Shanghai mulls restrictions for electric bikes

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> The local legislature in Shanghai plans to discuss a draft regulation on restricting electric bikes as well as other non-motor vehicles in late March as they are pouring onto the city's streets and causing a slew of traffic accidents. Whether to ban the sale and registration of overweight and over-speed e-bikes as well as how many persons a bicycle or e-bike can carry will be highlights of the hearing. Earlier regulations introduced in 1998 required e-bikes to travel no faster than 20 km/h. But many on the road today are much faster than that. Neither manufacturers nor retailers are willing to heed the rules. E-cyclists are equally complicit. ��You don't have to observe any traffic lights or any traffic regulations and you can ride anywhere, even on the sidewalk,�� said a salesman at an e-bike shop in a Shanghai suburb. ��You don't even need a driver's license.�� The draft regulation, however, stipulates that those non-motor vehicles without legal registration would be banned from the road, and violators could face a fine ranging from 50 to 200 yuan ($8 to $32). It also requires cyclists or e-bike riders to carry only one juvenile under 12 years old. A fixed infant bicycle seat is a must for those who want to carry preschool children. Those aged between 12 and 16 are not allowed to carry anyone. The previous regulation forbid those under 12 years old to ride bicycles on the street. Electric Bike Worldwide Reports said that of the roughly 29 million e-bikes sold worldwide, the United States and Europe accounted for only 80,000 and 1.02 million, respectively. While bicycle ownership in China is much higher, at 470 million, there's no denying the popularity of e-bikes, whose numbers have been growing steadily and now total more than 120 million. Annual e-bike sales jumped from 1.5 million in 2002 to 4 million in 2003, and recently hit 26 million in 2011. 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

42 naval vessels conduct exercises near Hawaii

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42 naval vessels that participated in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) multinational naval exercises conduct drills near Hawaii, July 25, 2014. (Source: news.cn) (Source: news.cn) (Source: news.cn) (Source: news.cn) (Source: news.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

10,000 tons of tainted rice sent to Guangdong since 2009

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> More than 10,000 tons of cadmium-tainted rice are believed to have entered Guangdong province markets since 2009 from suppliers in Hunan province, Nanfang Daily reported on Wednesday. Shenzhen Cereals Group, a State-owned enterprise for grain reserves and a major rice supplier in Guangdong, bought the rice in 2009 from branches of China Grain Reserves Corp in Hunan province, the report said. Samples of the rice that Shenzhen Cereals subsequently sent to food quality supervision authorities in Shenzhen showed that the rice had excessive cadmium. The company complained and had a supplier in Xiangtan, Hunan province, recall 180 tons of the tainted rice. But the recalled rice was resold to a mill that produces rice flour in Foshan, Guangdong province, the report said. Shenzhen Cereals accepted the bulk of cadmium-contaminated rice on the condition that its price be cut, and the company later sold the rice at a higher price to clients that included a rice flour mills in Dongguan, a brewery in Guangzhou, and retailers in Shenzhen, the report said. Shenzhen Cereals allegedly knew about cadmium contamination in rice as early as several years ago, when it started business with suppliers in Hunan. The company did not complain and in fact continued to buy in large quantities until the rice market took a downturn in 2009, according to the report. Shenzhen Cereals had already made large purchases before the price drop. It tried to negotiate with suppliers in Hunan province for a lower price, but after the company was rebuffed, it used the unfavorable cadmium testing results to force suppliers to cut their prices, the report said, citing several managers of grain reserves offices in Hunan province. Angered by the move, suppliers in Hunan cut all business ties with Shenzhen Cereals. In the past few years, Shenzhen Cereals sent purchase managers to Changsha with orders and promises of big profits. The requests were all turned down, the report said, citing Chen Jian, a manager at the grain reserves office in Changsha. Chen said rice tainted with cadmium is a widespread problem in Hunan because of tainted soil, water and air. Despite the excessive cadmium levels, rice in Hunan is still in high demand. The report revealed that testing the quality of rice was poorly enforced in Hunan. The typical procedure does not test for residues of pesticides or cadmium levels, which makes the tests easy to pass. And only a small percentage of products are sampled, which leaves a large amount of rice unexamined. Medical experts have warned that continual exposure of cadmium over a long time may lead to cancer. Crops grown in polluted soil may have higher cadmium concentration and produce tainted rice. Human exposure to the heavy metal can cause severe health risks that include kidney and respiratory problems. 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 rejects xenophobia remarks over anti-monopoly probes

