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• China to amass marine pollution compensation fund
• Three dead in Hunan river boat accident
• Police detain 2 after deadly kindergarten fire
• Chinese Premier meets foreign leaders on trade
• Torrential rain kills 5 in Guangdong
• Beijing provides easier residence registration for foreigners
• China-Pacific island countries cooperation promotes regional stability
• Official calms nerves after Tangshan aftershock
• Death toll rises to 2 from C China boat accident
• Xinjiang to become new engine for China's auto biz
• Chinese general calls for int'l cyber space rules
• Brave rescue led to young man's death
• China encourages enhanced cooperation between IAEA, Iran
• China strongly condemns Syria attacks: FM Spokesman
• Chinese general calls for international cyber space rules
• Death toll rises to 2 from central China boat accident
• Former railways minister expelled from Party for corruption
• China strongly condemns Syria attacks
• Quake official provides reassurance on Tangshan aftershock
• Death toll rises to 2 from central China boat accident

China to amass marine pollution compensation fund Posted: 28 May 2012 10:49 AM PDT China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Monday that the country will start amassing a compensation fund to be used in cases of marine oil pollution from July this year.

Three dead in Hunan river boat accident Posted: 28 May 2012 10:47 AM PDT The death toll from a boat accident on Sunday morning in Hunan Province has risen to three, while eight other people remain missing, rescuers said late on Monday.

Police detain 2 after deadly kindergarten fire Posted: 28 May 2012 10:45 AM PDT Two people have been detained by police and eight others suspended from their posts following a Hunan Province kindergarten fire on Sunday that led to two children dead and three injured, local government sources said Monday.

Chinese Premier meets foreign leaders on trade Posted: 28 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here on Monday with foreign leaders from Zimbabwe, Qatar and Laos and proposed further trade cooperation.

Torrential rain kills 5 in Guangdong Posted: 28 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT Torrential rain sweeping south China's Guangdong Province in the past two days has killed five people and affected more than 200,000, the provincial flood control headquarters said Monday.

Beijing provides easier residence registration for foreigners Posted: 28 May 2012 10:33 AM PDT The Chinese capital city has adopted a set of measures to make it easier for foreigners to obtain resident permits, sources with the city's police said on Monday.

China-Pacific island countries cooperation promotes regional stability Posted: 28 May 2012 10:27 AM PDT Cooperation between China and Pacific island countries has promoted regional stability, development and prosperity, and yielded remarkable results, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said Monday.

Official calms nerves after Tangshan aftershock Posted: 28 May 2012 08:46 AM PDT Updated: 2012-05-28 20:00 ( Xinhua) BEIJING - The 4.8-magnitude earthquake that hit North China's Tangshan Monday morning was an aftershock of the devastating quake that rocked the city in 1976, the China Earthquake Networks Center's (CENC) vice-director has said. The city, in Hebei province, still sees aftershocks which belong to a normal range of movement in the earth's crust, and people do not need to panic, Zhang Xiaodong said during an interview on Monday. "As time passes, the intensity of the aftershocks is decreasing," explained Zhang. However, urbanization and the growing number of multi-storied buildings mean people have been able to detect the effects of relatively small quakes, Zhang added. Tangshan experienced the latest tremor at 10:22 a.m. on Monday. Local people said minor tremors were also felt in Beijing and Tianjian, two megacities both within 200 kms of Tangshan. The 7.8-magnitude Tangshan earthquake of 1976 left more than 240,000 people dead.

Death toll rises to 2 from C China boat accident Posted: 28 May 2012 08:46 AM PDT Updated: 2012-05-28 19:38 ( Xinhua) CHANGSHA - The death toll from a boat accident in Hunan province rose to two on Monday, while nine other people are still missing. The body was found at 1:50 pm near the capsized boat by rescuers, in Yuanjiang River in Luxi county, rescuers said. Twenty-five passengers fell into the river after their uncontrolled boat hit a freighter and capsized. Rescuers have saved 14 of the passengers. There are still nine people missing and two bodies have been recovered, said Shi Zelong, deputy Communist Party chief of Luxi county. Shi, the leader of the rescue operation, said he has sent people to comb the river bank to search for the missing. He has also dispatched divers to salvage the sunken vessel. Investigators said the boat experienced engine failure while traveling from Luxi to neighboring Chenxi county and went adrift. The accident occurred at about 10 am Sunday in Yuanjiang River, a tributary of China's longest river, the Yangtze. The passengers were all from Dawan village in Chenxi county. More than 500 rescuers are searching for the missing passengers with the help of 22 boats.

Xinjiang to become new engine for China's auto biz Posted: 28 May 2012 08:46 AM PDT URUMQI - China's far west Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is expected to become another engine for the country's automobile industry as Shanghai Volkswagen, German carmaker Volkswagen AG's joint venture in China, laid the foundation for its new factory here on Monday. The plant, located in the regional capital Urumqi, is expected to become operational in 2014 with an annual production of 50,000 units. The factory's first phase of construction will cost 2 billion yuan ($316 million), said Hu Maoyuan, chairman of SAIC Motor Corp and Shanghai Volkswagen at the ceremony. As the first sedan manufacturing program in Xinjiang, the factory provides oppotunities for Shanghai Volkswagen to explore the booming western China and central Asia markets, Hu said. Xinjiang covers an area of 1.66 million square kilometers, making it China's largest province. The auto market is flourishing as the roads linking Xinjiang to its neighbouring central Asian countries and inland provinces have been completed in recent years. In the capital Urumqi, the number of cars doulbled from 200,000 in 2009 to 400,000 in 2011. The factory will promote the development of the auto and equipment manufaturing industries in Xinjiang and western China, said Nur Bekri, government chairman of Xinjiang. "Xinjiang will fully support Shanghai Volkswagen's development here, and improve the automobile industrial chain," said Bekri. He said the Urumqi plant will help Volkswagen "gain a strategic advantage" in the northwest China and central Asian markets. Since 2010, China has been pushing for greater opening-up of the resource-rich and strategically-located Xinjiang, aiming to transform it into a regional economic hub from a relatively underdeveloped desert region. Auto and equipment manufacturing has become a major industry in Xinjiang. Chinese manufacturing giants, including SANY, Shaanxi Automobile Group, Dongfeng Motor and XCMG, have already set up their plants in Xinjiang. China-made automobiles exported to central Asian nations from Xinjiang more than doubled last year to 16,000 units, according to local customs data. The revenue of these auto exports also grew by 120 percent to 680 million U.S. dollars, according to figures released by the Xinjiang customs office. Over 80 percent of auto products exported to the Central Asia market were heavy trucks. Xinjiang's customs attributed the sharp rise in auto exports to economic recovery in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and the appeal of low-cost but high-quality China-made automobiles.

