XinhuaTV- China News (Sept. 7, 2009)
Editors: Yang Mu, Li Qin, Liang Wenchao, Shao Xiangqun, Yuan hedi, Yin Hang
Chief Editors: Zhang Hao, Mi Ligong, Ming Dajun
Stories: 1 Urumqi returns to normal 2 Syringe attacks vicious crime: jurists 3 Fire kills 9 in NE China 4 National Day security 5 A/H1N1 epidemic 6 Shanghai epidemic controls 7 Emergency escape windows for buses 8 Korean Bank investment 9 EU trade chief visits China 10 China to develop new-energy cars 11 China Unicom, Telefonica shares swap 12 Automobile stimulus package 13 Yuhuan county auto products 14 Nonferrous metals recycling 15 Mount climbing festival 16 Mount heritage meeting 17 Agricultural produce for Russia 18 COSCO Star passenger ship 19 China's Li Na in quarterfinals 20 NBA stars' charity 21 China-ASEAN Expo 22 Venice film festival 23 Folk songs gala
Coming up... China is stepping up efforts to develop new energy cars. A passenger ship named COSCO Star set sail this weekend. A Hong Kong made film made debut at the venice Film Festival.
Hello and welcome to China News. I'm Nie Danyangzhi in Beijing.
Urumqi returns to normal
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Life in west China's Urumqi City, disrupted last week by mass protests triggered by hypodermic syringe attacks, had returned to normal Monday. On the shady Nanhu Plaza, many citizens are doing morning exercises, dancing, jogging or playing Taichi, just as any other day.
Syringe attacks vicious crime: jurists
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Jurists in Urumqi, the capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sunday slammed the syringe attacks in the city as vicious crimes with purpose of jeopardizing state safety.
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Soundbite: Yang Zheng, executive director of Xinjiang Crime Science Association
"This (syringe attack) is a vicious crime with purposes of jeopardizing state safety and public security as well as endangering people's life and property. It is another sabotage masterminded by the "three forces" (of extremism, separatism and terrorism) after the July 5 riot. The attack seemed to be a simple case with no specific target, but it aimed at creating social chaos and fear. The ultimate purpose is to sabotage the national unity, the stability in Xinjiang and to split Xinjiang (from China)."
In the wake of the syringe attacks, an expert team sent by the Academy of Military Medical Sciences arrived in Urumqi to examine the syringe attack victims. So far, medical experts have not found evidence showing the victims had infectious diseases.
Although most of the injured have no obvious signs of illness, the syringe attack is still regarded by jurists as a felony because it is an overt act of jeopardizing state safety.
Soundbite: Lian Zhenhua, researcher with Law Institute of Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences "Perils of the crime (syringe attack) lie in the consequences and social responses rather than the degrees of victims' injuries. It's not a simple isolated incident but another sabotage by separatists following the July 5 riot. Although the syringe attack and the July 5 riot are different in forms, they have the same vicious purposes of endangering state safety and public security."
Considering the malicious motive behind the crime, Yang Zheng suggested a quick settlement on the syringe crimes.
Soundbite: Yang Zheng, executive director of Xinjiang Crime Science Association "Police should quicken the detection and investigation on syringe attacks. Coordination among all police sorts and departments are needed in fighting against the vicious crime."
By Friday, Xinjiang police had captured 25 syringe attackers, of whom seven are in police custody, four were arrested and four others were referred for criminal prosecution.
Syringe attacks carried out since Aug. 20 have resulted in panic and resentment from the public. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets last Thursday to protest against the syringe attacks and demand security guarantees. The situation is now under control.
Fire kills 9 in NE China
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Nine people were confirmed dead and six others injured after a farm produce market caught fire Sunday morning in northeast China's Jilin province.
The fire occurred at around 9:00 a.m. Sunday at a farm produce wholesale market in the downtown area of Meihekou city.
All of the injured have been hospitalized. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
National Day security
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New security measures have been put in place for the upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations.