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China's Ministry of Commerce rejected the notion that xenophobia is behind the country's current anti-monopoly probe, saying foreign-funded and domestic companies are both equal before Chinese Law. The anti-monopoly investigation is an important part of the government's move to promote fair competition and protect consumer rights, Shen Danyang, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, said during a regularly scheduled press conference. "Launching an investigation into monopoly-like behavior is a common practice internationally," Shen said, "we are not just targeting foreign-funded companies." He said all market players, be it foreign-funded or domestic, will be punished if they violate the law. "Before the Anti-monopoly Law, all enterprises are equal and there is no such thing as xenophobia," he said, nothing both domestic and foreign firms have been probed following the establishment of the Anti-monopoly Law six years ago. His comments come as complaints were lodged by foreign chambers of commerce about China's anti-monopoly investigations into foreign-funded companies of top brands such as Microsoft, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Shen stressed the important and positive role foreign-funded enterprises have played since China's reform and opening-up during the past three decades, saying a majority are law-abiding. "Foreign-funded enterprises won't be scared back to their own country because of the (anti-monopoly) investigation cases," he said. He refuted speculation that the decline in China's foreign direct investment (FDI) was related to the ongoing anti-monopoly investigations, saying "groundless speculation is completely unnecessary." FDI into the Chinese mainland fell sharply in July, slumping 16.95 percent from a year earlier to $7.81 billion, compared with a minor 0.2-percent increase seen in June, according to MOC data. For the first seven months, the FDI, which excludes investment in the financial sector, stood at $71.14 billion, down 0.35 percent from the same period last year. 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

Going back to Cali

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November 28, 2013 -- Visit California, a non-profit organization with a mission to develop and maintain marketing programs, in partnership with the state's travel industry, activated California's first direct-to-consumer destination marketing campaign as part of the Governor's Trade and Investment Mission to China from April 8-16. California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr and Visit California president and CEO Caroline Beteta also announced the appointment of the Golden State's first tourism ambassador from the Chinese mainland, model-actress Gao Yuanyuan in Shanghai. "California remains the go-to place for Chinese visitors who cross the Pacific to visit our country," said Brown Jr, "These visitors are honored guests who carry on a long tradition of friendship between China and the Golden State." Currently, California is the top US destination for Chinese visitors with 47.5 percent market share. China is California's fastest growing inbound tourism market, showing double-digit growth year over year. 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

Police confirms identity of dead migrant worker

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> Police confirmed the identity of a migrant worker who died under an overpass in the capital city of Henan province. Liu Hongwei, 38, a migrant worker from a village in Qixian county, was found dead on Nov 30 under an overpass in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, a source from Qixian county's public security bureau told the Henan Business News on Tuesday. Liu slept under the overpass for nearly a month and developed symptoms of hypothermia before his death. He refused to go to a hospital for fear of the high medical costs when an ambulance came twice to pick up him, the report said. An official from his village said that he left home seven years ago. His wife disappeared soon after he left, leaving his father and child at home without any contact details. After learning about his death, township officials took some food to his father. Liu's death attracted attention to the living conditions of migrant workers. Some volunteers, including popular artists, bought jackets and quilts for the people sleeping under the overpass over the weekend. 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

Woman threatened after posting photo online

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> A woman who photographed one of two Chinese passengers sneaking bottles of red wine on a flight back from France has received threats. Wen Fei, a manager of a media company in Changsha, Hunan province, wrote in her micro blog on Friday that the men secretly brought several small bottles of red wine on a flight from Paris to Wuhan, Hubei province. She tried to stop them, but the men only scolded her, the Xiaoxiang Morning Post reported. Wen then took a picture of one of the men and posted it on her micro blog. The post has drawn wide attention from netizens, who said that the men behaving that way in front of foreigners had embarrassed China. Wen said her company received four phone calls from two men on Tuesday afternoon that urged her to delete her posts. If she doesn��t, the men allegedly said, they will go to Changsha to make Wen "have no comfort zones in China". Wen defended her putting the photo online, saying she did so not to identify the men, but to urge them to behave. She will not delete her micro-blog post unless someone can prove her wrong, Wen said in another post. The incident has prompted wide discussion online about what other improper behavior Chinese tourists have engaged in on international flights and in foreign countries. 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