News on Shijiazhuang

China executes two over tainted milk scandal

2010-02-24T01:11:31Z

<div><p>China executed two men on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal last year that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said.</p><p>Zhang Yujun and Geng Jinping had been sentenced to death earlier this year by a court i...

China executes two over tainted milk scandal: state media

2010-02-24T01:22:53Z

<div><p>Two men were executed in China on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said.</p><p>The men had been sentenced to death earlier this year by a court in the northern city of Shijiazhuang for producing and selling toxic ingredien...

China executes two over tainted milk: state media

2010-02-24T01:23:32Z

<div><p>Two men were executed in China on Tuesday for their roles in a scandal over contaminated milk powder that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media said.</p><p>The men had been sentenced to death earlier this year by a court in the northern city of Shijiazhuang for producing and selling toxic ingr...

2)CHINA-HEBEI-COUNTRYSIDE-COMPUTER-EMBROIDERY (CN)

2009-09-24T11:40:52Z

090911) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Sept. 11, 2009 -- A woman works at an embroidery workshop in Qianliange village of Wuyi County, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 9, 2009. Local villager Li Guangquan opened a workshop equipped with embroidery machines since 2002, which provide jobs for 10 women. Their various products range from cu...

A/1H1N1 Prevention at Universities

2009-09-24T10:26:17Z

Sep 10, 2009 - Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - University doctors measure the body temperature for the freshmen and their parents outside a railway station. As new school term begins and freshmen arrive, universities start to enhance the prevention work against the A/H1N1 flu....

'International Car Free Day'

2009-09-22T16:46:42Z

Sep 21, 2009 - Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - 600 buses with natural gas energy are ready for the upcoming 'International Car Free Day' in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province of China. The 'International Car Free Day' falls on the 22nd September every year....

A/H1N1 Flu Decoction Debuts in Shijiazhuang

2009-09-17T09:11:41Z

Sep 15, 2009 - Shijiazhuang, China - A/H1N1 flu decoction are packed in Shijiazhuang TCM hospital of Hebei Provience, China on September 15, 2009. The A/H1N1 flu decoction which made by IndigowoadRoot and mulberry leaf is expecting to produce enough for 600 persons every 5 hours....

2)CHINA-SHIJIAZHUANG-BEIJING OLYMPICS-ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY-NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN (CN)

2009-08-14T06:58:44Z

090808) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 8, 2009 -- People perform waist-drums at the Yutong Sports Center in Shijiazhuang City, capital of north China's Hebei Province, August 8, 2009. Shijiazhuang organized a series of campaign on Saturday, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 8, 2009 -- People run together in Shijiazhuang City, capital of north China's Hebei Province, August 8, 2009. Shijiazhuang organized a series of campaign on Saturday, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Beijing Olympic Games. Yang Shirao) (kh....

17 Killed In North China Building Collapse

2009-08-14T06:57:21Z

Aug 04, 2009 - Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - At least 17 people were killed when a two storey residential building collapsed according to state media. The building, constructed in the late eighties, collapsed suddenly at around 10am. Investigators believe the accident was due to heavy rains. The rain on the day of the collapse was Shijiazhua...

17 Killed in China Building Collapse

2009-08-14T06:56:22Z

Aug 04, 2009 - Shijiazhuang, China - Firefighters participate in the rescue work at the site where a factory under construction collapsed and at least 17 people were killed on August 4, 2009 at Xizhaotong Township, Shijiazhuang City, capital of north China's Hebei Province, as the city was hit by torrential rain....

A resident stands at the site of a collapsed two-storey factory in Shijiazhuang

2009-08-14T06:55:15Z

A resident stands at the site of a collapsed two-storey factory in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, August 4, 2009. Seventeen people, mostly workers, were killed and three injured when the building toppled in the wake of torrential rains early Tuesday, state media reported. REUTERS/Pillar Lee (CHINA DISASTER)...

Scandal-hit Chinese milk firm declared bankrupt: Xinhua

2010-03-02T00:11:34Z

<div><p>Sanlu Group, the dairy firm at the heart of China's huge contaminated milk scandal, has been formally declared bankrupt, state media reported Thursday, citing a local court.</p><p>Xinhua news agency said a court in the northern city of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - China's Agriculture Ministry said that it had found no bird flu cases amongst poultry in Beijing or areas surrounding the city after a woman in the capital died of the H5N1 form of the virus. Experts had fanned out to ...

China Prepares for Annual Spring Festival Migration

2009-04-24T14:45:30Z

Jan 05, 2009 - Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - Students buy tickets in Shijiazhuang railway station in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province of China. 2009 Spring Festival will be fall on January 25 and the travel season will be from January 11 to February 25

China Railway To Carry Millions During Spring Festival

2009-04-24T14:40:30Z

Jan 07, 2009 - Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - Passengers line up to buy tickets at Shijiazhuang railway station. China's railway system will carry tens of millions of passengers during the upcoming Spring Festival which will be celebrated during the last week of January

Copyright 2009 Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - (From left) Sanlu Group Co.'s former executives TIAN WENHUA, WANG YULIANG, HANG ZHIQI and WU JUSHENG stand on on trial at the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court, in Shiji...

Sanlu Boss on Trial for Role in Milk Scandal

2009-04-24T02:07:15Z

Dec 31, 2008 - Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - Four executives working for the Sanlu Group, the major dairy at the heart of a contaminated milk scandal in China that sickened nearly 300,000 infants, went on trial Wednesday (December 31) in north Chinas Shijiazhuang city, state-run media reported. SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 31, 2008 -- A policeman stands in front of the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, on Dec. 31, 2008. Four executives of the Sanlu Group, the major dairy at the center of China'...

Trials Begin In China Tainted Milk Scandal

2009-04-23T23:23:01Z

Dec 30, 2008 - Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China - GENG JINPING (L), manager of a milk production base and GENG JINZHU (R), a driver at the base, stand trial at the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang, capital of north Chi...