State Councilor Liu Yandong on Sunday called for more efforts to upgrade the education quality in the vast western rural area, where the economy was relatively backward.
To improve the education quality in the western provinces, especially in the rural area, would promote social harmony, coordinated development between the cities and countryside, and the long-term development of the western region, she said.
More investment should be injected into the education sector in the western rural area, to allow rural students to receive their free nine-year compulsory education and attract more outstanding teachers to serve in the countryside, she said during her visits to local schools and university campuses.
More efforts should be made to improve the teaching and boarding facilities for rural students, she said, adding teaching methods should also be improved to help students develop creative thinking.
The official also stressed the importance of education for minorities.
More efforts should be made to develop minority education so as to make contribution to the common prosperity of all nationalities, she said.
Western China covers six provinces - Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan; one municipality, Chongqing; and three autonomous regions: Ningxia, Tibet and Xinjiang.
Yinchuan is the capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Source: Xinhua
Monday, September 15, 2008
Shanxi governor resigns, acting governor appointed
Meng Xuenong, governor of north China's Shanxi Province, resigned on Sunday in the wake of the deadly mud-rock flow that had killed 254 people by Saturday night.
His resignation was accepted by the 5th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th Shanxi Provincial People's Congress on Sunday afternoon.
Zhang Jianmin, vice governor of Shanxi was removed from his post at the same session.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, China's Cabinet, approved both Meng's resignation and Zhang's removal on Sunday. The decision was made according to the regulations on the responsibility of leaders in major accidents.
The provincial people's congress appointed Wang Jun as the acting and deputy governor. Wang, 56, was appointed the head of the State Administration of Work Safety in March this year.
Meng Xuenong, born in August 1949, is a native of Penglai, east China's Shandong Province.
He was elected mayor of Beijing in January 2003 and was removed from the post for failing to respond properly to SARS crisis in April the same year. He was appointed deputy director of the Office of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Construction Committee of the State Council in September 2003.
Meng was appointed deputy secretary of the CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee on Aug. 30, 2007, and was elected vice governor and acting governor of the province on Sept. 3 of the same year.
In January this year, Meng was elected governor of Shanxi at the provincial people's congress.
Further investigation was underway, according to the accident investigation team, which was dispatched by the State Council to probe the case on Thursday. It also vowed to punish those responsible for the accident.
Initial investigations showed that factors leading to the accident included production and building the pond holding waste ore dregs in violation of regulations, lack of security checkup, failure to implement the orders for straightening up operations, and loose supervision of concerned departments.
The State Council has also ordered nationwide safety check at similar production sites to root out hidden risks following the deadly accident in Shanxi. Any illegal activities and people who are held accountable will be dealt with harshly according to the law, it said.
A rain-triggered mud-rock flow in north China's Shanxi Province happened around 7:50 a.m. on Monday when the bank of a pond holding waste ore dregs burst at the Tashan Mine in Xiangfen County, Linfen City.
The mud, mixed with ore fragments, slid down the mountainside, washing away people and destroying buildings, trade markets and residences lying about 500 meters downstream.
Source: Xinhua
His resignation was accepted by the 5th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th Shanxi Provincial People's Congress on Sunday afternoon.
Zhang Jianmin, vice governor of Shanxi was removed from his post at the same session.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, China's Cabinet, approved both Meng's resignation and Zhang's removal on Sunday. The decision was made according to the regulations on the responsibility of leaders in major accidents.
The provincial people's congress appointed Wang Jun as the acting and deputy governor. Wang, 56, was appointed the head of the State Administration of Work Safety in March this year.
Meng Xuenong, born in August 1949, is a native of Penglai, east China's Shandong Province.
He was elected mayor of Beijing in January 2003 and was removed from the post for failing to respond properly to SARS crisis in April the same year. He was appointed deputy director of the Office of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Construction Committee of the State Council in September 2003.
Meng was appointed deputy secretary of the CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee on Aug. 30, 2007, and was elected vice governor and acting governor of the province on Sept. 3 of the same year.
In January this year, Meng was elected governor of Shanxi at the provincial people's congress.
Further investigation was underway, according to the accident investigation team, which was dispatched by the State Council to probe the case on Thursday. It also vowed to punish those responsible for the accident.
Initial investigations showed that factors leading to the accident included production and building the pond holding waste ore dregs in violation of regulations, lack of security checkup, failure to implement the orders for straightening up operations, and loose supervision of concerned departments.
The State Council has also ordered nationwide safety check at similar production sites to root out hidden risks following the deadly accident in Shanxi. Any illegal activities and people who are held accountable will be dealt with harshly according to the law, it said.
A rain-triggered mud-rock flow in north China's Shanxi Province happened around 7:50 a.m. on Monday when the bank of a pond holding waste ore dregs burst at the Tashan Mine in Xiangfen County, Linfen City.
The mud, mixed with ore fragments, slid down the mountainside, washing away people and destroying buildings, trade markets and residences lying about 500 meters downstream.
