will be recalled starting on Aug. 22, according to a statement from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Vibration from the engine caused the belt drive transmission system to fail in some vehicles, causing engine damage in more serious cases, the statement said. The company's China branch will check all vehicles manufactured between Aug. 27, 2008 and March 21, 2014 replacing problematic parts and upgrading the transmission system to eradicate potential hazards. Earlier this month, Mercedes-Benz announced that it will recall 57,843 petrol-powered Smart Fortwo vehicles in China starting from Aug. 22 due to a problems with the warm water shut-off valve. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

Worker jumps off building after application for leave refused

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> A shoe factory worker was still in hospital on Dec 10 after she jumped off a dormitory building in a suicide attempt two days?ago in Guangzhou's Panyu district, Southern Metropolis Daily reported. Li Shuhua, 44, from Ziyang in Sichuan province, jumped off the third floor on the morning of Dec 8, reportedly because her application for an eight-day leave was turned down by company managers. Fortunately, she was slowed by tree branches before falling to the cement. She was immediately sent to a nearby hospital where she had surgery. Doctors said Li suffered a punctured lung, several cracked ribs and other bone fractures. "Li has to stay in hospital for several weeks for treatment," doctors said. Li's daughter Zeng Han said her mother felt very demoralized after her leave was turned down by senior executives of Panyu Chuangxin Shoe Co last week. "My mother expected to have eight days off to return home to worship her father-in-law who died three years ago," said Zeng, who works in the same factory. As the oldest daughter-in-law, Li was very sorry when she could not return to see her father-in-law one last time and pay her last respects when he died in December 2009, Zeng said. Li's application for leave was also rejected by her company at that time. When the third anniversary of the death approached, Li told Zeng she would return home to worship her father-in-law anyhow this year. Li's husband had also phoned her several times to ask her to return home. Contact the writer at zhengcaixiong@chinadaily.com.cn Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

China, Russia to conduct Navy drill in East China Sea

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China and Russia are set to conduct a Navy drill the "Joint Sea-2014" from May 20th to 26th in the northern part of the East China Sea. A Russian Pacific Fleet squadron, led by the guided-missile cruiser Varyag, sailed from Vladivostok on Wednesday. The squadron, also including the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev, and the large amphibious ship Admiral Nevelskoy, passed through Tsushima Strait Friday, where they carried out an anti-piracy exercise. The crew of Varyag honoured Russian sailors who died during the Battle of Tsushima against the Japanese Navy in 1905. The drills come as Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in Shanghai on an official visit to cement economic ties with China. Chinese navy spokesman said earlier a total of 14 vessels, two submarines, nine fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and special forces from both countries will take part in the exercise. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

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Chinese painters' association elects new leadership

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November 28, 2013 -- Liu Dawei, an artist who specializes in traditional Chinese painting, was re-elected the president of the Chinese Artists Association (CAA) here on Wednesday. A total of 225 fine artists were elected to form the association's council by 441 delegates at its eighth national congress, which ran through Monday to Wednesday. Wang Mingming and 13 others were elected vice-president. Liu said that fine art in China has seen a new dawn and the CAA is very confident about the art form's future. Liu, 68, was first elected CAA president in 2008. He was taught by renowned Chinese painters such as Ye Qianyu, Jiang Zhaohe, Li Keran, Wu Zuoren and Huang Zhou, and excels in depicting historical events and the life of minority groups in north China. Dozens of his works have been exhibited in China and abroad. His "Playing Polo" was acquired by ex-International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

