| | Int'l Tourism Festival to open in Fujian Province | Factiva | SBC |
| | 2003 | | Business Daily Update, 9 September 2003 |
| | this link describes one of Fujian's most important industries: tourism. The tourism festival reflects the |
| | fact that tourism is an increasing source of revenue for the province, clearly enhancing the province's |
| | already expanding income: The China International Tourism Festival will be held in Xiamen, Fujian |
| | province in East China in November, announced the National Tourism Administration on September 8. |
| | FUJIAN CHARITY OFFERS SUPPORT FOR ORPHANS. | Factiva | SBC |
| | 2003 | | China Daily, 14 August 2003 |
| | This article indicates that there is poverty in Fujian, but that there are charities trying to alleviate this |
| | poverty, such as this particular one which is trying to help orphans. This and other charities have |
| | apparently been successful in at least some of their endeavors: FUZHOU: A charity project entitled |
| | "Saving One Yuan to Support An Orphan," sponsored by the Fujian Charity Head Office, is going to |
| | start up across East China's Fujian Province in late August. "Everyone can donate as much as they |
| | like, … |
| | China's Fujian Province swelters in worst drought in 65 yrs. | Factiva | SBC |
| | 2003 | | Asian Economic News , 11 August 2003 |
| | This article reveals the harsh weather's possible effects on the economy of Fujian province. |
| | According to authorities, over 810,000 hectares of land were "drought-stricken." Surely, this has |
| | affected the economy in some way; This article reveals some more effects caused by the drought. |
| | Because of the drought and the heat, people are drinking more water, taking more showers, and |
| | staying inside with the air conditioning. As a result, water and electricity consumption has sky- |
| | rocketed: BEIJING, Aug. 5 Kyodo The eastern Chinese province of Fujian is suffering the worst |
| | drought in 65 years that has left nearly 1.8 million residents short of drinking water, the state-run China |
| | Daily newspaper reported Tuesday. |
| | Job seekers in Guangdong, Fujian to get government help | Factiva | SBC |
| | 2003 | | Business Daily Update, 25 July 2003 |
| | this link indicates that the government of Fujian is making efforts to prevent unemployment by holding |
| | job fairs for recent graduates. these measures are perhaps what is behind the growing economy of |
| | this province: Capital cities in South China's Guangdong Province and East China's Fujian Province |
| | vowed on July 24 to help university graduates, laid-off workers and farmers find jobs in a grim |
| | employment market this year. |
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