Source: Xinhua
China to inspect milk, cow feedstuff following baby milk powder contamination
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture said Sunday that it would carry out special quality inspections on fresh milk and cow feedstuff nationwide in the wake of the contaminated baby milk powder scandal.
"The inspection will take place in 50 counties in major dairy product manufacturing areas including Beijing, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi and Heilongjiang provinces," said the ministry in a web statement.
However, the ministry did not specify how long the inspections would last. Punishments will be severe, said the ministry, but it did not specify what they would be.
After the Sanlu baby milk powder scandal, the MOA had immediately ordered its local agencies nationwide to establish special inspection working groups to strengthen quality check to prevent any sub-standard fresh milk from sale.
The Sanlu Group, a leading Chinese dairy producer based in northern Hebei Province, admitted Friday that it had found some of its baby milk powder products were contaminated with melamine, a chemical raw material. It issued an immediate recall of milk formula made before Aug. 6.
Source: Xinhua
"The inspection will take place in 50 counties in major dairy product manufacturing areas including Beijing, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi and Heilongjiang provinces," said the ministry in a web statement.
However, the ministry did not specify how long the inspections would last. Punishments will be severe, said the ministry, but it did not specify what they would be.
After the Sanlu baby milk powder scandal, the MOA had immediately ordered its local agencies nationwide to establish special inspection working groups to strengthen quality check to prevent any sub-standard fresh milk from sale.
The Sanlu Group, a leading Chinese dairy producer based in northern Hebei Province, admitted Friday that it had found some of its baby milk powder products were contaminated with melamine, a chemical raw material. It issued an immediate recall of milk formula made before Aug. 6.
Source: Xinhua
Photo confirms Japanese troops bury alive Chinese civilians during WWII
A photo showing that the Japanese invading troops were burying alive Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers during the six-week long Nanjing Massacre has been found in Japan, the Asahi Shimbun reported Sunday.
The finding reversed the assertion made by some Japanese that a photo previously provided by the Chinese side was synthesized. The photo actually displays the same fact, but from a different angle.
In July 1938, the Chinese government published "The True Record of the Japanese Invaders' Atrocities". A picture entitled "Burying Alive" in the book was extensively cited as key evidence of the Japanese invading troops' barbarities during the Massacre, said the paper.
Some people in Japan, however, asserted that with no specified date or place, the photo was synthesized or faked.
The report came to a conclusion that with the finding of the photo, the mystery around the Nanjing Massacre has been cleared up.
Source: Xinhua
The finding reversed the assertion made by some Japanese that a photo previously provided by the Chinese side was synthesized. The photo actually displays the same fact, but from a different angle.
In July 1938, the Chinese government published "The True Record of the Japanese Invaders' Atrocities". A picture entitled "Burying Alive" in the book was extensively cited as key evidence of the Japanese invading troops' barbarities during the Massacre, said the paper.
Some people in Japan, however, asserted that with no specified date or place, the photo was synthesized or faked.
The report came to a conclusion that with the finding of the photo, the mystery around the Nanjing Massacre has been cleared up.
Source: Xinhua
Chinese vice premier leaves for China-U.S. JCCT meeting
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan left here Sunday night for the upcoming 19th meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade .
The one-day meeting is scheduled to be held in Los Angeles on Sept. 16. The meeting will also mark the 25th anniversary of the China-U.S. JCCT, a high-level government-to-government dialogue, seeking to open market opportunities and resolve trade disputes.
Wang will co-chair the meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab.
According to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, Wang's entourage includes a dozen ministerial officials from the Ministry of Commerce, the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, the General Administration of Civil Aviation and several other ministries.
The Chinese Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong, and U.S Ambassador to China Clark Randt, will also attend the meeting as usual.
Source: Xinhua
The one-day meeting is scheduled to be held in Los Angeles on Sept. 16. The meeting will also mark the 25th anniversary of the China-U.S. JCCT, a high-level government-to-government dialogue, seeking to open market opportunities and resolve trade disputes.
Wang will co-chair the meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab.
According to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, Wang's entourage includes a dozen ministerial officials from the Ministry of Commerce, the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, the General Administration of Civil Aviation and several other ministries.
The Chinese Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong, and U.S Ambassador to China Clark Randt, will also attend the meeting as usual.
Source: Xinhua
Chinese president sends message of condolences over plane crash in Russia
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday sent a message of condolences to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev over the plane crash which killed more than 80 people on board.
On behalf of the Chinese government, the Chinese people and himself, Hu expressed sincere condolences and deep mourning over the deaths in the tragedy to the Russian president and the relatives of the bereaved.
A Russian Boeing-737 airliner went down at about 3 a.m. Sunday in a patch of wasteland on the outskirts of the Russian city of Perm in the central Ural mountains, killing at least 81 passengers and six crew members.
Source: Xinhua
On behalf of the Chinese government, the Chinese people and himself, Hu expressed sincere condolences and deep mourning over the deaths in the tragedy to the Russian president and the relatives of the bereaved.
