Going from Good to Great to Beat the Global Recession Battle Aug 7, 2009
Since opening its first campus overseas in Geneva in 1978, Webster has become a recognized leader and innovator in global education, with an international presence that now includes campuses in London; Vienna; Amsterdam and Leiden, the Netherlands; Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu, China; and Bangkok and Cha-am, Thailand. Webster also has educational partnerships with universities in Mexico and Japan. (PR Newswire)
Young Socceroos begin World Cup countdown with Argentine blitz Jul 22, 2009
Meanwhile, North Queensland Fury striker Brendon Santalab has secured a lucrative two-year deal with Chinese club Chengdu Blades after a brief trial. Santalab moved to Townsville only a few months ago. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Eclipse shines on tourism Jul 17, 2009
Hanting Inn & Hotels, a business hotel chain, also said its hotels in Shanghai, Wuhan, and Chengdu received 20 percent more bookings than the same period last year because of the eclipse. Even train tickets are now difficult to buy. (Xinhuanet, China)
Eclipse fever hits China Jul 17, 2009
The total eclipse, expected to last about six minutes, will pass from southwest China across the cities of Chengdu and Chongqing to Shanghai and Hangzhou in eastern Zhejiang province, according to NASA's eclipse website. Tourist agencies, park managers and hotels have been overwhelmed by worldwide enthusiasm for the spectacle, which comes as the domestic tourism market is experiencing a slowdown due to the financial crisis and the swine flu. (iAfrica.com)
Eclipses in 2009 Jul 7, 2009
Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, lies within the path of totality, which also sweeps across Chongqing, Wuhan, and Hangzhou in southern China. Shanghai's 19 million inhabitants likewise lie in the path and should see about 5 minutes of totality at 1:39 UT (9:39 a.m. local time). (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Air China to offer direct Beijing-Tibet flights Jul 2, 2009
Currently, all flights to Lhasa are routed through Chengdu, the capital of the southwestern China's Sichuan province. Xinhua said the new service was designed to boost tourism in the Himalayan region. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Underneath the muck Jun 29, 2009
The group met up with Kham Aid Foundation founder and president Pamela Logan in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan. It was in Chengdu, a popular tourist town, that our journey began ... From Chengdu, they headed west, passed rolling farmlands through increasingly narrow and winding mountain roads, and mist-covered forests. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Airbus delivers first China-made jet Jun 23, 2009
It was to be flown to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, later on Tuesday, officials said. Tianjin mayor Huang Xingguo called Tuesday's event "a historic day" for Sino-European cooperation. (India Times)
Yale Crew Alums Travel To China For Longhu Cup International University Regatta May 18, 2009
The Yale crew alums represented Yale to the city of Chengdu ... NEW HAVEN - Along with seven other universities, Yale was invited by the provincial government of Chengdu, in Sichuan Province of China to compete in the Longhu Cup International University Regatta ... The ceremonial regatta and the accompanying cultural exchange were both part of the opening festivities for Chengdu's 1300 year old traditional dragon boat festival, which features the Xinjin Dragon Boat Race on the fifth day of the... (Goyalebulldogs.com)
How long before vaccine? May 15, 2009
Earlier, a 30-year-old man was confirmed to have the virus in the southwestern city of Chengdu. He had been in the United States, where three people have died of the disease, before coming home to China. (iAfrica.com)
Composing across continents May 15, 2009
The second world premiere will be Eulogy for Immortal II composed by Xiao, a Sichuan Conservatory of Music professor from Chengdu, China. Xiao has dedicated the piece to the memory of victims of the earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
China seeks passengers with exposure to A/H1N1 May 14, 2009
The development came just two days after a 30-year-old man surnamed Bao was found to have contracted the virus in Chengdu, Sichuan Province ... He Jun, spokesman of Chengdu City Health Bureau, said Wednesday they had contacted one foreign national in Chengdu who was said tobe in the same flight AC029 as Lu ... Bao, the Chinese mainland's first A/H1N1 flu case, who has been kept at Chengdu Infectious Diseases Hospital for isolation and medical treatment for four days, is recovering rapidly. (Xinhuanet, China)
