The latest news in Ningbo and Zhejiang http://www.whatsonningbo.com Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14612-chinese-consumers-demand-for-luxury-goods-growing-nielsen-report.html   Demand for high-end products among Chinese consumers is growing from fast-moving consumer goods to other sectors, including the car market and financial products, according to a Nielsen survey. Increased incomes of Chinese households has led to rising consumption levels, said a report by the Nielsen Company on Wednesday. For people surveyed... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14612-chinese-consumers-demand-for-luxury-goods-growing-nielsen-report.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14611-korean-girl-7-killed-by-suicidal-man-who-jumps-from-10th-floor.html A 7-year-old South Korean girl has been killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his 10th floor apartment in an apparent suicide.   The 40-year-old man jumped from the flat in the southern port of Busan on Wednesday night and hit the daughter of his neighbour who was emerging from the apartment building, SBS TV stati... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14611-korean-girl-7-killed-by-suicidal-man-who-jumps-from-10th-floor.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14610-nutritious-meals-sicken-548-students-from-7-townships-in-qinghai.html A total of 548 students fell ill after consuming milk and biscuits in schools in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Wednesday, local authorities said. The food poisoning incident involved primary and middle school pupils in seven townships in Hui-Tu Autonomous County of Datong, and about a dozen of them were in serious condition, said a statement from... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14610-nutritious-meals-sicken-548-students-from-7-townships-in-qinghai.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14609-100-yuan-fine-to-2-foreigners-who-peed-on-elevated-road-sparks-online-dispute.html Six foreigners are pictured urinating on an elevated highway in downtown Shanghai in March, 2013. [Photo: sina.com.cn] Two of the six foreigners who were pictured urinating on an elevated highway in downtown Shanghai in March have been identified and fined 100 yuan (US$16.3) each, officials said yesterday. But online tweets lamented that the fines we... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14609-100-yuan-fine-to-2-foreigners-who-peed-on-elevated-road-sparks-online-dispute.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14608-oncobiologics-to-commercialize-biological-drugs-in-china-with-zhejiang-huahai.html Cranbury biopharmaceutical company Oncobiologics Inc. has formed a venture with Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to manufacture and commercialize generic versions of biological drugs in China and globally.   The agreement marks an expansion into overseas markets for Oncobiolgics, which formed in 2011. Its partnership with Huahai contains two e... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14608-oncobiologics-to-commercialize-biological-drugs-in-china-with-zhejiang-huahai.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14607-special-roomie-oz-fisherman-ashley-sala-shares-his-bedroom-with-a-croc.html Ashley Sala was fishing in Ninds Creek on Tuesday evening when the crocodile latched on to his bait, the Cairns Post reports.   Fed up with the amount of crocs in the area stealing his bait, he decided to load the reptile into the boot of his car and drive it to Cassoway Coast councillor Mark Nolan's home to complain.   "I was a bit hyped ... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14607-special-roomie-oz-fisherman-ashley-sala-shares-his-bedroom-with-a-croc.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14606-police-hospitalized-with-pneumonia-after-saving-girl-from-filthy-river-in-wenzhou.html Netizens called for Wenzhou’s environmental protection bureau chief to visit Zhang Guangcong, a 51-year-old policeman, who was hospitalized with pneumonia after saving a teenager’s life from a filthy river.   According to Zhejiang’s local newspaper Metro Express, Zhang was sent to hospital on May 18, two days after he saved a 14-year... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14606-police-hospitalized-with-pneumonia-after-saving-girl-from-filthy-river-in-wenzhou.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14605-zhejiang-begins-retrial-for-1995-murder-case-that-sentences-5-men.html The Jiaxing Intermediate People's Court in Zhejiang province on May 22 began a retrial in a 1995 murder case, a development that might exonerate the five men who received heavy sentences for the crime 17 years ago.   The defendant, Xiang Shengyuan was charged with intentional homicide after the police last year discovered that his fingerprints matched... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14605-zhejiang-begins-retrial-for-1995-murder-case-that-sentences-5-men.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14604-us-teen-zach-sobiech-in-viral-farewell-song-clouds-dies-of-bone-cancer.html Zach Sobiech, left, walks with his girlfriend, Amy Adamle, between classes at Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Minn., on Dec. 3, 2012. The Lakeland, Minn. teenager whose song "Clouds" became an Internet sensation, died early Monday, May 20, 2013 at his home, surrounded by family and his girlfriend.   When high school student Zach Sobiec... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14604-us-teen-zach-sobiech-in-viral-farewell-song-clouds-dies-of-bone-cancer.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14603-samsung-heavy-industries-ningbo-inks-loi-with-evangelos-marinakis.html   Samsung Heavy Industries Ningbo has signed a letter of intent with Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis for the construction of two 52,000dwt MR tankers with two more options.   The price for each vessel is about $32m, and the official contract is expected to be signed in next month. The delivery of the vessels will start from 2015. The Korean ya... