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Kunshan - China labor unrest in Taiwan funded factory

Thursday, 10 June 2010 03:16 nickistin

Dozens of striking employees have been hurt in clashes with police in Kunshan, a city in Jiangsu and Honda was hit by a third work stoppage on Wednesday.

The fresh labor action, which came after a spate of suicides at Taiwanese high-tech firm Foxconn in Shenzhen, South China, again drew attention to what activists say are the difficult work conditions and low pay faced by millions of Chinese factory workers.

Honda's production in China has been crippled, with two assembly plants to remain closed till today over the strike at a joint venture making exhaust system parts. A new strike hit a factory making door locks and key sets in Guangdong province.

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Houston-Nanjing Friendship Day

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 21:14 nickistin

The mayor of the ciity of Houston, Annise Parker, on Saturday proclaimed May 15, 2010 as Houston-Nanjing Friendship Association Day.

Parker said Houston is a city of rich culture diversity and has been enriched by the presence and contributions of its citizens of Chinese ancestry in a proclamation to the newly-established association.

Houston recognizes their Chinese ancestry important role in the culture, civic, economic and spiritual life of our city," Parker said, "A good relationship between Houston and Nanjing from economic, trade, tourism and culture exchange aspects would significantly benefit the citizens of these two cities, and also enhance the understandings and good relationships between the United States and China.

Sutong Yongtze Bridge wins American Society of Civil Engineers award

Wednesday, 14 April 2010 23:57 nickistin

Sutong Bridge connecting Nantong and Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, has won the 2010 outstanding civil engineering achievement award sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The Sutong Bridge, which spans the Yangtze River in China’s Jiangsu province, is the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge.

With a main span measuring 1,088 meters, it is the first cable-stayed bridge with a span that passes the 1,000 meter mark. The bridge also has two side-spans that are 300 metres, as well as four smaller cable spans.

Nokia's further expansion

Thursday, 05 November 2009 01:54 nickistin

Jiangsu Telecom and Nokia have signed a contract for the supply of ADSL equipment to enable Jiangsu to further expand its broadband DSL network.

Considered one of China's most open and fast-developing areas, Jiangsu province is located in eastern China. The capital NanJing is about 300 kilometers from Shanghai, the financial capital of China.

Nokia will supply the D500 next-generation multiservice access platform and related services, continuing the two companies' close cooperation. Deliveries already began in October, and Jiangsu is expected to begin

Swedish companies cooperates with Wuxi to build "green city"

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 02:42 nickistin

Three Swedish companies, Astra Zeneca, Atlas Coproco and Sandvik, investing in China's Wuxi declared on Monday that they would contribute to the building of a "green city" in Wuxi.

At a Wuxi-Sweden Cleantech Symposium held in Stockholm on Monday, three agreements for further cooperation were signed between Wuxi New District and three companies in Sweden, namely Astra Zeneca, a pharmaceutical company, Atlas Coproco, a compressor company, and Sandvik, a mining machinery company.

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Kunshan - China labor unrest in Taiwan funded factory

Houston-Nanjing Friendship Day

Sutong Yongtze Bridge wins American Society of Civil Engineers award

Nokia's further expansion

Swedish companies cooperates with Wuxi to build "green city"

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