Swine flu fears evident as world's cases top 6,000 May 14, 2009
Passengers wearing protective mask, wait to transit to Tokyo as a bus depart with passengers arriving on a flight from Chengdu at the Beijing airport, China, Wednesday, May 13 , 2009. Health officials Wednesday confirmed mainland China s second swine flu case in a week _ a student who recently returned from Canada _ and stepped up screening for domestic travelers to head off an outbreak within the country. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
* Travel industry ready for yellow alert on China May 12, 2009
The travel industry and airlines said they were ready to cope with the repercussions of the Mainland Affairs Councils (MAC) decision to raise the travel alert for China to yellow after Beijing confirmed its first case of swine flu in Chengdu, Sichuan Province ... Meanwhile, Roget Hsu (\y), secretary-general of the Travel Agent Association, said the number of travelers heading to Sichuan dropped drastically after last Mays earthquake, although the numbers recently began picking up after... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Swine flu hits Cuba May 12, 2009
But attention was most focused on China, where authorities confirmed that a 30-year-old man was hospitalised with the virus after arriving in the southwestern city of Chengdu on a flight from the United States ... State television said the man, who was in a stable condition, flew from Tokyo to Beijing on a Northwest Airlines flight before connecting on a domestic flight to Chengdu. (iAfrica.com)
H1N1 flu hits China as WHO defends actions May 12, 2009
" The WHO raised its pandemic alert to five on a scale of six two weeks ago, signalling that a pandemic was "imminent" after Mexico and the United States showed sustained local transmission of the influenza A(H1N1) virus. The alert prompted countries to take specific measures, including looking at distribution of anti-viral drugs or issuing travel advice at airports. The world death toll passed 50 at the weekend after Costa Rica reported its first fatality from the flu - believed to be a mix of... (Channelnewsasia.com)
* CDC tracks down passengers in flu threat May 12, 2009
Chinese police march outside a hospital yesterday in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, where a man was quarantined after returning from the US. The man is the first confirmed case of the new H1N1 virus in China, excluding Hong Kong ... China confirmed yesterday that its first case of swine flu outside Hong Kong was a man who took the Northwest Airlines flight before flying on to Beijing and then Chengdu, Sichuan Province ... Shih said the CDC was awaiting word from China on whether any Taiwanese were... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
China marks 1st anniversary of devastating quake May 12, 2009
Nothing else around here collapsed," Chen, 47, said.More than a dozen police officers kept watch over the increasingly agitated parents, who shouted abuse at them when a plainclothes officer tried to break up an interview with an Associated Press reporter.Traffic was heavy on narrow roads leading into the deep mountains that surround Beichuan, the closest major town to the epicenter of the quake. Police blocked roads about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the heart of the old town, leaving hundreds... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Chinese earthquake park turns pain into profit May 11, 2009
Travel brochures at Chengdu airport, the main gateway to the region ravaged by the 7. 9-magnitude earthquake, promote "Holiday Shock" vacations. (USA Today -- News)
Luxury brands look to China May 10, 2009
Liu Hongyan, a 34-year-old marketing director for a culture magazine in the western city of Chengdu, just bought a Coach purse to replace her Chanel, two necklaces and a bracelet from Tiffany and some Estee Lauder cosmetics. 1. (India Times)
China reveals quake toll May 7, 2009
The 12 May quake also left another 546 students disabled there, Tu Wentao, head of the Sichuan province education department, told a press conference in the provincial capital, Chengdu. The figures are highly sensitive because many parents of children who died say school buildings were shoddily constructed and collapsed too easily when the 8. (iAfrica.com)
Chinese cities key for luxury brand Apr 16, 2009
