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Suzhou site for medical scanners

Business
2009-11-18

ROYAL Philips Electronics is to establish a medical imaging system facility in Suzhou at a cost of 36 million euros (US$54 million) to tap into the rapidly growing Chinese health care market. Philips, based in...

War on water hyacinth begins

Metro | Environment
2009-10-27

CITY public sanitation authorities have started fighting against the annual invasion of water hyacinth in the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek, officials said yesterday. More than 28,000 tons of water hyacinth has...

Current news -- creek cruises

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2009-9-26

THE first scenic cruise route on Suzhou Creek began trial trips yesterday in preparation for the real thing just in time for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Three small boats with seating capacity for 10 and two...

A weekend trip to the land of fish and rice

Feature | Travel
2009-7-4

ALMOST everyone knows Suzhou and its legendary gardens, but it's always a pleasure to visit again, make new discoveries and hear other legends. Second, third and other trips reveal more layers of history. There's...

Blueprint for waterside charm

Metro | Environment
2009-5-15

THE banks of Shanghai's Suzhou Creek and Huangpu River will become better places to exercise, learn about local history or just relax and enjoy the view over the next few years, thanks to a series of water-related...

Congestion eased on creek

Metro | Urban construction
2009-3-23

TRAFFIC flow on Suzhou Creek resumed yesterday evening after authorities managed to ease alarming levels of congestion that caused jams and deadlock last weekend. The congestion is being caused by Shanghai's...

Overcrowded Suzhou Creek becomes big barge gridlock

Metro | Traffic
2009-3-21

AUTHORITIES are trying to ease traffic on Suzhou Creek after record levels of congestion on the waterway since last weekend. Twenty-six of the 33 docks alongside a 3.7-kilometer stretch of the creek reported complete...

Suzhou Creek tours to offer culture

Metro | Hotel and tourism
2009-3-17

THREE new tours by boat along Suzhou Creek will include trips to museums and cultural attractions. The longest tour will run between the Waibaidu Bridge on the Bund and Beixinjing in Changning District and will...

Suzhou to distribute discount tourist vouchers

National
2009-3-4

SUZHOU plans to distribute 500,000 discount tourist coupons beginning this weekend in Beijing. Later the coupons will be handed out at Dalian, Shanghai and other cities in the Yangtze Delta Region. The coupons...

Bridge's return delights old soldier

Metro | Traffic
2009-2-26

AS hundreds of onlookers watched a barge carrying one half of the landmark Waibaidu Bridge along the Bund and the Suzhou Creek yesterday morning, one face stood out among the crowd. Retired veteran Xu Xingfang,...