Chinese general calls for int'l cyber space rules Posted: 28 May 2012 08:46 AM PDT BEIJING - Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, on Monday urged the international community to make joint efforts to formulate rules for cyber space as the world is faced with "grim" challenges concerning online risk. Ma made the remarks at a symposium titled "Cyber Security: China and the World" held in Beijing. The meeting, attended by over 80 experts from more than 20 countries, was sponsored by the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS) and the Hong Kong-based Katie Chan Foundation. The issue of cyber security has been creeping from the virtual world to the real world with the development of information technology and the popularization of the Internet, said Ma, also president of the CIISS. "It has posed new challenges for the security of all nations as well as international security," he added. As the Internet is open and transnational, no country can effectively address the global challenge single-handedly, in the view of the Chinese general. However, the world does not yet have any set of widely recognized and accepted rules applicable to the area, a gap which has restrained the healthy development of the online community and the effective management of the Internet, he explained. Ma said China, in partnership with other countries, has put forward a draft international code on information security to the United Nations to initiate an open and inclusive process of discussion on the issue. China is not only a beneficiary of the development of the Internet, but also a victim of cyber attacks, according to the general. All nations should seek common ground while reserving differences and boost exchanges and cooperation to address the issue of cyber security "just as we address international political disputes in the real world," he told the audience at the event. Later on Monday, Chen Zhili, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, met with the symposium's foreign participants.

Brave rescue led to young man's death Posted: 28 May 2012 08:46 AM PDT Su Mingming, a 28-year-old nephritis patient, died on May 28 after his condition was made worse by jumping into water to save a drowning 5-year-old girl, according to Xiaoxiang Morning Herald in Hunan province. Su Zhegui, Su Mingming's father said he wasn't surprised that his son had helped the girl. "I taught him to help others from the time he was very young. It would have been unthinkable if he didn't help the drowning girl," he was cited by the newspaper as saying. The Xin'an county government has awarded Su's family 5,000 yuan ($790.5) and is applying to the city government for a reward for Su's bravery. Su Mingming got nephritis in 2010. Doctors told him to stay away from cold water or his condition would worsen. Heeding their advice, he would even carry two umbrellas to keep himself safe if he was caught in a rainstorm. Su Mingming was decorating his family's home when the 5-year-old girl named Meimei (not real name) fell into a pool on May 6. According to Wu Jucai, Meimei's mother, the girl was washing slippers that fell into the water. When she tried to retrieve them, she fell herself. Su jumped into the pool without hesitation to save the girl. "I was so worried about him because a doctor had warned him not to get wet," Su's father recalled. His fear was justified. Su got a high fever that lasted more than a week. His father moved him from a local hospital to the provincial hospital but Su's condition didn't improve. Su Zhegui never thought a cold would kill his son. "He used to catch colds, but he'd get better later." Trying to save his son, Su Zhegui spent all his money, about 100,000 yuan, which he was hoping to build a new house with in their village. Meimei's parents were saddened to learn that Su's brave act led to his death. Jiang Bin, a local government official, said the government would help Su's parents in the future and called on kind people to donate to the family.

China encourages enhanced cooperation between IAEA, Iran Posted: 28 May 2012 05:18 AM PDT China encourages the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran to improve dialogue and cooperation, so as to accommodate international concerns over Iran's nuclear program, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.

China strongly condemns Syria attacks: FM Spokesman Posted: 28 May 2012 05:17 AM PDT China strongly condemns the attacks in Syria which have wounded and killed a large number of civilians, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Weimin said Monday.

Chinese general calls for international cyber space rules Posted: 28 May 2012 05:11 AM PDT Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, on Monday urged the international community to make joint efforts to formulate rules for cyber space as the world is faced with "grim" challenges concerning online risk.

Death toll rises to 2 from central China boat accident Posted: 28 May 2012 05:03 AM PDT The death toll from a boat accident in Hunan province rose to two on Monday, while nine other people are still missing.

Former railways minister expelled from Party for corruption Posted: 28 May 2012 05:57 AM PDT China's former railways minister, Liu Zhijun, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) after being found guilty of corruption.

China strongly condemns Syria attacks Posted: 28 May 2012 05:57 AM PDT China strongly condemns the attacks in Syria which have wounded and killed a large number of civilians, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Weimin said Monday.

Quake official provides reassurance on Tangshan aftershock Posted: 28 May 2012 04:52 AM PDT The 4.8-magnitude earthquake that hit north China's Tangshan Monday morning was an aftershock of the devastating quake that rocked the city in 1976.

Death toll rises to 2 from central China boat accident Posted: 28 May 2012 04:22 AM PDT The death toll from a boat accident in Hunan province rose to two on Monday, while nine other people are still missing.

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