Natural gas prices go up

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Two workers check Sinopec's natural gas facility in Puyang, Central China's Henan Province. Photo: CFP China announced Tuesday a 20.5 percent rise in natural gas price for non-residential use, marking another step in a reform to make the gas prices more market-driven.The price hike is expected to boost imports and output of the cleaner fuel in one of the world's largest energy consumers, analysts said.Effective from September 1, the gas price for industrial and commercial users will increase by 0.4 yuan ($0.06) per cubic meter, the National Deve­lopment and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, said in a statement on Tuesday.The price adjustment is based on the amount of gas consumed in 2012, while the price for newly added gas consumption will remain unchanged.After the adjustment, the price of non-residential natural gas will rise to 2.35 yuan per cubic meter at gas stations, according to the Xinhua News Agency's calculation.The price hike also exempted more sensitive consumers such as households and fertilizer producers.This is the second important step to make the gas price fully market-driven by 2015, the NDRC said.The latest hike came after a similar 15.4 percent increase for non-­residential gas consumers in July 2013 when the NDRC launched a new pricing mechanism."The price hike will benefit gas producers including PetroChina and Sinopec as it will reduce losses of their import business," Wang Xiaokun, a natural gas analyst with consulting firm Sublime China Information, told the Global Times on Tuesday.Under the current pricing system, the gas price is artificially kept lower than the cost of imports as the government fears that higher energy prices will lead to inflation that could jeopardize the economy. However, the government-controlled gas prices discourage importers and producers to increase imports and output to meet the country's growing demand for cleaner fuel.Market-based gas prices will spur gas imports to meet the growing domestic demand for the cleaner fuel, Wang said.China imported 53 billion cubic meters gas in 2013, accounting for about 30 percent of its total gas consumption, and the demand will further grow given the need to fight against air pollution, the NDRC wrote in the statement.Average gas consumption is growing 15 percent annually in China, and the domestic gas output can no longer meet the demand, according to the NDRC.The price hike is expected to add 44.8 billion yuan in revenues for gas importers and producers, yet it will add pressure on the downstream industrial users, Sun Yang, an analyst at chem365.cn, an energy market intelligence service provider, told the Global Times on Tuesday."This price adjustment will have no impact on consumers as the price for residential users remains unchanged," the NDRC wrote, noting the rise in costs for industrial users will spur industrial restructuring and eliminate redundant energy-consuming capacity.China's energy consumption per unit of GDP declined 4.2 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, the largest fall since 2009, official data showed on Tuesday, marking a significant progress in energy saving and pollution control.Even after the price uptick, the natural gas is still competitively priced compared with its substitutes including fuel and liquefied petroleum gas, and therefore the impact on the industrial sector is limited, the NDRC said. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

Drug official accused

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Allegations of price manipulation have been raised against a former director of China's Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), according to a statement by the CFDA.Lu Qun, an official with Hunan's provincial anti-graft authority, used a verified Weibo account to charge Shao Mingli, a leading member of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission and former director of the CFDA, with changing the name of honey suckle in 2005, resulting in a drastic price dive.Lu accused Shao of "speaking for interest groups."Following the price drop, many honeysuckle growers suffered huge losses while intermediary dealers profiteered from low purchase prices. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

