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Asia Times
April 18, 2018
Elevated subways or monorail lines snaking through urban jungles in modern cities have become the norm. But how about trains that penetrate a high-rise tower midair, with a station located in the building? To commuters on Line 2 of Chongqing's public rail transit system, taking a train ride from oneÃâà...
Xinhua
April 18, 2018
CHONGQING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Six of the world's top wingsuit flyers jump from a helicopter, flying 2,500 meters above the water level, before entering free fall at a speed of 200 km/h. In a video shot from the air, they looked like colorful birds soaring in green mountains and steep cliffs. The breathtakingÃâà...
The Business Times
April 18, 2018
In a press statement on Wednesday, DC Frontiers, a Singapore fintech startup specialising in corporate intelligence technology, said it has collaborated with Chongqing tech firm, SocialCredits, to develop a new cross-border business information portal (CSE portal). The CSE portal will facilitate theÃâà...
Xinhua
April 18, 2018
Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2018 shows roads at Quanfa Village of Quchi Township in Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The township has constructed over 330 km roads at its villages to make it convenient for local people to travel and to develop economy. (Xinhua/WangÃâà...
WIRED
March 27, 2018
Officially created in 1997, Chongqing sprawls across 950 square miles of Sichuan Province and has a population of over 30 million people, making it by some measures the world's most populous city. But it's also just one of China's 15 or so megacities—urban centers of 10 million or more—that haveÃâà...
ecns
March 27, 2018
Customers enjoy their time at a hot pot restaurant famous for jersey collection in Yangjiaping business area in Chongqing Municipality, March 26, 2018. The restaurant owner Wang Yujia presented 40 jerseys of Chongqing's football clubs here, also a mirror to China's football development in nearly 20Ãâà...
Xinhua
March 26, 2018
CHONGQING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A new air route linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality with Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City will open in early April, the Chongqing Airlines announced Monday. The route is the first direct connection between Chongqing and Ho Chi Minh. The service, scheduled toÃâà...
pgatour.com
March 24, 2018
CHONGQING, China—William Harrold remains on course to become England's first PGA TOUR Series-China winner after a 2-under 70 at the Poly Golf Club. That put him 13-under and five strokes clear heading into the final round of the Chongqing Championship. Canada's Peter Campbell, who missedÃâà...
Sixth Tone
March 24, 2018
The southwestern city of Chongqing has suspended the sale of products that contain bear bile for making false medicinal claims. The Chongqing food and drug administration said Wednesday that pharmacies would no longer be allowed to sell liquor, powder, and capsules that contain bear bile.
pgatour.com
March 23, 2018
CHONGQING, China — England's William Harrold stayed hot, carding a 6-under-par 66 at Poly Golf Club on Friday to move to 11-under and open up a three-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Chongqing Championship. Local favorite Changping Chen, who has worked at the host club since 2012,Ãâà...
pgatour.com
March 22, 2018
CHONGQING, China—Indonesia's Rory Hie fired eight birdies in a 5-under 67. William Harrold lessened his mistakes with six birdies and a bogey, while Yusuke Minamoto had a bogey-free round with three birdies and an eagle at the Chonqing Championship. The trio shares the first-round lead after solidÃâà...
OpenGov Asia
March 6, 2018
Following the signing of the MOU, the companies worked on a Proof of Concept (POC) exercise, built on IBM Blockchain Platform, applying and testing a blockchain-based supply chain platform to track and trace cargo movement from Chongqing to Singapore via the Southern Transport Corridor. The trialÃâà...
Times of Oman
March 6, 2018
Chongqing: A Chinese city still dealing with aftermath of graft scandal ... Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Chen Miner speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of China's National People's ... Located in southwestern China, Chongqing is one of China's most important cities.
The Straits Times
March 6, 2018
BEIJING (REUTERS) - Five years after the charismatic and high-profile former Communist Party boss of the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing was jailed for life for graft, the city has yet to fully root out his "evil legacy", its top official said on Tuesday (March 6). Bo Xilai, once seen as a contender for topÃâà...
Singapore Business Review
March 5, 2018
According to UOB Kay Hian analyst Andrew Chow, the Chongqing hospital is on track for opening in Q4 2018, whereas the Shanghai hospital is expected to commence operations in 2H 2019. “Piling for the latter is completed and management expects the construction of the building structure to commenceÃâà...