A government official told China News Sunday that areas surrounding the capital city like Tianjin, Heibei, Shandong, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia Autonomous region will build a so-called "security moat" around Beijing.
Each area will conduct security checks on roads to Beijing to fence off potential threats.
A/H1N1 epidemic
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The A/H1N1 epidemic has not stopped spreading in China, with several new confirmed deaths and multiple schools reporting infections. China News gives you the latest figures.
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Two deaths from A/H3, a subtype of the virus that causes influenza, were reported by Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Sunday. A 73 year-old male patient and a 20 year-old male patient were confirmed dead over the weekend.
Another 382 cases were confirmed in the region Sunday, including 4 staff of public hospitals. The total number in Hong Kong has now reached over 14, 000.
In Shanghai, doctors say that the first serious victim of the flu is in critical condition, and is suffering from multiple organ failure.
The 35-year-old migrant worker is in a coma at Shanghai No. 1 People's Hospital in Songjiang District, but his temperature and blood pressure are stable.
Doctors say most deaths from A/H1N1 flu are among the very young and middle-aged people. This is because these groups have a strong immune system that can react more actively to the virus.
In Chongqing, local health authorities said three schools in the municipality had reported 27 confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases by 9:00 a.m. Sunday.
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A/H1N1 flu outbreaks have also been reported at schools in other regions. Globally, the disease has killed about 2,000 people and infected more than 180,000.
Shanghai epidemic controls
INTRO: In Shanghai new measures are being taken by government authorities to control the outbreak and spread of infectious disease. China News has more.
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Schools, colleges and universities in Shanghai are required to report a record of sick students everyday to health authorities. The new measures are seen as a fresh effort to contain a potential outbreak of contagious diseases like A/H1N1.
According to the municipal government, all Shanghai schools and universities must report any sick students before 4:00 p.m. each day.
The daily report should include the number of sick students and the causes of their illness such as fever, high temperature, A/H1N1 flu symptoms.
The number of recovered students that have returned to school should also be reported.
The municipality has also said that all Shanghai schools and universities should avoid holding mass indoor activities to prevent students from contracting the A/H1N1 virus.
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Any students with symptoms of fever, sore throat or cough should be immediately advised to visit their local hospital.
Emergency escape windows for buses
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Shanghai will fit emergency escape windows to buses in a bid to improve the safety of public transport in the municipality.
According to local transport authorities, the new provision is a "must" for all new buses.
New buses need to be fitted with escape windows opposite the rear door, and buses currently in use will gradually have windows installed.
It is expected that about 8,000 city buses in the city will have these windows, before the World Expo starts next May.
About three months ago, a bus fire in the southwestern city Chengdu killed 27 passengers and injured more than 70. This has roused wide public concern over the lack of emergency exits in air-conditioned buses in China.
To be continued. Korean Bank investment
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South Korea's fourth-largest lender, Hana Bank, announced Monday it will purchase more than 18 percent stake in China's Bank of Jilin, later this month.
It is confirmed that Hana Bank will buy newly-issued shares of the Bank of Jilin worth 316 million U.S. dollars.
EU trade chief visits China
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The European Union Trade Commissioner, Catherine Ashton started a week-long trip to China on Sunday, her first one to the country since she assumed office last October.
Bilateral trade and investment have been affected by the financial crisis, and the EU's frequent use of anti-dumping measures against Chinese products.
Ashton's visit is viewed as a good opportunity for the two trading powers to refresh economic ties.
China to develop new-energy cars
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At the Auto Industry forum in Tianjin, China News spoke with the director of the China Automotive Technology and Research center about new energy cars in China.
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China is stepping up efforts to develop cars powered by new energy.
Zhao Hang, director of China Automotive Technology and Research Center, told China News Sunday, that new-energy vehicles are expected to account for 5 percent of the Chinese market by the end of this year.
Zhao was attending the international forum on China's auto industry in the northern city Tianjin.
