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Chalco Begins 300,000-Ton Copper Project in Yunnan Province, an Industrial Info News Alert (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- The Aluminum Corporation of China (Beijing) recently laid the foundation for a 300,000-ton deep-processing copper project in the Qidian Industry Park in Kunming, the capital of southwestern China's Yunnan province.

Aluminum Corporation of China to Build Copper Plate Factory in Yunnan Province, an Industrial Info News Alert (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Researched by Industrial Info Resources -- The Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) has laid the foundation of a copper processing factory in southern Yunnan Province. Xiao Yaqing, General Manager of Chalco, hosted the ceremony on August 19 in the Qidian Industrial Park in the city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan. The factory is designed to produce 100,000 tons of copper strips and ...

Quake toll in southwest China's Yunnan rises to five (China Economic Net)The quake death toll in southwest China's Yunnan Province has risen to five with two further deaths reported, the provincial authorities said on Monday.

Quake toll in southwest China's Yunnan rises to five (People's Daily)The quake death toll in southwest China's Yunnan Province has risen to five with two further deaths reported, the provincial authorities said on Monday. One person in Yingjiang County who died from heart attack while being evacuated and another died of serious injuries in hospital, the Yunnan Civil Affairs Department said, giving no other details. Yingjiang was hit by a magnitude-5 tremor at ...

‘Kalam’ probes rice shortage plaguing the country (Manila Bulletin)Senior reporter Jay Taruc says of his "Kalam" experience, "Living in the city and eating rice all my life, I thought supply would never end."

Emergency funds for quake-hit Yunnan (China Economic Net)China's civil affairs and finance ministries jointly allocated 18 million yuan (about 2.6 million U.S. dollars) on Saturday to help quake-hit Yunnan Province with its relief work.

China downplays claims of a jihad (Thursday Magnet)CHINESE authorities have downplayed claims by a militant Islamic group that it is responsible for a string of fatal bus bombings and other incidents and is planning a jihad against the Olympic Games.

Healthy habitats (The Australian)THE new generation of urban hotel rooms consists of natural bedding, in-room fitness programs and healthy dining.

FACTBOX: Sports of the disabled persons in China (People's Daily)About 332 Chinese athletes will take part in the upcoming Beijing Paralympics from Sep. 6-17. The games started torch relay on Friday in Xi'an, capital of northwest Shaanxi Province. Here are facts and figures about the sports of the disabled people. All data for 2007 unless otherwise stated: SPORTS ACTIVITIES: About 594 athletes competed in 39 international sports events such as athletics, ...

Bright year ahead in China for WU Fulbright Scholar (Student Life)After four years at Washington University, Raymond Deng is going to spend two years seeing the length and breadth of China. Deng was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to China to pursue independent work overseas during this year and the next.