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Guangzhou Auto to spend $990 mln on auto facility (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)SHANGHAI, July 4 (Reuters) - Guangzhou Automobile Group Co is investing 6.8 billion yuan ($990 million) to build a production base for its own-brand vehicles that is expected to start operation by 2010, a senior executive said in Friday.

China vehicle maker to build new facility (The Star)SHANGHAI: Guangzhou Automobile Group Co is investing 6.8 billion yuan (US$990mil) to build a production base for its own-brand vehicles that is expected to start operation by 2010, a senior executive said.

Emirates launches direct flights between Dubai and Guangzhou (People's Daily)Emirates has commenced a direct flight linking Dubai and China's southern Guangzhou City, the country's third largest air hub, the carrier's Beijing office told Xinhua on Wednesday. Flights EK362/3 currently run six times weekly, ex ...

First Cross-Strait Weekend Charter Flight From China (Bernama)GUANGZHOU, July 4 (Bernama) -- The first cross-Strait weekend chartered flight from China's mainland to Taiwan took off at 6:31 a.m. from Guangzhou, capital city of the southern Guangdong Province early Friday morning.

TAIPEI, Taiwan China-Taiwan flights begin (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)More than 100 Chinese tourists have arrived in Taiwan on the first regularly scheduled flight from the mainland to the island in nearly six decades.The China Southern Airlines flight from Guangzhou was the first of nine Chinese charter flights scheduled to land in Taiwan today.

News Asia-Pacific (Aljazeera)China and Taiwan have resumed regular direct flights between the two sides for the first time in nearly 60 years. The first flight, from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, touched down at Taipei's Taoyuan international airport on Friday morning with 100 mainland tourists on board.

10:05 p.m. — Majors Division All-Stars look to advance to World Series (Pacific Daily News)10:05 p.m., July 4 — The Guam Little League Majors All-Star Division softball team is traveling to Guangzhou, China Sunday to compete in the Asia-Pacific Regional Tournament.

9:55 p.m. — Junior All-Stars headed to China for softball (Pacific Daily News)9:55 p.m., July 4 — The Guam Little League Junior All-Stars Division softball team is headed to China Sunday for the Asia-Pacific Regional Tournament in Guangzhou, China.

Cross Straits services launch as Mainland air travel contracts (Thaipr.net)A China Southern Airlines flight from Guangzhou to Taipei today marks the start of a breakthrough series of weekend charter services (Friday to Monday) across the Taiwan Strait. A total of 36 charters

Euro 2008 gamblers pick up 8 red cards in Guangzhou (China Daily)GUANGZHOU - Eight people have been detained here over the past week, following a crack down on illegal gambling on soccer matches, police said on Tuesday.