A Russian Boeing-737 airliner went down at about 3 a.m. Sunday in a patch of wasteland on the outskirts of the Russian city of Perm in the central Ural mountains, killing at least 81 passengers and six crew members.
Source: Xinhua
Chemical plant blasts in NE China, leaving one dead, two missing
One worker was confirmed dead and two others remained missing, after an explosion in a petrochemical plant in northeast China's Liaoning Province at 5:46 a.m. on Sunday.
The body of Wang Guiyan, a female worker at the plant, was recovered Sunday morning, according to the Funeral House in Liaoyang City.
A city government spokesman said that two more workers on duty in the plant could not be reached.
Huang Ying, the corporate representative of the Dengta Jinhang Petrochemical Co. Ltd, where the accident occurred, was under police scrutiny.
Several others concerned were also under investigation, according to Han Shutong, deputy director of the bureau of public security in Dengta City.
"Since the cause of the accident is not known for the time being, further steps will depend on the investigation results," he said.
The plant's workshop had been toppled to the ground. The blast left a hole three meters deep in the northeast corner of the plant.
A dozen firemen were damping down the smouldering debris.
The blast in Jianshanzi Village, Luodatai Town of Dengta City could be heard in a county 40 kilometers away. Dengta City is under the administration of Liaoyang City.
Windows in buildings near the plant were shattered, injuring many locals. At least five people suffered fractured limbs.
The blaze was brought under control at around 7:30 after more than 30 fire engines rushed to the scene, the fire brigade said.
The Dengta Jinhang Petrochemical Co. Ltd. is a privately owned company, which manufactures lubricant additives, such as antioxidants and petroleum cleaner.
The plant, with more than 20 workers, is just over 50 kilometers from Shenyang, capital of Liaoning. It covers about 60,000 square meters and is adjacent to big state-owned petrochemical enterprises like Liaoyang Chemical Group and Liaohe Oilfield.
A dozen firemen were continuing to extinguish ash fire in the debris.
The blast in Jianshanzi Village, Luodatai Town of Dengta City could be heard in a county 40 kilometers away. Dengta City is under the administration of Liaoyang City.
Windows on buildings near the plant were shattered, injuring many locals. At least five people suffered fractured limbs.
The blaze was brought under control at around 7:30 after more than 30 fire engines rushed to the scene, the fire brigade said.
The Dengta Jinhang Petrochemical Co. Ltd. is a privately owned company, which manufactures lubricant additives, such as antioxidants and petroleum cleaner.
The plant is just over 50 kilometers from Shenyang, capital of Liaoning. It covers about 60,000 square meters and is adjacent to big state-owned petrochemical enterprises like Liaoyang Chemical Group and Liaohe Oilfield.
Source: Xinhua
The body of Wang Guiyan, a female worker at the plant, was recovered Sunday morning, according to the Funeral House in Liaoyang City.
A city government spokesman said that two more workers on duty in the plant could not be reached.
Huang Ying, the corporate representative of the Dengta Jinhang Petrochemical Co. Ltd, where the accident occurred, was under police scrutiny.
Several others concerned were also under investigation, according to Han Shutong, deputy director of the bureau of public security in Dengta City.
"Since the cause of the accident is not known for the time being, further steps will depend on the investigation results," he said.
The plant's workshop had been toppled to the ground. The blast left a hole three meters deep in the northeast corner of the plant.
A dozen firemen were damping down the smouldering debris.
The blast in Jianshanzi Village, Luodatai Town of Dengta City could be heard in a county 40 kilometers away. Dengta City is under the administration of Liaoyang City.
Windows in buildings near the plant were shattered, injuring many locals. At least five people suffered fractured limbs.
The blaze was brought under control at around 7:30 after more than 30 fire engines rushed to the scene, the fire brigade said.
The Dengta Jinhang Petrochemical Co. Ltd. is a privately owned company, which manufactures lubricant additives, such as antioxidants and petroleum cleaner.
The plant, with more than 20 workers, is just over 50 kilometers from Shenyang, capital of Liaoning. It covers about 60,000 square meters and is adjacent to big state-owned petrochemical enterprises like Liaoyang Chemical Group and Liaohe Oilfield.
A dozen firemen were continuing to extinguish ash fire in the debris.
The blast in Jianshanzi Village, Luodatai Town of Dengta City could be heard in a county 40 kilometers away. Dengta City is under the administration of Liaoyang City.
Windows on buildings near the plant were shattered, injuring many locals. At least five people suffered fractured limbs.
The blaze was brought under control at around 7:30 after more than 30 fire engines rushed to the scene, the fire brigade said.
The Dengta Jinhang Petrochemical Co. Ltd. is a privately owned company, which manufactures lubricant additives, such as antioxidants and petroleum cleaner.
The plant is just over 50 kilometers from Shenyang, capital of Liaoning. It covers about 60,000 square meters and is adjacent to big state-owned petrochemical enterprises like Liaoyang Chemical Group and Liaohe Oilfield.
Source: Xinhua
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