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14603-samsung-heavy-industries-ningbo-inks-loi-with-evangelos-marinakis.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14602-poland-s-fastest-face-transplant-disfigured-man-has-surgery-3-weeks-after-accident.html This computerised tomography provided by the Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, Poland, shows the skull of a 33-year-old Polish man after it was damaged in a work accident, right, alongside the healthy skull of another person.   Face transplants are extraordinarily complicated and relatively rare procedures that in the past have requi... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14602-poland-s-fastest-face-transplant-disfigured-man-has-surgery-3-weeks-after-accident.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14601-first-china-zhejiang-import-goods-expo-to-be-held-in-ningbo.html Held concurrently with the 12th China International Consumer Goods Fair (CICGF) in Ningbo on June 8-11, the China Zhejiang Import Goods Expo will create new business opportunities for exporters around the globe.   This year's CICGF will be held in Halls No. 2-10 of the Ningbo International Conference and Exhibition Center. The majority of the booths a... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14601-first-china-zhejiang-import-goods-expo-to-be-held-in-ningbo.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14600-an-eye-for-an-eye-muslims-behead-a-british-soldier-on-busy-street-in-revenge-attack.html Ingrid Loyau-Kennett confronts terrorist as body of soldier lies dead in road   In the first terrorist murder on the British mainland since the 7/7 suicide bombings of 2005, the men attempted to behead the soldier, hacking at him like a “piece of meat” in front of dozens of witnesses, before both were shot by police who took around 20 minu... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14600-an-eye-for-an-eye-muslims-behead-a-british-soldier-on-busy-street-in-revenge-attack.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14596-pet-snail-prevented-from-entering-china-mainland-at-ningbo-airport.html A pet snail was prevented from entering the Chinese mainland in Ningbo airport on May 21st because it is stipulated that living animals are prohibited from entering. While enjoying trip in Hong Kong, an old man found a snail, and kept it. However, he tried to take it back as a pet which resulted in a violation of admission rules. It was the first tim... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14596-pet-snail-prevented-from-entering-china-mainland-at-ningbo-airport.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14597-ningbo-s-blind-sidewalks-reach-450km-with-90-coverage-in-urban-areas.html    Ningbo Urban Administrative Enforcement Bureau has made efforts to get rid of potential road risks for the safety of citizens, especially those visual disabled people. It has built 450-kilometer blind sidewalk on major roads of Ningbo City, covering 90% of the urban area. However, potential road risks such as a lack of disabled-friendly fac... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14597-ningbo-s-blind-sidewalks-reach-450km-with-90-coverage-in-urban-areas.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14598-ningbo-s-permanent-population-reaches-7-639-million-in-2012.html The permanent population in Ningbo reached 7.639 million in 2012, 69.4% of which were urban-dwellers; the birth rate stood at 8.98%, while the death rate at 4.86%, according to a report released by Zhejiang Statistic Bureau. The report revealed that, at the end of 2012, the permanent population of Zhejiang province was 54.77 million, and the birth rate a... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14598-ningbo-s-permanent-population-reaches-7-639-million-in-2012.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14599-ningbo-olympic-sports-center-to-be-built-in-yaojiang-district.html   The long-waited Ningbo Olympic Sports Center is to be built in Yaojiang New District, one of the most livable zones in the city, according to a regulatory report released by Ningbo Planning Bureau. The sports center will be constructed on the south side of Beihuan West Expressway (??????), and between Hongtang West Road (????) and Guangyuan Sout... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14599-ningbo-olympic-sports-center-to-be-built-in-yaojiang-district.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14595-killer-keith-harold-allen-did-the-right-thing-nsw-judge.html When he saw a man holding a knife to a woman's throat, 72-year-old Keith Harold Allen made a judgment call and shot him. It was almost certainly the right thing to do, a NSW Supreme Court judge says. The actions of Allen, who spent two and a half years in custody and is now terminally ill with lung cancer, were vindicated in court on Wednesday, when Ju... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14595-killer-keith-harold-allen-did-the-right-thing-nsw-judge.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14594-china-seized-180-000-online-publications-in-porn-crackdown-in-march.html Chinese authorities have seized 180,000 online publications involved in the dissemination of pornographic content since the country launched an Internet clean-up campaign in March. More than 10,000 websites were punished for law and regulation violations, according to a statement issued by the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14594-china-seized-180-000-online-publications-in-porn-crackdown-in-march.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14593-giant-rubber-duck-back-in-hong-kong-waters-after-maintenance.html   HONG Kong joyfully welcomed the return of a giant inflatable rubber duck, which drew tens of thousands of visitors before it was abruptly deflated for maintenance for almost a week. Hong Kong has taken the 16.5-meter-tall yellow inflatable duck, conceived by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, to its heart since it was towed into the harbor on May 2 ... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14593-giant-rubber-duck-back-in-hong-kong-waters-after-maintenance.