"In Beijing, the biggest brand names often have several retail outlets, but many go unrepresented in Chengdu or Wenzhou, even though Chengdu has more wealthy households than Detroit, and Wenzhou as many as Atlanta," McKinsey said. The southwestern city of Chengdu, with a population of 10 million, and eastern Wenzhou, with 7. (India Times)
Tibet to receive 3 mln domestic, foreign tourists in 2009 Apr 12, 2009
Sergio Montano and his wife flew from Chengdu to Lhasa to start their four-day Tibet tour on April 6. They visited the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkor Street, Drepung Monastery, Norbu Lingka and Sera Monastery on April 6 and 7. (Xinhuanet, China)
Day begins seven-day visit to China Apr 12, 2009
The minister will also visit Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai during his trip, meeting with four Chinese cabinet ministers and Communist party officials. He will also meet with two other Canadian trade delegations that are visiting China, during his stop in Hong Kong on April 16 and 17. (Globe and Mail)
Selection of envoy signals thawing ties with China Apr 11, 2009
When Mr. Day travels to the southwestern city of Chengdu next week to unveil a plaque celebrating the opening of a Canadian Trade Office there, it will be another signal that the Conservative government has started to see things the CCBC's way. The five new trade offices that Canada is opening around China are located in the cities where the CCBC and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade had joint offices until they were closed over concerns they were doing a better job... (Globe and Mail)
Are Tibetans happy? There's no way of knowing Apr 11, 2009
CHENGDU, CHINA Last month saw the 50th anniversary of what Tibetan activists like to call Tibetan National Uprising Day, the day in 1959 when Tibetans in Lhasa revolted against Chinese Communist Party rule ... Last month, I was in Chengdu, in Sichuan province, where many Tibetans live. (Globe and Mail)
Sealed Tibet to reopen Apr 1, 2009
"Foreign tourists can't go to Tibet until April 28th, that's from a notice from the Sichuan Travel Administration," said an employee at the Chengdu China Travel Service agency in southwest China, which does Tibet tours. "Foreign tourists need to apply for permission to enter Tibet, and they can't go with a Chinese group.". (iAfrica.com)
Tourist attractions open for free on anniversary of quake Mar 27, 2009
CHENGDU, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Most scenic spots in southwest China's Sichuan Province will open for free on May 12, the one year anniversary of a fatal earthquake which killed nearly 70,000 people, local tourism authority confirmed Wednesday ... On Tuesday, the provincial capital Chengdu began distributing 20 million tourism cards, named the Panda Card, which offer free or discounted admission at tourist attractions in the city for people in and outside the province ... 4 billion U.S. dollars)... (Xinhuanet, China)
"Dhani ... Globe" premieres Mon. Mar 17, 2009
But we probably won t end up (anytime soon, anyway) in Chengdu Province, China, eating boiled cow s stomach. No, for the most useful vacation ideas, we stick to the basic list-format shows like Top Ten Hawaiian Resorts and so on. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Tibet riot anniversary passes in tense quiet Mar 14, 2009
CHENGDU, China - Paramilitary and plainclothes police blanketed the Tibetan capital with patrols and checkpoints Saturday, imposing what witnesses called a tense calm on the first anniversary of a violent anti-Chinese riot ... Police in the overwhelmingly Chinese provincial capital of Chengdu blocked traffic into the city's Tibetan neighborhood, and plainclothes police followed foreign reporters ... Heavily armed Chinese police officers on duty at a security checkpoint into the Tibetan quarters... (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Cast-offs of China's communist experiment Mar 13, 2009
The focus of 24 City is a disappearing community in Chengdu, based around a munitions factory ... 24 City chronicles the dismantling of a munitions factory in Chengdu, the site of which will be turned into a luxury apartment complex. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Far from homeland, Tibetans under guard Mar 12, 2009
A Tibetan monkanda Chinese security guard inChengdu, China on Wednesday ... CHENGDU, China - Police with rifles and machine guns guard checkpoints at every entrance to the Tibetan quarter in this city of 10 million ... In Chengdu, whose residents number more than all the Tibetans in China, little security is visible except in the Tibetan neighborhood, a tree-lined series of streets packed with souvenir shops and restaurants centered around the Tibet government's local office. (MSNBC -- International)