SOUNDBITE: Zhao Hang, China Automotive Technology and Research Center "Our current policies focus on traditional cars. But a market is emerging for new energy cars. They may gradually take the place of traditional cars. So industrial policies on new-energy cars may just be around the corner."
Zhao says China's auto industry is undergoing an unprecedented structural transformation. In the future, domestic car brands are expected to account for 30 percent of the Chinese market.
Zhao says this is not necessarily good news for domestic cars.
SOUNDBITE: Zhao Hang, China Automotive Technology and Research Center "The merger and reorganization will of course have some adverse impact on local brand names, particularly if we are slow in technological innovation or the products cannot meet users' demand. But they do have advantages in after service and auto parts supply. And our labor and raw materials cost is less than foreign companies or joint ventures."
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According to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, sales of China's domestically-made automobiles was more than 1 million in July, up nearly 64 percent from a year earlier.
China Unicom, Telefonica shares swap
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China Unicom said Sunday that it signed a new deal with Telefonica, the Spanish telecom operator, to enhance their alliance. China Unicom said it would be spending 1 billion U.S. dollars each on share purchases.
China Unicom would acquire shares equal to about between 0.885 percent to 0.892 percent of stake in Telefonica.
Their cooperation would focus on infrastructure and equipment purchase, mobile service platforms, research and development, and service provision to multinational clients.
Automobile stimulus package
INTRO: A new stimulus package is being introduced by the government. China News talks to Minister of Science and Technology, Wan Gang in Tianjin.
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China is set to implement stimulus packages to advance automotive industrialization and commercialization.
Minister of Science and Technology, Wan Gang said Sunday that China will be concentrating its efforts on new research and development of the automobile industry, and will take the small -sized passenger cars and medium-and-large-sized passenger buses as breakthrough.
Wan Gang made the remarks at the International Forum on Chinese Automotive Industry Development in Tianjin.
Soundbite: Wan Gang, Science and Technology Minister "We are going to add more input to step up the research, development and marketing on new-energy cars which are represented by automotives. On the other side, more strict standards of vehicle emission will be made and implemented to lead the popularization of technologies on vehicle environmental protection. We'll try to achieve a world-leading level of vehicle emission control and (low) consumption around 2020."
Wan said China has formed an industrial layout of hybrid-powered automotives, electricity-powered automotives and fuel-cell-powered cars.
He said the Chinese government will maintain the public-traffic-priority strategy and promote automotives in public traffic.
Soundbite: Wan Gang, Science and Technology Minister "Our countries first launched the large-scale promotion demonstration project of "Ten cities, Thousand new-energy cars". The first batch of electricity-powered automotives have been distributed in 13 cities nationwide for test operation. To 2012, automotives in use will surpass 60 thousand and the construction of relevant infrastructures are underway."
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China is the largest market and manufacturer of light vehicles such as electricity-powered cars and motorcycles.
Yuhuan county auto products
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China News takes you to east China to look at the success of some local manufacturing companies.
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A county in Zhejiang province has become a leader in the production and sales of auto parts.
In Yuhuan, several auto parts companies have been receiving orders from international buyers, wanting tailored services to meet their specific needs.
ADD Industry Co.,Ltd., located at the county, is China's biggest shock absorber producer.
The company invested 1 million yuan, or about 130,000 U.S. dollars to reconstruct two traditional production lines into 12 U-shaped assembly lines to meet the demands of overseas clients.
The company has about 200 customers at home and abroad, with exports taking up 95 percent of sales.
About 2, 000 auto parts companies in Yuhuan county are manufacturing products, including shock absorbers, gears, steering wheels and many others.
Global buyers have allegedly been calling the county an "international auto parts supermarket".
Tag: The total output value of Yuhuan county stands at about 3.6 billion US dollars.
Nonferrous metals recycling
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China is a world leader in recycling major non-ferrous metals. According to participants at an international forum that wrapped up Monday, in Jiangxi Province, China has seen rapid devlopment in this area.
