 Carpooling saves energy 2009-02-26
More cities should encourage carpooling to save energy resources, says an article in the Oriental Morning Post. The following is an excerpt: |
Zhejiang may cushion China from recession 2009-02-17
Winter is usually not the best of seasons at West Lake, the most attractive scenic spot in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. West Lake attracts about 2 million travelers from all over the world each year and supports dozens of people like Gu Liyang, a middle-aged boatman hailing from rural Hangzhou. |
East China firms vow no payroll cut despite business slumps 2009-01-28
Xie Liuqi did not lose his job in a rubber company in east China's Zhejiang Province when he packed things up for the Spring Festival vacation. |
Zhejiang to develop longest rail network 2009-01-17
The country's largest high-speed rail network will be built in Zhejiang by 2012, as part of the efforts to invigorate the local economy, the province's top official said on Friday. |
$22m program to make disabled Chinese better informed 2009-01-13
A three-year, 150 million yuan ($21.93 million) program to improve information accessibility for China's disabled population was launched in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Monday. |
China's disabled see mixed job fortunes in 2008 2009-01-13
About 331,000 disabled Chinese in the urban areas found jobs in 2008, but the number employed in rural areas saw a marked drop, statistics show. |
Hangzhou rail station under way 2008-12-30
Construction of a new railway station in Hangzhou began over the weekend, the Ministry of Railways said in a news release yesterday. |
Graduates offered business subsidies 2008-12-24
SHANGHAI: University students and new graduates in Hangzhou are being offered government subsidies of up to 200,000 yuan ($29,000) to set up their own businesses, a labor official said on Monday. |
Lakeside buildings get set for chop 2008-12-11
SHANGHAI: Several tall buildings around West Lake in Hangzhou will be made shorter to preserve the area's natural beauty and support its application for World Heritage status, the city government said on Tuesday. |
Provincial capital singled out for devt 2008-11-03
Regions and cities nationwide should learn from the effective and innovative government of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, that have been essential in balancing economic growth with social development and turning the provincial capital into a prominent metropolis, analysts and academics said in a forum over the weekend. |
Home buyers get gov't support in Delta cities 2008-10-16
New housing policies by governments in Shanghai and Hangzhou, two major cities in the Yangtze River Delta, will boost the sluggish market and make homes more affordable by giving breaks to home buyers and developers. |
Hangzhou named top business city 2008-09-03
SHANGHAI: Hangzhou was named the best place to do business in China for a fifth consecutive year in a Forbes survey released yesterday. |
Hangzhou's emblem unveiled 2008-08-23
The emblem of Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, will be shown to the public this October, the website of China National Radio reports. |
Maglev project to begin construction in 2010 2008-08-18
Government authorities in Zhejiang province have finally announced that the construction of its section of a much-discussed magnetic levitation train route linking Shanghai and Hangzhou will go ahead in 2010. |
Tropical storm Kalmaegi leaves east China 2008-07-20
Scorching weather has returned to east China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday after tropical storm Kalmaegi left the region, with no casualties reported, according to the provincial weather station. |
East China province issues tropical storm alert 2008-07-19
Zhejiang Province in east China issued a tropical storm alert on Saturday morning, as severe tropical storm Kalmaegi entered the province after a landfall in southeastern Fujian Province Friday. |
Hangzhou May offer free parking 2008-06-04
Hangzhou may enact a new traffic policy next month that will provide 58,000 free parking spaces downtown |
One world, one concern, say torch relay fans 2008-05-19
The West Lake has been an inspiration of calm and relaxation for a dozen centuries. |
Premier Wen talks with workers on Labor Day 2008-05-02
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited factories, construction sites and the waterfront in eastern Chinese city of Ningbo on Thursday, talking with ordinary working people as he usually did on Labor Day. |
Wife-cum-entrepreneur finds wealth in the home 2008-04-28
Huang Xiaoyuan, a residnet of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is a fulltime housewife raising a three-year-old son although she is a college graduate. |
