Was just forwarded an article from Reuters entitled China to shut factories ahead of Olympics-sources where the lead paragraph says: Authorities in Tangshan, an industrial city in Hebei province north of Beijing, have ordered 267 firms to shut down... ...full story at All Roads
from All Roads on Fri, Jul 04 2008
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N.Korean nuclear shut-down talks enter new round »
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Six countries involved in trying to get North Korea's nuclear facilities closed down have arrived in Beijing for the latest round of talks. Pyongyang has already shut-down its atomic power station - a... |
| 15 Nov 07 |
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Massage parlors ordered to close » Shanghai Daily THE government in a northern county has ordered all foot massage parlors, karaoke bars and bathhouses to temporarily shut after a deadly fire killed 11 people, authorities said yesterday. The order was handed down by Chengde County in Hebei Province... |
| 03 Feb 08 |
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Beijing closes 10 industrial polluters to keep air fresher » People's Daily Ten industrial polluters have been shut down, as Beijing and its neighbors have worked hard to fulfill their Olympic commitment in curbing major pollutant emissions. Sources with the coordination work group for guaranteeing air qual ... |
| 22 Feb 08 |
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Worst air polluters around Beijing gear up to shut down » Shanghai Daily China has ordered Beijing and five surrounding regions to cut industrial pollution for two months from late July to ensure clean air for the Olympics and Paralympics, an official said yesterday. The Chinese capital and its neighboring municipality... |
| 27 Jul 08 |
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The Historical Record for July 28, 2008: Tangshan » Granite Studio At 3:42 local time on July 28, 1976, a massive earthquake struck the Hebei industrial town of Tangshan, destroying the city and damaging buildings in neighboring Beijing and Tianjin. The official figure issued by the Chinese government (Read: The numbe... |
| 06 Jul 08 |
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Tianjin Removes Vehicles and Closes Factories for Olympics, Tangshan Too » All Roads In case anyone felt that Tianjin or Tangshan were a safe bet for Plan B during the Olympics, I have some bad news for you. Tianjin to limit building construction, factory pollution during Olympics Tianjin, one of the co-host cities of the Beijing Olympic... |
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