Experts brew ideas for China tea

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November 28, 2013 -- Coffee or tea? That is the question diners are often asked. Many Westerners are likely to choose coffee, while Chinese prefer tea. But a few foreign tea experts believe tea could become increasingly popular at dinner tables around the world. Promotion and marketing would be the key, said experts attending the 2013 International Tea Conference in Pu'er, Yunnan province, over the weekend. The value of the beverage is well recognized in China, but not so globally. This can be shown by production, according to Norman Kelly, president of the International Tea Committee. Global tea production has grown 3 percent annually over the past five years, but Chinese tea has been growing 10 percent on average to maintain the nation's status as the world's biggest producer, he said. This year, the price of Pu'er tea, a hugely popular tea produced mostly in Yunnan, almost doubled from last year in China, because of severe drought in the province for four consecutive years. However, Pu'er tea is little known in Western markets such as the United States and Canada. British, Japanese and Indian teas are popular in the international market. Some of their popular teas sell for nine times the price of Chinese teas, said Shen Peiping, deputy governor of Yunnan and president of the Chinese Pu'er Tea Research Institute. Louise Roberge, president of the Tea Association of Canada, said this is not caused by a difference in quality, but mainly by branding and marketing. She has been to China many times since 1985 and is fond of the elegantly made tea at local restaurants. However, in Canada, people have the impression that Chinese teas are of poor quality, she said. Roberge suggested China create promotional materials to educate consumers in French- and English-speaking countries and regions. Tea shows are also a good place to exhibit Chinese products, she said. Joe Simrany, president of the Tea Association of the USA, said Chinese tea farmers and producers must promote themselves overseas as well as the Chinese tea culture. "Considering the high cost, China should focus on supporting several specialty teas in cooperation with local and international media. Fabulous stories about tea history and the production process in scientific approaches will be attractive for foreign consumers," she said. Simrany said consumers also want to know where the tea was grown. "In videos or newspapers, the wild and open fields for tea planting will attract more consumers as many foreigners are heavily concerned with food safety, including that the tea must be clean and healthy," Simrany said. Shen, deputy governor of Yunnan, said China's tea industry is less competitive in global markets because it does not have big companies that are strong enough to compete outside China. Yunnan is home to China's largest tea farms, covering 387,000 hectares, and produces 270,000 metric tons of tea a year. However, the province has only 20 tea companies that can reap a yearly revenue of at least 100 million yuan ($16 million), he said. The province has another 118 tea companies with annual sales of at least 10 million yuan, he said. "Many tea companies' products are similar to each other and fail to cater to various consumer needs," Shen said. Shen said Yunnan and other major tea producing areas in China should diversify tea varieties in line with local conditions. "Yunnan's goal is to create an industry of at least 100 billion yuan of annual revenue to restore China's leading role in the international tea market," Shen said. Tea originated in China, which in ancient times dominated the global market. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

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Lost in translation an everyday occurrence

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December 4, 2013 -- When my mother visited China at the age of 73, she said it was the first and would be the last time. Being an independent woman, she liked to go out by herself, without a guide or an interpreter. To her complaint, I replied: "But there is pinyin everywhere!" "Yes, but," she objected, "What is the use reading 'Youyi Binguan' if I don't know the meaning?" Good point. Two years ago, in Hangzhou, Ningbo and Wuhan, I was asked my view on the recent standardization of topographic names. Should Minzhu Bei Lu be translated into Democracy North Rd. or North Democracy Rd.? The problem is not there, but what is the use for a foreign tourist to know that minzhu means democracy if he can't ask his way in English to a passer-by or a taxi driver? He could have more chance to get an answer if asking for Minzhu Bei Lu, whatever the tones are. Another problem is the choice of road, avenue, boulevard, drive, street, lane, alley, for the Chinese "lu", "jie", "hutong", etc. Different names for the same Chinese word are used in translation in Shanghai, Chongqing or Beijing. Imposing "Rd." to all the non-Chinese visitors creates another problem. Not all the visitors are English speakers, and "Rd." is unintelligible for most foreigners. Regarding individual names as well as foreign companies, products and organizations names, I strongly recommend that the original name be kept, between parentheses, following its translation. For the Chinese, the meaning of a character and its beauty prevail on its sound to the point that it��s often impossible to imagine, from its Chinese translation, what the original name was. For example, Yashi Landai is translated as ��Ԋ�m��. I admit that these characters are appropriate for a person who is in the field of cosmetics and beauty. But phonetically, who could guess that Ya-Shi- Lan-Dai is the famous Estee Lauder? It could have been translated �۽z���ϵƒ�, which is closer to the original pronunciation. But the Chinese translate for themselves, not for the non-Chinese, and they make a piece of art of each translation. Names of foreign actors in film casts, or artists in museums, often become unrecognizable once translated. When writing about the historical figure "Limadou", if the author had preserved the original name in Latin alphabet, a reader of any language could go online for deeper research about the famous Italian Matteo Ricci. Another problem is the absence of uniformity. For instance, the "ka" syllable of Canada, Canon, and Carducci are translated into Chinese as ��, ��, and ��, respectively meaning "to add", "excellent", and "card". There are all positive meanings for the Chinese, but in fact, only the third one reproduces the sound "ka", others being pronounced "jia". If, as exists in Japanese, there were a series of characters reserved to the phonetic translation of foreign names, no matter the meaning of the characters, this could be very useful. A large number of languages using romanization set one spelling for foreign words they use instead of translating these nouns. They choose the closest to the original pronunciation, and they all use the same word, such as "spaghetti" (Italian), "tennis" (English), "furher" (German), "corrida" (Spanish), "veranda" (Portuguese), "pacha" (Turkish), "Islam" (Arabic), "geyser" (Icelandic), "Inuit" (Eskimo), etc. That is a very pragmatic choice. Chinese are obsessive sticklers for translation, saying "people will not understand. Some Chinese realities can't be translated. Jiaozi should remain jiaozi in other languages; they are not raviolis, or dumplings." Sometimes translation borders on ridicule. "Hard Rock" became Ӳʯ,literally "a hard stone". After Beijing subway line 4 opened, the well-known Hailong electronics market in Zhongguancun became Hilon market. Hailong means "Sea Dragon" in Chinese, a beautiful and powerful image. Even those who don't know Chinese can correctly pronounce Hailong. What was the reason to change it into Hilon, a word without meaning, more difficult to remember? Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

