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Tag Archives: North China Plain

09Nov/17

China says its people can contact the outside world, after Trump skirted country’s firewall to tweet on trip

November 9, 2017PoliticsAmerican people of German descent, Beijing, Businesspeople, China, Climate change skepticism and denial, Company: Facebook, Company: Twitter, Country: China, Donald Trump, Facebook, Firewall, Great Firewall, Hu Chunying, Hua, Liyuan, Melania, North China Plain, Peng Liyuan, Politicians, Right-wing populism in the United States, United States, Writers, Xi Jinpingsmbale

BEIJING, CHINA (NOVEMBER 9, 2017) (REUTERS) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hu Chunying said on Thursday (November 9) there were plenty of channels for people in China to communicate with “the outside world”. Hua’s comments were a response to a journalist’s question about whether China sees U.S. President Donald Trump’s open use of twitter during his trip in Beijing to be in breach of Chinese law. Continue reading →

31Oct/17

New glass skywalk offers tourists stunning experience in north China

October 31, 2017TravelChina, China Central Television, City: Handan City, Company: CCTV, Construction, Country: China, Geography of China, glass, Handan, Handan City, Hebei, Hospitality/Recreation, Laminated glass, Materials, North China Plain, Province/State: Hebei, Region: north China, Skyway, Subdivisions of China, Taihang Mountains, Tempered glass, Tianmen Mountain, Windows, Yang Zhiqiangsmbale

China Central Television (CCTV)- A newly-opened glass skywalk in the East Taihang Scenic Area in Handan City, north China’s Hebei Province, offers tourists a chance to get a stunning experience when strolling over it. Continue reading →

20Aug/17

China to upgrade bullet train speed

August 20, 2017InnovationBeijing, Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway, Beijing–Shanghai high-speed train, China, China Central Television, China Railway, China Railways CRH380A, City: Beijing, City: Shanghai, Company: china central television, Company: China Rwy Corp, corporation, Fuxing, High-speed rail, High-speed rail in China, Land transport, North China Plain, Passenger rail transport in China, Rail transport, Rolling stock, Shanghaismbale

SOURCE:China Central Television (CCTV)- China will upgrade the speed of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train to 350 km/h starting from September, according an announcement by the China Railway Corporation on Sunday. Continue reading →

08Oct/15

Massive traffic jam outside Beijing after national holiday

October 8, 2015WorldBeijing, China, Expressways in China, Land transport, national holiday, North China Plain, Road traffic management, Road transport, Traffic congestion, Transportsmbale

Photos from Chinese media show a huge traffic jam on the outskirts of Beijing caused by a massive flow of travellers returning after a week-long national holiday.

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16Aug/15

China blasts death toll rises to 112

August 16, 2015WorldChina, China's port of Tianjin, Country subdivisions, deputy head of the Tianjin publicity department, Geography of Asia, Geography of China, Gong Jiansheng, Islamic terrorism in India, North China Plain, Region, Shi Luze, Special Economic Zones of China, Tianjin, toxic chemical particles, toxic gas, Xi Jinpingsmbale

The death toll from several blasts that hit China’s eastern port city of Tianjin rises to 112 as authorities continue to say toxins near blast area pose no risk to people outside the evacuation zone.

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14Aug/15

Greenpeace says Tianjin blasts expose loophole in management of dangerous chemicals

August 14, 2015EnvironmentCheng Qian, China, Cities in China, Civil disobedience, Country subdivisions, dangerous chemicals, Greenpeace, International Atomic Energy Agency, North China Plain, Subdivisions of China, Tanggu District, Tianjin, Xi Jinpingsmbale

Greenpeace says the blasts in Tianjin expose a huge loophole in management of dangerous chemicals in the country.
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14Aug/15

Supercomputer Tianhe-1A shut down due to Tianjin blasts

August 14, 2015WorldChina, China Central Television, China China Central Television, Computing, Concurrent computing, Economy of China, In science, Information Age, K computer, Liu Guangming, National Supercomputing Center, National Supercomputing Center of Tianjin, North China Plain, Science and technology in China, Supercomputers, Supercomputing, Supercomputing in China, Tianhe, Tianhe-1, Tianhe-I, Tianjin, Tianjin City, TOP500smbale

Tianjin, China China Central Television (CCTV) – China has shut down supercomputer Tianhe-1A due to the blasts in Tianjin Wednesday night.
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