ArchDaily
March 4, 2018
Currently under construction in Chongqing, China, Moshe Safdie's Raffles City Chongqing features an extraordinary engineering feat of erecting a 300 meter long “horizontal skyscraper” above four 250 meter high towers. An extensive urban district set at the meeting point between the Yangtze and JialingÃâà...
South China Morning Post
February 27, 2018
Foreign tourists can get 11 per cent sales tax refunds on their shopping in the huge Chinese city of Chongqing starting next month, according to a statement from China's finance ministry. Chongqing, which is known for its rapid economic growth and spicy hotpot, is the latest Chinese city to offer the taxÃâà...
GCR
February 26, 2018
Singaporean developer CapitaLand has completed the first section of a “sky park” that will form an aerial bridge between four 250m-high towers in the central Chinese city of Chongqing. The 400m-long “Conservatory” will overlook the Yangtze River, and will include a viewing deck, sky gardens, swimmingÃâà...
Business Insider
February 25, 2018
Singapore's CapitaLand has achieved a new world record with its new “horizontal skyscraper” in Chongqing, China. A total of four 250m-tall skyscrapers at Raffles City Chongqing, a 1.12 million sqm development on the Chaotianmen riverfront, is being fitted with a curved accordion-shaped bridge thatÃâà...
The Straits Times
December 31, 1999
CHONGQING - A joint venture between Singapore and Chongqing companies tasked to develop logistics connectivity in Chongqing announced plans on Thursday (April 12) to take a stake in a Chinese firm set up to drive trade flows along the new Southern Transport Corridor. This comes after LianheÃâà...
The Business Times
December 31, 1999
[CHONGQING] It now takes about a week to transport goods between Singapore and Chongqing but the two cities hope that this can be reduced to as little as five days, easing the import and export of fresh produce for instance. To realise such time savings, information about cargo can be sent ahead ofÃâà...
The Beijinger (blog)
December 31, 1999
Located on Xiang'er Hutong near Gulou, Fat Girl Noodles is a solid choice for spicy Chongqing fare. Their most famous hot offerings include spicy noodles, spicy braised brain, spicy intestine, along with cooler options like hongtang ciba (rice cake with brown sugar) and homemade pickles. We had a talkÃâà...
The Straits Times
December 31, 1999
Singapore is working with Chongqing to set up a single electronic window to connect the south-western Chinese city's economy with Singapore through data sharing, making for easier and more efficient Customs clearance. Such a platform will pave the way for a logistics chain linking South-east AsiaÃâà...
The Straits Times
December 31, 1999
CHONGQING - Singapore is working with Chongqing to set up a single electronic window to connect the south-western Chinese city's economy with Singapore through data and information sharing, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing on Thursday (April 12). Such a platform willÃâà...
The Straits Times
December 31, 1999
It now takes about a week to transport goods between Singapore and Chongqing. Both cities hope to reduce this to as little as five days, which would make it easier to ship fresh produce. Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing, who is on a visit to China, suggested information about cargoÃâà...
Sixth Tone
December 31, 1999
The southwestern city of Chongqing has suspended the sale of products that contain bear bile for making false medicinal claims. The Chongqing food and drug administration said Wednesday that pharmacies would no longer be allowed to sell liquor, powder, and capsules that contain bear bile.
pgatour.com
December 31, 1999
CHONGQING, CHINA — Kyle Kochevar shot a bogey-free, 5-under 67 to dominate the 18-hole Monday qualifier for this week's RMB 1.5 million Chongqing Championship, the second event on the 2018 PGA TOUR Series-China. The top-10 players to automatically earn spots in the 132-man field comprisedÃâà...
The Straits Times
December 31, 1999
SINGAPORE - Cross-border financing deals worth 25.3 billion yuan (S$5.2 billion) have been completed so far under the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative (CCI) Project, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Chan Chun Sing told Parliament on Monday (March 19). These have helped provideÃâà...
Nikkei Asian Review
December 31, 1999
In July, Xi installed close aide Chen Min'er as Chongqing's Communist Party secretary, the top official. Chen had been chief of Guizhou Province. Widely seen as a leading candidate to succeed Xi in the future, Chen has repeatedly spoken of his determination to wipe out Bo's and Sun's influence. State-runÃâà...