China unveils policies to revitalize northeast

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BEIJING, Aug. 19 -- The Chinese central government announced an action plan to assist the northeast region's staggering economy with a list of new measures. The plan aims to free up private businesses, deepen reforms of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), develop modern agriculture, renovate urban rundown areas and launch dozens of infrastructure projects in the provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang, according to the new measures announced Tuesday. The 35 new measures, listed in a document by the State Council on its website, came as the northeastern regions saw the slowest economic growth among China's provincial areas during the first half of this year. China will speed up the construction of eight rail lines and build or expand 10 regional airports in the region, the document said. SOEs are encouraged to sell part of their equities to private and foreign investors to build a mixed ownership system and pay for the reforms. A new state-owned regional investment company will be established to hasten the reorganization of poorly run SOEs in the region, the document said. The central government will fund the building of affordable housing and grain logistics facilities, included in a 60-billion-yuan (9.7 billion U.S. dollars) new credit reserve for shanty town renovation by the China Development Bank. Once China's industrial base, the northeast provinces relied heavily on SOEs to drive local economy but they fell short of the national economic growth of 7.4 percent in the first half of the year, with Heilongjiang's GDP ranking at the bottom with an increase of just 4.8 percent during the period. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon

China's manufacturing activity at three-month low: HSBC

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BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- China's manufacturing expanded at a slower pace in August, a sign of weak momentum in its ongoing economic recovery. The HSBC/Markit China flash manufacturing PMI for August dipped to 50.3 from a final reading of 51.7 in July, making the lowest rate in three months as both output and new orders slowed, according to HSBC's preliminary purchasing manager's index (PMI), released on Thursday. PMI above 50 percent indicates expansion and below 50 percent suggests contraction. "The data suggests that the economic recovery is still continuing but its momentum has slowed again," noted HSBC chief China economist Qu Hongbin. After a shaky start this year, Chinese policymakers have pinned hopes on accelerating investment on railways and infrastructure, quickening fiscal spending, and selectively easing monetary policies to support faltering growth. Helped by these efforts, China's economic growth showed more recovery signs in the second quarter, with growth accelerating to 7.5 percent from the 7.4-percent expansion in the first. But as the latest data pointed to still weaker recovery rates, Qu said more policy support is needed to help consolidate the trend. "Both monetary and fiscal policy should remain accommodative until there is a more sustained rebound in economic activity," he said in a research note. Reacting to the news, Chinese stocks headed downward in the morning session, with both the Shanghai and Shenzhen Component Index experiencing loss. Tags: Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Prototyping China, Plastic Tooling, Plastic Tooling China, Rapid Prototype, Rapid Prototype China, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Tooling China, CNC Prototype, CNC Prototype China, Functional Prototype, Functional Prototype China, Metal Prototype, Metal Prototype China, Plastic Prototype, Plastic Prototype China, Rapid Manufacturing, Rapid Manufacturing China, Low volume production, Stereolithography, Stereolithography China, Vacuum Casting, Vacuum Casting China, whatsapp marketing, wechat marketing, seo, e marketing, �W��OӋ�ṩseo, e marketing, web design by zoapcon