China pillories US over Tibet, extends travel ban Mar 11, 2009
Officials from the Sichuan Tourism Administration and the Air China ticketing office in the provincial capital of Chengdu both said they had received notice, as did travel agents in Hong Kong. No reason was given in the order. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
China clasps tighter for Tibet 50th anniversary Mar 10, 2009
Both Chinese and foreign tourists must stay away in March because "officials are worried there will be trouble," says Wang Chunlin, tour manager at Wind Horse, a travel agency in Chengdu, in Sichuan province, that specializes in trips to Tibet. In Sichuan's Ganzi prefecture, where some of the most violent protests occurred last year, the provincial government ordered foreigners out of Kangding on Monday. (USA Today)
AirAsia plans more stops in India soon Mar 10, 2009
The airlines are also considering flying to Chengdu and Xian in the future. AirAsia and AirAsiaX fly 114 routes covering 64 destinations. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
It's New Year in Tibet, but no one's celebrating Feb 26, 2009
CHENGDU, CHINA Today would normally be a day of high celebration for Tibetans everywhere, the welcoming of the lunar New Year with fireworks, music and festive dinners ... In our culture, we don't celebrate Losar if someone in your family died during the previous year, said Thubbstan, a 24-year-old Tibetan monk who was passing through Chengdu this week ... But even here in Chengdu, a majority Han Chinese city with a sizable Tibetan population, the situation is far from normal. (Globe and Mail)
China closes Tibet to foreign tourists Feb 25, 2009
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Coupons aim to prosper Nanjing tourism Feb 17, 2009
This is the fourth Chinese city that has introduced free coupons programs as a means to help spur their local consumptions following Hangzhou of Zhejing province, Chengdu of Sichuan province and Dongguan of Guangdong province. According to Nanjing-based Yangtze Evening Post, each of the 200,000 households in the city will get a 100 yuan worth of coupons, which will be handed out in four months from March to June. (Xinhuanet, China)
Apps we love Feb 16, 2009
0 Home Edition) Hard disk partition manager Developer: Chengdu Yiwo Tech Development OS: Windows Price: Free for Home Edition, $32(U.S.) for Professional (other corporate editions available) Site. It may not happen often, but occasionally you'll want to change the structure of your hard drive partitions. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Chinese students downsize expectations Feb 16, 2009
There's a lot of pressure this year, said Chen Li, a 21-year-old industry and commerce student who was at yesterday's job fair after travelling by train from her hometown of Chengdu in the southern province of Sichuan. She said she had handed out dozens of r. (Globe and Mail)
Chinese tourists flock to Malaysia Feb 15, 2009
"Last year, we arranged for over 30,000 mainlanders to visit Malaysia. We will still see an increase this year because the market here is so big and many Chinese have not visited Malaysia, but the growth will not be as high as before. "In times like these, short haul destinations are doing better compared to places like Europe, and many tourists are now looking for low to medium-end packages," said Cai who offers packages starting from 2,899 yuan, to Malaysia. Suhaimi Shaharuddin, Tourism... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
US and China: Grappling Over Economic Rescue Part I Feb 8, 2009
Even as Caijing launched the debate, the municipal government of Chengdu in Sichuan issued gave RMB100, or $15, to 380,000 low-income earners, a small step, but reflecting public consensus that greater subsides should go to the needy ... Hangzhou quickly replicated Chengdu s move. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Electronic News Feb 7, 2009
As it increases investment in China, Intel discloses plans to wind down operations in Pudong and move capacity to its facility in Chengdu, shifting some 2000 workers in the process ... As it increases investment in China, Intel discloses plans to wind down operations in Pudong and move capacity to its facility in Chengdu, shifting some 2000 workers in the process. (Variety)
