Archive for March, 2008
China Minmetals Development reports 88% profit rise
China Minmetals Development Co., a listed subsidiary of the state-owned metal trader China Minmetals Corp., said that its net profits rose 88 percent in 2007, driven by domestic business. Net profits ... Read More
BHP ready to mine projects with Chinese
BHP Billiton Ltd is considering partnering Chinese miners to seek and invest in mineral ore mines overseas to meet increasing demand for raw materials. The world’s biggest mining company can wor... Read More
Shougang Corp Peruvian iron output to double
China’s Shougang Corp aims to double iron production at its Peruvian unit as demand from Chinese steel makers surged, Peru Energy & Mines Minister Juan Valdivia said. Shougang, the parent co... Read More
2 Chinese strikers die in Equatorial Guinea clash
Two Chinese nationals were killed and four were injured in a face-off pitting striking Chinese workers against police in Equatorial Guinea, according to a message posted last Friday on the Foreign Min... Read More
Full Text of Joint Summit Declaration on 3rd GMS summit
Leaders from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations – Laos, China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand — concluded their two-day summit and issued a Joint Summit Declaration on... Read More
163 nations meet on climate change
Governments from 163 countries will launch discussions today on forging a global warming agreement, a process expected to be fraught with disagreements over which countries should take the lead to red... Read More
Gas up
For China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the country’s largest oil and gas producer, ensuring stable and safe energy supply to fuel the growth of the Chinese economy is its core social r... Read More
BHP ready to mine projects with Chinese
BHP Billiton Ltd is considering partnering Chinese miners to seek and invest in mineral ore mines overseas to meet increasing demand for raw materials. The world’s biggest mining company can wor... Read More
BHP ready to mine projects with Chinese
BHP Billiton Ltd is considering partnering Chinese miners to seek and invest in mineral ore mines overseas to meet increasing demand for raw materials. The world’s biggest mining company can wo... Read More
Senior CPC official hails China-Africa relations
Gratifying achievements were made in the developments of relations between China and Africa in the past year, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official has said. Speaking at a symposium of Chin... Read More
Mekong Nations Commit to More Intra-regional Trade
Business leaders from the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Sunday held in Vientiane the GMS Business and Investment Dialogue (BID) aimed at addressing the key challenges in enhancing trade an... Read More
Economy expected to grow 10.7% in 2008
China’s economy would moderate but remain robust in 2008 with a growth rate of 10.7 percent, providing a cushion against the expected international downturn, according to a forecast issued by th... Read More
China hikes minimum grain purchase prices to fight inflation
China has raised its minimum purchase prices for rice and wheat for a second time this year to encourage grain production and curb inflation, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said... Read More