Hebei

Residents fear Hebei expressway will drive up house prices

6 Jun 2013

Hebei media have painted a rosy picture of a 940-kilometre expressway that will link the province with Beijing in 2015, even dubbing it the capital's "seventh ring road", but some residents are...

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Headmistress in Hebei held as two girls die after eating poisoned yoghurt

3 May 2013

The headmistress of a kindergarten in Pingshan county, Hebei, has been arrested over the fatal poisoning of two girls at another kindergarten.

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Sperm bank rejects claims that medical students forced to donate

25 Apr 2013

A sperm bank in Hebei dismissed online claims alleging a college had forced its students to make donations, news portal Hebeinews.cn reported on Wednesday.

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Hebei child abuse scandal still being questioned

3 Apr 2013

A row between parents and a large private kindergarten in Hebei province which last month found itself at the centre of a major child abuse scandal, continues amid new reports of mistreatment.

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Xi wins rave reviews for visit to Hebei villages

31 Dec 2012

At first glance, Xi Jinping's weekend sweep through a pair of impoverished villages looks much like the usual year-end trips of his predecessor, Hu Jintao.

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Xi Jinping visits poor in Hebei province and tells of goal to lift millions out of hardship

31 Dec 2012

Party chief Xi Jinping said lifting tens of millions of people out of poverty remains the biggest challenge for the new leadership in its bid to build a moderately prosperous society by 2020,...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Former transport official suspected of placing 14 relatives in office

The former secretary of Quzhou city’s Department of Transportation was reported to have placed fourteen relatives in various Hebei governmental positions while he was in office.

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'Diaoyu Islands war tax' hits Hebei businessman, report says

A Hebei businessman was told by local tax officials that he owed "overhead levy" for an imminent "Diaoyu Islands war" with Japan.

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Xi Jinping began career as cadre in rural Hebei

Xi Jinping kick-started his political career with a bold move. At the age of 29, Xi turned his back on a life of privilege as a party elder's son in Beijing to accept a posting 250 kilometres away...

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The solution to Beijing's problems: move the capital to Hebei

Early next month, the ruling Communist Party is scheduled to elect a new generation of leaders to head the country for the next 10 years. As the incoming leaders ponder the future of the country...

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Thwarted July 1 marcher back in jail

Activist Li Guizhi, who fled illegal custody in her hometown in Hebei two weeks ago after trying to attend the July 1 rally in Hong Kong, has been caught in Sichuan and returned to a 'black jail...

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Forgotten villagers complain of lack of assistance

As volunteers raise money and send aid packages to flood victims in Fangshan in Beijing, residents in Hebei province are being largely ignored by the media, and their relief effort is proceeding...

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