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April 15, 2011, Friday
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MADE-IN-HANGZHOU Lotus cars roll off the assembly line on Monday, setting a new milestone for the city's automobile industry. The Lotus L5 sedan is developed and manufactured by a joint venture between China Youngman Automobile Group and the UK-based Lotus Group. The factory in the city's Xiaoshan District cost 2.8 billion yuan (US$428 million) to build and has a designed output capacity of 150,000 cars a year. Lotus L5 is the second car made in Hangzhou after the Luxgen-brand sedan launched by Dongfeng Yulong in December last year. - Xinhua
African air link
Hangzhou's Xiaoshan International Airport will launch a new air service on May 3 with Ethiopia Airlines to connect Hangzhou, New Delhi and Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
The service will be carried out by the airline's Boeing 767-300 fleet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with the air code ET688/689.
The journey from Hangzhou to Addis Ababa will take 13 hours and 45 minutes, and from the Ethiopian capital to Hangzhou 13 hours and 35 minutes.
The service will be the first regular airline connecting Africa and the Yangtze River Delta region making Hangzhou the third city on the Chinese mainland with direct regular air transport with Africa after Beijing and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
Clearer skies
Hangzhou residents enjoyed more blue skies while the city recorded fewer smoggy days last year, according to a report issued by the Hangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau recently.
The city registered 129 smoggy days last year, 31 days fewer than in 2009, the report said.
Last year, the city banned 12,615 polluting vehicles from the road, effectively cutting 9,441 tons of carbon dioxide. Local environmental authorities also extended its monitoring network to 29 new areas and eight large construction sites.
Pollution from inhalable particles has been a major factor for the city's poor air quality. Most of the inhalable particles come from vehicle emissions and construction sites.
Electric taxi fire
All of Hangzhou's 30 electric taxis stopped operation on Monday after one of them caught fire after overheating earlier that day. The operator of Hangzhou's electric taxi fleet, Hangzhou New Energy Taxi Company, decided to temporarily pause operation of all e-cabs until an effective solution is put forward.
The taxi caught fire after overheating at around 3pm Monday on Wulin Road. The driver and passengers escaped from the car promptly and called the police. The fire was put out 10 minutes later by firemen. Engineers and officials from Hangzhou New Energy Taxi Company and the manufacturer of the electric taxi reached the scene shortly after and started an investigation. The cause of the accident, however, is still unknown.
The electric taxi fleet debuted in Hangzhou in January. The city became one of the first 13 pilot cities in China to develop new energy automobiles in 2009. According to the city's original plan, the number of electric taxis operating in Hangzhou is to be increased to 200 by the end of this year.
City's prettiest
A dancer from the Zhejiang Song and Dance Troupe emerged as the "most beautiful girl of Hangzhou" from among 2,000-plus contestants Sunday night in the final round of the "Find the Most Beautiful Girl of Hangzhou" competition. Two college students took the second and third places.
The city's beauty contest was first held in April 2009 by Hangzhou Daily and Zhejiang Television Station. It has become a popular event among local residents. The judges not only grade a contestant's appearance but also her intelligence, performance and compassion.
This year's judges included Qian Wenzhong, the celebrated professor of Fudan University; Wu Haiyan, a renowned fashion designer; and Yuan Hong, a popular film actor.
Animated speech
Michel Ocelot, a French director of animated films, will give a speech on April 28 at the China International Cartoon & Animation Festival's Summit Forum in Hangzhou.
He will bring the animated film "Les Contes de la Nuit (Tales of the Night)" with him to screen at the festival.
Animation professionals and fans can book a place in the audience through the website (www.cicaf.com/comicchina) to hear the speech.
Ocelot is not only a director of animated films and television programs but also a writer, character designer and storyboard artist.
He was also a former president of the International Animated Film Association for six years.
Sourcing summit
China Sourcing Summit 2011 will be held in Hangzhou from Monday to Thursday. International buyers, service suppliers, consultancies and chief information officers of domestic giants will take part in the exhibition. Two summits and eight seminars with various topics including human resources, medical services, technology innovation and financial services will be held.
African air link
Hangzhou's Xiaoshan International Airport will launch a new air service on May 3 with Ethiopia Airlines to connect Hangzhou, New Delhi and Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
The service will be carried out by the airline's Boeing 767-300 fleet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with the air code ET688/689.
The journey from Hangzhou to Addis Ababa will take 13 hours and 45 minutes, and from the Ethiopian capital to Hangzhou 13 hours and 35 minutes.
The service will be the first regular airline connecting Africa and the Yangtze River Delta region making Hangzhou the third city on the Chinese mainland with direct regular air transport with Africa after Beijing and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
Clearer skies
Hangzhou residents enjoyed more blue skies while the city recorded fewer smoggy days last year, according to a report issued by the Hangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau recently.
The city registered 129 smoggy days last year, 31 days fewer than in 2009, the report said.
Last year, the city banned 12,615 polluting vehicles from the road, effectively cutting 9,441 tons of carbon dioxide. Local environmental authorities also extended its monitoring network to 29 new areas and eight large construction sites.
Pollution from inhalable particles has been a major factor for the city's poor air quality. Most of the inhalable particles come from vehicle emissions and construction sites.
Electric taxi fire
All of Hangzhou's 30 electric taxis stopped operation on Monday after one of them caught fire after overheating earlier that day. The operator of Hangzhou's electric taxi fleet, Hangzhou New Energy Taxi Company, decided to temporarily pause operation of all e-cabs until an effective solution is put forward.
The taxi caught fire after overheating at around 3pm Monday on Wulin Road. The driver and passengers escaped from the car promptly and called the police. The fire was put out 10 minutes later by firemen. Engineers and officials from Hangzhou New Energy Taxi Company and the manufacturer of the electric taxi reached the scene shortly after and started an investigation. The cause of the accident, however, is still unknown.
The electric taxi fleet debuted in Hangzhou in January. The city became one of the first 13 pilot cities in China to develop new energy automobiles in 2009. According to the city's original plan, the number of electric taxis operating in Hangzhou is to be increased to 200 by the end of this year.
City's prettiest
A dancer from the Zhejiang Song and Dance Troupe emerged as the "most beautiful girl of Hangzhou" from among 2,000-plus contestants Sunday night in the final round of the "Find the Most Beautiful Girl of Hangzhou" competition. Two college students took the second and third places.
The city's beauty contest was first held in April 2009 by Hangzhou Daily and Zhejiang Television Station. It has become a popular event among local residents. The judges not only grade a contestant's appearance but also her intelligence, performance and compassion.
This year's judges included Qian Wenzhong, the celebrated professor of Fudan University; Wu Haiyan, a renowned fashion designer; and Yuan Hong, a popular film actor.
Animated speech
Michel Ocelot, a French director of animated films, will give a speech on April 28 at the China International Cartoon & Animation Festival's Summit Forum in Hangzhou.
He will bring the animated film "Les Contes de la Nuit (Tales of the Night)" with him to screen at the festival.
Animation professionals and fans can book a place in the audience through the website (www.cicaf.com/comicchina) to hear the speech.
Ocelot is not only a director of animated films and television programs but also a writer, character designer and storyboard artist.
He was also a former president of the International Animated Film Association for six years.
Sourcing summit
China Sourcing Summit 2011 will be held in Hangzhou from Monday to Thursday. International buyers, service suppliers, consultancies and chief information officers of domestic giants will take part in the exhibition. Two summits and eight seminars with various topics including human resources, medical services, technology innovation and financial services will be held.
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