Archive for October, 2008
Coal-Fired Power Plants Post Huge Losses
With coal’s price high and supplies limited, energy producers that rely on it continue to hemorrhage losses. By staff reporter Li Qiyan China’s distressed coal-fired power plants reported more than 20 billion yuan net ... Read More
Major generators of Three Gorges project run commercially
The last turbine generator on the right bank of China’s Three Gorges hydroelectric project was officially put into commercial operation on Thursday. That means so far, the originally designed 26 turbine generators, 14 on ... Read More
African judge assists AIDS challenge in China
Visiting China at the invitation of the Minister of Health and UNAIDS, South African Supreme Court Judge Edwin Cameron revealed how prior to entry into the country he needed to make a special visa application. He is one of the ... Read More
China’s environmental NGOs’ influence increases
China’s grassroot non-governmental organizations (NGO) dedicated to environment protection have more influence now with the doubling of their number in the past three years, according to a report. China has 508 ... Read More
China Reacts in Extraordinary Times
“The most important thing when a global financial storm breaks is confidence. Confidence is more important than gold or money,” said Chinese premier Wen Jiabao at his meeting with German Chancellor Merkel and German ... Read More
French minister praises China’s efforts in tackling climate change
France’s Minister of State for European Affairs Jean-Pierre Jouyet on Wednesday praised China’s efforts in tackling global climate change. Speaking at a press conference during the World Summit of Regions on Climate ... Read More
China launches telecom satellite for Venezuela
China successfully sent a Venezuelan telecommunication satellite into space on the early morning of Thursday. It is China’s first contract of manufacture and launching service for a Latin American country. Carried by a ... Read More
Sino-Chad joint venture refinery in N’Djamena launches
On October 26, the refinery jointly invested by CNPC and Chadian government laid foundation in Chad’s capital N’Djamena. Chadian President Idriss Deby and Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas attended the ... Read More
Giant hydropower plant fully operational
The last generator of China’s Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River went online yesterday, meaning that the world’s largest hydropower plant has become fully operational. Launched in 1993, the project’s ... Read More
China to host international mining congress
China will host an international mining congress in Beijing this November, creating an information exchange platform for both domestic and overseas mining industries, according to a press conference today. The China Mining ... Read More
Construction commences of the Sino-Niger joint venture refinery
On October 27, an oil refinery jointly invested by CNPC and Nigerian government started to be built near Niger’s second city, Zinder. Niger President Mamadou Tandja presided over a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for ... Read More
Fourth body of Chinese hostage killed in Sudan retrieved
The body of a fourth Chinese worker abducted in southwest Sudan by local militants earlier this month has been recovered, officials of the Chinese Embassy in Sudan said on Wednesday. Preliminary identification conducted by the ... Read More
Crisis won’t deter fight against climate change
As the US financial tsunami unfolds and an extended period of recession in developed countries looms, China made a strong gesture yesterday on battling climate change. The Chinese government yesterday published its white paper ... Read More