It is seen as an effort to maintain sustainable economic growth, improve the efficient use of resources and lessen environmental pollution
The three-day forum on metals recycling was held in Fengcheng City.
Mount climbing festival
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A mount climbing festival has started in Tai'an, a city in east China's Shandong province. As China News shows you, the city at the foot of Mount Tai has attracted thousands of climbing enthusiasts.
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With a lot of fanfare, the 23rd Mount Tai International Travel and Mount Climbing Festival kicked off in Tai'an Sunday night.
Representatives of six famous mountains in Asia, Europe and North America committed to the establishment of a mountain-alliance.
The 6-nation alliance will include Mount Olympus in Greece, Mount Pilatus in Switzerland, Mount Halla in South Korea, Rocky Mountains in Canada, The Zugspitze in Germany and China's Mount Tai.
Earlier in the day, nearly 3,000 people competed in a mount climbing tournament on Mount Tai, climbing more than 1500 above sea level.
The 9-kilometer journey usually takes an average person more than 3 hours to hit the summit.
The fastest sportsman this weekend took less than one hour.
SOUNDBITE: Eric Sorenson, mount climbing enthusiast "I climbed mountains before, but I never see this event, so I guess I just expect every beautiful view and nice time."
As one of the "Five Sacred Mountains" in China, Mount Tai is traditionally associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal. The temples on the mountain side have been destinations for pilgrims for 3,000 years.
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The mount climbing festival is held annually in Tai'an. It is scheduled to last until September 12th.
To be continued. Mount heritage meeting
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In other news, representatives from at least 20 of the world's famous mountain areas are to gather at Mount Lushan in October.
They will discuss ways to protect natural heritage sites and promote tourism.
Mount Lushan, in China's Jiangxi Province was included into the UNESCO list of the world's natural and cultural heritage sites in December 1996.
Agricultural produce for Russia
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About 6, 000 farmers from Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, are exploring or ploughing a total of 14 million ha of arable land in Russia.
Russia's Far East region has a small population but large unused cultivated land. Mudanjiang has a big workforce equipped with agricultural technology and farming expertise and so the workers have been attracted to the region.
Mudanjiang officials told China News that the city's farmers working in Russia's far east are expected to contribute 39 percent of farming produce to local markets by the end of next year.
COSCO Star passenger ship
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A passenger ship named COSCO Star set sail this weekend. China News has more.
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The luxurious passenger ship, the COSCO Star set sail this weekend from Xiamen International Cruise Center on its way to Taichung Harbour.
176 pasengers were on board.
The passenger ship, owned by Xiamen Ocean Shipping Company, is the first ship to sail across Taiwan Straits as a regular service, by a mainland shipping company.
SOUNDBITE(Chinese): Yi Bin, general manager of Xiamen Tourism Group International Travel Service Company "In the past, Xiamen and Fuzhou, two cities of Fujian province, played the roles as the traffic hubs in cross-Straits exchange, especially Xiamen which owned three-mini links and direct flight routes across the Taiwan Straits. Now we have maritime direct flight as Cosco Star to form a three-dimensional transportation network, which will benefit the peoples on two sides no matter the Taiwan people come to mainland or the mainland people go to Taiwan."
The Cosco Star passenger ship is almost 200 meters in length. The ship can accommodate over 680 passengers, 256 containers and 150 cars.
The COSCO Star will arrive at Taichung Harbour after eight hours' on the water.
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The Cosco Star will have a three-month trial operation before starting normal operation.
China's Li Na in quarterfinals
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Li Na marked the best result so far for a Chinese tennis player at the U.S. Open on Sunday when the 18th seed beat Italian Francesca Schiavone in the fourth round. Li will play 2005 champion Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinals on Monday.
In her previous U.S. Open attempts, Li has got as far as the fourth round.
New mum Clijsters advanced with a 3 set victory over third seed and twice champion Venus Williams.
