Sino-ROC to Set off Fire Balloon across Yellow River ¡¡¡¡China and South Korea will set off fire balloons across the Yellow River for the first time on January 30. Four fire balloons will be launched from Rongcheng Municipal Square on the seaboard in Shandong Province and fly to South Korea. Three balloons will be piloted by Koreans and one by Chinese. The flight will last 8 to 9 hours at a height of 3000-5000 miles, a speed of 70 kmh, and a distance of 610 km. Previously, the Chinese balloon pilots have only flied 40 km across the Qongzhou Straits in Guangdong Province. WorldNews 1999-01-30 Page4 Full Story in Chinese