Archive for the 'Central & South America' Category
China, Costa Rica conclude FTA talks
China and Costa Rica concluded their year-long negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Wednesday. During the sixth and last round talks, the two sides discussed issues ranging from market ac... Read More
China, Costa Rica likely to sign free trade agreement
China and Costa Rica were likely to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at an early date after going through some domestic procedures, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Thursday. The two sid... Read More
China, Colombia celebrate 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties
A reception was held in Beijing Tuesday evening to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Colombia. “China and Colombia have witnessed a compreh... Read More
China to deepen mutually beneficial cooperative ties with Costa Rica: FM spokesman
China will deepen mutually beneficial cooperative ties with Costa Rica and promote the development of bilateral ties in an all-round manner, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here Tuesday. China has t... Read More
Costa Rican presidential candidates stress ties with China
The Costa Rican main presidential candidates stressed on Sunday the benefits that their country has got after establishing diplomatic ties with China in 2007. The three main candidates promised, as pa... Read More
China “going out” investment strategy fruitful
China, on top of its persistent “bringing in” investment approach, has now also taken the “going out” strategy amid the global financial crisis and has made noticeable achievem... Read More
Reworking Chinese culture for an international age
The Confucius Institute was founded in 2004, in an attempt to mirror the success of cultural bodies such as the Goethe and Cervantes Institutes for Germany and Spain, or the British Council for the UK... Read More
China surpasses U.S. as biggest buyer of Brazilian products
China overtook the United States as the biggest buyer of Brazilian products in 2009, the Brazilian industry and trade ministry said on Monday. China imported products valued at 19.9 billion U.S. dolla... Read More
Minmetals may benefit from Chile mining deal
Subsidiary to join hands with Shunde Rixin for iron ore imports China Minmetals Corporation, the country’s largest metals trader, said yesterday it plans to cooperate with a Guangdong-based priv... Read More
Chinese company acquires Canadian copper mine in Ecuador for 4.4 bln RMB
The competitive pattern of China’s domestic copper smelting industry is quietly changing. China’s largest and third largest copper producers Jiangxi Copper Corporation and Yunnan Copper Co... Read More
China Minmetals, Shunde Rixin to explore Chilean mine
China Minmetals, China’s largest diversified metals-trading company, said Tuesday it will cooperate with Shunde Rixin Development Company to develop an iron-ore mine in Chile. Gao Peijun, a medi... Read More
Chinese private firm buys Chile iron mine
Guangdong Province-based Rixin Development, a privately-owned company, has reached an agreement to buy a majority ownership in a foreign iron ore mine, the local media reported. Rixin Development inke... Read More
China, Venezuela sign oil development pacts
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC), the country’s largest offshore oil producer, has signed an agreement to develop oil and gas resources in Venezuela, the latest step in its overseas expa... Read More