The 26-year-old Belgian had missed two years of competition to start a family before her comeback play here.
NBA stars' charity
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An NBA charity event took place this weekend in Hefei. China News takes you there.
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A charity fair called, "Warm China in Hefei by NBA stars" was held on Friday night at Hefei Gujing Stadium. The charity was a bid to make money for China's Red Cross Society, to help cure cancer patients in the country.
The fair opened with a basketball show by the stars.
Favourite, Tracy McGrady could not participate because of injury, but still managed to win screams from the audience with his few shots.
McGrady, the so-called "Ambassador of Warmth" later posed for photos with audience.
His autographed No. 1 Rocket jersey was auctioned at over 13, 000 U.S. dollars to Hefei resident, Mr. Zhang.
With the other three items also selling at high prices, the auction raised a total fund of 19, 544 dollars. All proceeds will go to China's Red Cross Society to help with the cure of cancer patients.
McGrady had also previously agreed to make a private donation of 30，000 dollars.
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The charity fair marked the end of McGrady's 6-day charity trip to China. McGrady said he will visit the country again next year.
China-ASEAN Expo
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The much-hyped China-ASEAN expo will be held next month in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. China News reporter Zhang Danni shows you some of the hot topics on the agenda.
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With less than a month to go until the China-ASEAN expo, the regional governemnt in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is stepping up efforts to prepare the city for the event.
The theme for the upcoming China-ASEAN expo, is "Free Trade Area and ASEAN Integration: Cooperation for Mutual Development."
Dong Songgen, an official with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said Monday, that in the context of the financial crisis China and ASEAN should strengthen cooperation and maintain the good momentum of regional development.
Chen Wu, Vice Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region said the cooperation between China and ASEAN is the common need for each country.
Soundbite: Chen Wu, Vice Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region “Based on that, we decided to extend the exhibition date and enlarge the exhibition size by adding 600 booths. By now, the booths have been ordered in early times. For the exhibitors, the enrollment rate is much higher than before.”
Soundbite: Zhang Danni “The 6th China-ASEAN Expo will be held in Nanning (capital of southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region). To speed up the construction of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area and bring more opportunities for business of both sides, this year’s expo will focus on the exhibition of commodities and also include multi-level exchange programs and activities in various fields, thus forming a platform for the communication and cooperation between China and ASEAN.”
The annual China-ASEAN Expo is co-sponsored by the economic and trade ministers of China and the 10 ASEAN countries as well as the ASEAN secretariat.
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Since the first China-ASEAN expo held in 2004, bilateral trade volume between the two sides has largely, and in 2008 alone the trade volume reached over 200 billion U.S. dollars.
International Trade Fair
Venice film festival
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A Hong Kong made film has debuted at the renowned venice Film Festival. China News takes you there.
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Hong Kong director Cheang Pou-Soi's urban thriller "Accident", made its official appearance Saturday at the Venice Film Festival.
Six of the main actors in the film attended the photocall at the Sala Grande at the 66th Venice Film Festival, attracting many Chinese reporters.
The movie, about a hitman who "choreographs" murders by making them appear to be accidents, was produced by To Kei-Fung a popular Hong Kong director.
"Accident" was two years in the making and broke the conventional Hong Kong thriller genre. There are no chase scenes, and not one bullet is fired.
Cheang stressed in an interview that he liked developing new things and working with new ideas.
The main actress in "Accident", Yip Suen said Cheang is one of the most patient directors. She emphasized Cheang's refusal to follow traditional Hong Kong conventions when producing his films.
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"Accident" is competing for the Golden Lion, which will be awarded September. 12
Folk songs gala
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Chinese folk songs gala started Sunday night in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province.
Singers from a cross-section of ethnic groups sang traditional songs relating to wine, expressing various lifestyles and customs.
The event is a celebration for ethnic singers in the lead up to the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China.
That's all for today's China News. Thank you for staying with us. Good bye.
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