The latest news in Xiamen and Fujian http://www.whatsonxiamen.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13662 Fan Congcong, a lifeguard in Xiamen can climb stairs while standing on his hands after praciticing martial arts for about 17 years.   Fan Congcong, a lifeguard at a swim club in Xiamen, can handwalk for 60 metres within 30 seconds after practicing martial arts for about 17 years, reports Strait Herald.   The 20-year-old Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13662 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13663 Three to four tropical storms or typhoons are forecasted to affect Xiamen in the next few months.   According to the Xiamen Meteorological Observatory, three to four tropical storms or typhoons are forecasted to influence Xiamen in the next few months, including one or two in August, one in September, and one in October, reports Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13663 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13664  Xu Weiqi   With outstanding technical skills, Jimei University graduate Xu Weiqi recently attracted attention from home and abroad. This June, a foreign company contacted Weiqi, and wanted him to design an aircraft model which will be exported to Germany and other places.   With the persistence and love for models and remote Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13664 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13665 A 37-year-old man was arrested for stealing a foreigner’s luggage and laptop at Xiamen Airport, according to the airport police of Xiamen.   The suspect, surnamed Lau, was from northeast China’s Jilin province. He had been working as a cook in Shenzhen before he became addicted to gambling. Soon he lost all his savings in gambling. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13665 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13667 On July 23, two leading enterprises - Xiamen Airlines and Industrial Bank, whose headquarters are located in the economic zone of the west coast - announced in Fuzhou the issuance of an "Industrial Bank and Xiamen Airlines joint credit card." Both will seize the enormous opportunities brought by the Heisey construction project and make full Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13667 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13642  The conceptual drawing of the Taiping Hill Tunnel in Xiamen   The Taiping Hill Tunnel, a new tunnel linking  Xiamen Island and its outlying district of Haicang, was successfully dug through at 4pm on 26th July, reports Xiamen Economic Daily.   As an important part of the Haicang Bridge West Approach Viaduct, the Taiping Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13642 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13643 A car running slowly in Xiamen's Xiang'an Undersea Tunnel spontaneously combusted and caused traffic jam on 27th July, 2010.       A car running slowly in the Xiang’an Undersea Tunnel suddenly burst into flames Tuesday afternoon, causing traffic jam for almost half an hour, Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13643 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13644 Many high-star hotels in Xiamen including Le Méridien Xiamen Hotel have launched female-only floors.   The attendants and security personnel on the special floors in Le Méridien Xiamen Hotel are also female.   Recently, some female-only floors were launched at many high-star hotels in Xiamen, in Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13644 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13645   Xiamen has been selected among the top 10 leisure cities in China, according to the press conference of the “Comprehensive Evaluation on Urban Development of China’s Leisure Cities” recently held in Beijing.   The evaluation will generate the lists of “The best laid-back cities in China” and Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13645 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13646 Police in southeast China's Fujian Province said Wednesday that two men from Taiwan had been returned to the island to face charges of telephone fraud. The two were transferred to Taiwan police at Xiamen Airport and returned to Taipei on a direct flight Friday after approval by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), said the provincial public Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13646 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13621 Economic recovery has partly caused the country's air quality to fall in the first half of the year, the first such fall since 2005, figures from environmental authorities showed on Monday. Ninety-one percent of the days in the first six months recorded air quality reaching or exceeding the national standard of Grade II in 113 major cities, a drop of Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13621 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13623 Liu Kuining, a news reporter in the Xiamen Garrison Command,  has painted 10,000 tigers with different postures on envelopes.   Liu Kuining, a news reporter in the Xiamen Garrison Command, has painted 10,000 tigers on envelopes for the upcoming Army Day (on August 1st), and is preparing to apply for the Guinness World Record, reports Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13623 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13624 Two men got off a van near a Sichuan restaurant in Huli District of Xiamen early Monday morning.   The men in a dark-coloured vest put on a pair of yellow gloves and skillfully opened up the manhole cover. Then he used a long spoon to pick up the oil floating on the water surface.   Soon the Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13624 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13625 A man was detained for stealing an air jacket on a flight to Xiamen, in an attempt to use it as a gift to his son who was ready to study abroad, reports Xiamen Evening News.   The 42-year-old businessman, surnamed Ding, was from central China’s Hunan province. He took a flight to attend a meeting in Xiamen on July 17, 2010.   When on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13625 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13626   Global Fun Carnival (formerly known as Eurostar Carnival), one of the world’s top 3 recreation brands, is going to open to the public in Xiamen today at 2pm. Its opening ceremony will be held tonight at 7pm.   To celebrate its opening, the organizing committee will give out 3000 free tickets to the public. Every one can get the Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13626 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13601 The growth rate of clothes' sales value is even higher than that of food consumption in Xiamen over the past six months.   Statistics show that Xiamen residents’ income in the first half of the year has increased. Most of the income has been spent on purchasing cars, clothes, and jewelries, reports the Strait Herald. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13601 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13602 With the overall development of Xiamen BRT network, many BRT inter-link bus services become unnecessary and will be canceled soon.   With the overall development of the Xiamen BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) network, the inter-link bus services between BRT stations and bus stops have become unnecessary. Almost half of the BRT Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13602 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13603  The urban complex will be located in the west of Wuyuan Bay, Xiamen   According to the Xiamen Municipal Resources & Housing Administrative Bureau, they will hold a land leasing conference on 8th August 2010, and sell 5 pieces of land for commercial use, of which 1 piece of land is located at Wuyuan Bay, inside Xiamen Island. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13603 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13604 Xiamen Kinglong XMQ6891G natural gas bus runs in Chile street (File Photo)   The interior of Xiamen Kinglong XMQ6891G natural gas bus (File Photo)   Xiamen Bus Group will start the largest-ever recruitment for 200 bus drivers; as more natural gas-fueled buses will be put into use in the second half of the year, reports Xiamen Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13604 http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13588   Xiamen’s first CNG (compressed natural gas) filling station has been built and is expected to put into use on August 1, reports Straits Herald.   The filling station is located in Caitang on Lvling Road. It will begin to serve the first batch of 50 natural gas-fuelled buses in the city.   Another five CNG filling Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:42 GMT http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news_msg.php?titleid=13588