Archive for January, 2009
China presents demining equipment to Sudan
Chinese government presented on Wednesday 20 sets of demining equipment to the Sudanese government. At a ceremony held in the National Demining Center in Khartoum, Chinese Ambassador in Sudan Li Chengwen and Sudanese ... Read More
New development zone to take shape near Beijing
China’s port construction, steel and power giants will pour 192.9 billion yuan ($28 billion) for infrastructure construction in Caofeidian, an island-turned development zone in the Bohai Bay in north China, according ... Read More
Cotton prices rebound in China on state purchases
China’s cotton prices continued to rebound in December as state purchases offset the impact of a weaker textile industry on cotton demand, said the country’s top economic planner Thursday. The average price of ... Read More
Cambodian Minister of Industry Inspected Ganzai Project Instruction Work
On the afternoon of January 19 Cambodian Minister of Industry Mines and Energy (i.e. Ministry of Industry) Suy Sem your excellency and his party inspected Ganzai construction work site, routine deputy general manager of ... Read More
Sea level along China’s coast to rise 0.13 meter in 30 years
The sea level along China’s coastal areas will rise 0.13 meter in the next three decades, according to a report by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA). The average increase in sea level has been about 2.6 ... Read More
China’s energy product imports grow slower
Growth in China’s energy product imports slowed down in the first 11 months of 2008, partly due to the effect of the global economic downturn and price fluctuations in the international markets, General ... Read More
Chinese premier arrives in Switzerland for visit, Davos forum
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Zurich Tuesday for an official visit to Switzerland, during which he will also attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Upon his arrival at Zurich airport, Wen said ... Read More
China, Switzerland agree to begin feasibility study on FTZ
China and Switzerland decided Tuesday to begin a joint feasibility study in the second half of this year on creating a bilateral free trade zone in preparation for formally launching negotiations on the issue. During talks ... Read More
Zambia says not to reject Chinese investors
The Zambian government has dispelled reports that chiefs in Mwinilunga District in North-Western Province are opposed to Chinese investor Zhongui Mining Industries’ intention to put up copper mining investment in the ... Read More
Stimulus policy to spur car sales in 2009
Due to bigger-than expected cut in fuel prices at the end of 2008 and halved car purchase taxes in effect just before the Lunar New Year, China’s auto industry can expect the year of the ox to be a bullish one for ... Read More
China’s energy product imports grow slower
Growth in China’s energy product imports slowed down in the first 11 months of 2008, partly due to the effect of the ongoing global economic downturn and price fluctuations in the international markets, General ... Read More
Sea level along China’s coast to rise 0.13 meter in 30 years
The sea level along China’s coastal areas will rise 0.13 meter in the next three decades, according to a report by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA). The average increase in sea level has been about 2.6 ... Read More
Sino-African trade passes $100 bln mark in 2008
Sino-African trade reached a “historic” level of 106.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, China’s Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday. Bilateral trade was 10 billion U.S. dollars in 2000 but has since grown at ... Read More