China Chronicles October 28, 2012
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apologies to all my flickr contacts I am still blocked - Son-Tinh affects Hainan flights
TYPHOON Son-Tinh, the 23rd tropical storm this year, has disrupted 122 flights and brought downpours to south China's island province of Hainan.
Eighty-eight inbound and outbound flights were canceled and 34 others delayed, affecting 4,558 passengers, said a source with the Phoenix International Airport of Sanya, in southern Hainan.
Almost 2,000 passengers were put up in hotels, said the source. Airport staff also sent some passengers by bus to the airport at Haikou, the provincial capital in the north, to take other flights.
Rainstorms and strong gales hit Sanya yesterday. Son-Tinh was spotted out at sea 130 kilometers southwest of Sanya at 5pm yesterday, with maximum sustained winds of 144 km per hour, according to the National Meteorological Center. It was moving northwest at 15 to 20 kph and gaining momentum.
At least 24 people were killed and nine others missing after Son-Tinh hit the Philippines on Wednesday as a tropical storm, the country's national disaster authorities said yesterday. It left the Philippines late Friday, gaining strength.
- World's first vaccine for hepatitis E launched
THE world's first hepatitis E vaccine "Hecolin" is now available on the Chinese market, a pharmaceutical company confirmed yesterday.
The vaccine hit the market after a two-year clinical trial involving 113,000 volunteers in eastern Jiangsu Province.
Developed by Xiamen University and Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co Ltd in southeast China's Fujian Province, the vaccine was approved for production late last year.
At a launch in the city of Xiamen, Gao Yongzhong, general manager of Xiamen Innovax, said the company is working with the government to offer the vaccine to high-risk members of the public and cooperating with international organizations for use abroad.
The hepatitis E virus is shed in feces and spread through water and food. In China, it is the most common type of hepatitis infecting adults.
- Abuse scandal kindergarten head sacked
THE principal of a private kindergarten in east China's Zhejiang Province has been removed from her post following a child abuse scandal there.
The head, who has not been named, is a woman in her 30s, authorities confirmed yesterday.
Authorities in Wenling City said they have transferred staff from other public kindergartens to the Blue Peacock Kindergarten to help it operate.
There was public anger after a picture posted on the Internet on Wednesday showed a teacher, a woman surnamed Yan, holding up a student by his ears.
The child is crying in pain in the picture, while Yan is smiling. She is reported to have said she held the child in this way "just for fun."
Other photographs showing a child being placed upside down in a rubbish bin and another child whose mouth was sealed with adhesive tape were also uploaded by Yan and another teacher.
Yan was detained on suspicion of provoking a disturbance. The other teacher, who took the pictures, was placed under a seven-day administrative detention.
Local education authorities have ordered the kindergarten's teachers to apologize to the parents of all of the students in the class where the incident took place.
Psychologists have been arranged to talk to the children.
The scandal came just a few days after a female teacher in north China's Shanxi Province reportedly slapped a five-year-old kindergarten girl in the face for more than 10 minutes.
Experts say the spate of incidents highlights insufficient funding, lax supervision in kindergartens, and a lack of laws penalizing abusive practices.
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- Typhoon Son-Tinh brings rainstorms to S. China
A vehicle moves on the waterlogged road in rain in Sanya, south China's island province of Hainan, today. Son-Tinh, the 23rd tropical storm this year, strengthened to typhoon early Saturday morning and is expected to bring rainstorms and gales to China's southern coastal areas, the country's meteorological authority said today.
- China on orange alert with high waves expected in south
Typhoon Son-Tinh is expected to cause high waves in the South China Sea with the country issuing an orange level wave warning this morning.
The National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center said the tropical storm developed into a typhoon early this morning and was heading toward the northwest with the same strength or slightly gaining force.
Orange alert is the second highest level on China's four-tier color-coded warning system for strong winds.
Son-Tinh is expected to sweep the South China Sea off Hainan province during tonight. As the Typhoon approached, waves of five to eight meters had been seen in the east of the South China Sea.
According to the forecast, waves up to five to eight meters will be seen in the west part of the sea in the 24 hours starting Saturday noon. Waves of three to five meters will be seen in the Northern Bay.
Waves up to 3.5 to 4.5 meters high will hit seas off the eastern and southern Hainan province. There could also be waves of two to three meters off the western Hainan province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The center warned ships and people in affected areas to be careful urging authorities to take full precautions.
It has forecast up to 80 cm of precipitation today along the coast of eastern and southern Hainan province and eastern coast of Leizhou peninsula.
The center called on local authorities to expect high tides by reinforcing fishing facilities and sea walls in susceptible areas.
It also issued a blue alert for storm surges. China's four-tier warning system consists of red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
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