Eight smelting companies in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have suspended the use of out-dated blast furnaces for lead smelting, local media reported on July 27.Lead smelting in blast furnaces is regarded as a backwards smelting technique that over consumes energy while jeopardizing the en...

Hechi to invest in 10 new health promotion projectsBy (chinadaily.com.cn) 2016-11-23Hechi has contracted 10 new projects during the 2016 health promoting fair of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, introducing an investment of 8.4 billion yuan ($ 1.22 billion).The fair took place at Bama Yao autonomou...

Construction site of the "Mulao Homeland" at Luocheng Mulao autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi [Photo by Liao Guangfu / Hechi Daily]The Luocheng Mulao autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi, is building the "Mulao Homeland", a residential community for impoverished people to live.The project will cove...

A farmer of Gujin village in the Luocheng Mulao autonomous county picks downy grapes on Aug 18. [Photo by Xie Shunheng/publicity department of Luocheng county committee]The efforts by Luocheng Mulao autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi, to develop the downy grape industry has recently yielded a bumpe...

Luocheng invests 34m yuan in drinking water projectBy (chinadaily.com.cn) 2015-05-27The Luocheng Mulao autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi, plans to invest over 34 million yuan ($5.48 million) to resolve the drinking water safety issue.The rural drinking water safety project is significant for peopl...