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CHONGQING, China, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- International Automotive Components (IAC) today celebrated the opening of its 10th and newest manufacturing facility in China, in the Southwest city of Chongqing. The new facility marks yet another milestone in IAC's continued growth in Asia and further underscores Chongqing's reputation as an emerging automotive hub. IAC Chongqing also marks the company's first wholly-owned facility in the country since it began operations there more...

3,300-mu housing project completed in the west of China CHONGQING, China, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 20, 2013, Sunac Real Estate (1918.HK) ("Sunac") held a ceremony to commemorate the completion of a large urban complex in Chongqing, China, Sunac Olympic Garden, which was attended by about 300 representatives of local businesses, banks and media. In 2012, Sunac Olympic Garden Phase 13, Sunac Jinmao Times South Area, was successfully completed, achieving total market...

BEIJING, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed a contract to provide the Train Control Center (TCC) and Temporary Speed Restriction Server (TSRS) to Chongqing-Lichuan high-speed rail line. The contract is valued at approximately US $6.54 million or RMB 40.98 million. The ground-based...

CHONGQING, China, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chongqing's GDP growth in 2012 ranked second in China, economic data recently revealed. Chongqing Liangjiang New Area has become the core of inland economic development. Period of accelerated growth The growth rate of the area's GDP hit 20.4% in 2012, faster than Shanghai Pudong and Tianjin Binhai new areas. The year-on-year increase of Chongqing's GDP was 13.6% last year, the fastest in west China and second-fastest in China....

CHENGDU, China, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At 9:05 am, on December 12(th), 2012, CA4440, flying from Gui Yang, landed on the runway smoothly. This flight showed that the passenger numbers of Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CDIA) of China broke through 30 million, making CDIA the fifth airport in mainland China and also the only one in central-western China that stepped into the "30 Million Airports Club." It has been only three years since the passenger numbers broke...

SHANGHAI, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it has donated 30 kW of solar PV modules to Mumuke village in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in western China. With a population of approximately 120 residents, Mumuke village is located in a remote part of Xinjiang Province where electricity from the national grid is...

SHANGHAI, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As President of Hampton Hoerter China, Mr. Cole is one of the foremost experts in Asia healthcare advisory having consulted on and raised funds for numerous projects within the senior living industry. His firm specializes in providing turn-key management solutions for senior living operations, performing detailed market studies and capital raising for geriatric care projects throughout China. Over the past 20 years, Mr. Cole has held a...

CHENGDU, China, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ The grand opening of the 13th Western China International Fair (WCIF) took place in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on the evening of September 25. Wu Bangguo, member of the standing committee of the political bureau of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), attended the opening ceremony. (Photo:...

CHENGDU, China, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of the most essential branches of the 13th Western China International Fair (WCIF), the EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair VII (ECBF) is scheduled on 25-27 September in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, southwestern China. ECBF has been successfully held for six editions with an overall attendance of over 1,000 EU companies, organizations, universities, governmental bodies and research institutions, etc., and more than...