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14592-nyu-researchers-accused-of-giving-study-results-to-chinese-competitors.html THREE New York University researchers from China divulged results from a US-funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, according to US federal prosecutors. Zhu Yudong, a US-educated NYU professor, and Yang Xing, a lab engineer, were released on bail on Monday after appearing in court in Manhattan to face commerc... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14592-nyu-researchers-accused-of-giving-study-results-to-chinese-competitors.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14591-alibaba-group-building-up-its-mobile-internet-business-with-acquisitions.html Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which is said to be preparing for a public share sale that might be worth more than US$70 billion, is building up its mobile Internet business with a rash of acquisitions as the country's Internet users increasingly switch to mobile-phones and tablets rather than office-bound computers and home laptops.   The m... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14591-alibaba-group-building-up-its-mobile-internet-business-with-acquisitions.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14590-a-boob-of-the-dutch-tv-host-paul-de-leeuw-drinks-woman-s-breastmilk-on-live-tv.html Dutch TV show host Paul De Leeuw tried a breast feeding mother's milk live on air. Picture: Screen grab Source: Supplied   There's shock value on TV, and then there's this guy who thought it was a brilliant idea to try an audience member's breastmilk in front of thousands of viewers.   Dutch TV host Paul De Leeuw made a boob of himself during... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14590-a-boob-of-the-dutch-tv-host-paul-de-leeuw-drinks-woman-s-breastmilk-on-live-tv.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14589-zhejiang-university-s-rmb5-000-seat-offer-for-alumni-raises-doubts.html Zhejiang University is welcoming their alumni to donate 5,000 yuan ($815) in exchange for naming a stadium seat after them, a move that many people are questioning as a ploy for the school to raise funds.   The school's alumni officially made the offer on its website last Monday, saying that it has 3,705 seats up for grabs. Each alumnus who purchases... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14589-zhejiang-university-s-rmb5-000-seat-offer-for-alumni-raises-doubts.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14588-irish-business-delegation-to-visit-hangzhou-suzhou-in-june.html A business visit to two of China’s leading business cities, Suzhou and Hangzhou, is taking place in June, the Asia Trade Forum (ATF) has announced.   According to ATF chairman Hugh Kelly, the planned business visit follows a successful business visit to India last year involving 40 Irish companies. It will be leaving on 16 June for a week. &nb... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14588-irish-business-delegation-to-visit-hangzhou-suzhou-in-june.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14587-hershey-to-launch-milk-based-candy-lancaster-in-hangzhou-in-june.html   Hershey Co. is making a new milk-based candy called "Lancaster."   Sweet!   The name of the new confection — its logo features a barn and cow — honors Milton Hershey's candy-making roots in Lancaster, the company said.   But Dauphin County-based Hershey Co. won't be debuting the candy in the Red Rose City.... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14587-hershey-to-launch-milk-based-candy-lancaster-in-hangzhou-in-june.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14586-gotcha-7-yr-old-nz-boy-drives-car-for-his-heavily-drunk-grandfather.html Police in New Zealand have stopped a car driven by a seven-year-old boy while his grandfather was more than twice the drink-drive limit.   The 49-year-old grandfather admitted drink-driving, dangerous driving and neglect of child after the car was stopped in the middle of the day in January.   The man, who has name suppression, will be sentence... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14586-gotcha-7-yr-old-nz-boy-drives-car-for-his-heavily-drunk-grandfather.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14585-wrongly-jailed-men-in-hangzhou-may-ask-for-more-state-compensation.html Zhang Gaoping (front) and Zhang Hui talk about their wrongful conviction case in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in March. ZHANG XINYAN / FOR CHINA DAILY   The lawyer of the uncle and nephew wrongly convicted of rape and murder and jailed for 10 years believes his clients deserve more compensation after a court announced it would award the men a comb... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14585-wrongly-jailed-men-in-hangzhou-may-ask-for-more-state-compensation.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14584-meet-claire-bartlett-the-south-wales-woman-who-does-housework-in-her-sleep.html Housework ... Claire Bartlett awake   A mum has developed a bizarre condition in which she cleans and tidies the house in her SLEEP. Claire Bartlett, 50, does the dishes, dusts and even shines the windows in a deep slumber.   The odd habit started last October but because she does such a good job neither she nor husband Crispin, 63, want to fi... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14584-meet-claire-bartlett-the-south-wales-woman-who-does-housework-in-her-sleep.html http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14583-florida-man-jason-leon-kills-5-7-meter-long-burmese-python-only-with-a-knife.html University of Florida staff lie next to the dead Burmese python, the longest ever caught in the state. The University of Florida researchers performed a necropsy on the female snake and found no eggs.   A RECORD-SETTING Burmese python has been killed with a knife in a rural US county, after it wrapped itself around the leg of the man trying to capture... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:58 GMT http://www.whatsonningbo.com/news-14583-florida-man-jason-leon-kills-5-7-meter-long-burmese-python-only-with-a-knife.html