China’s overseas contractual projects stood at US.96 billion in the first two months of 2009, Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesman Yao Jian said Monday.
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»»Overseas contractual projects up 24.8% in first two months
»»US poultry-import ban to affect bilateral trade environment, policy
If the United States banned imports of China’s cooked poultry products, the move would disturb bilateral trade environment and affect the two country’s trade policies, said the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Monday.
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»»Housing crunch hits expat areas
Expatriates hoping to escape the perils of the real estate market at home are finding more of the same in China.
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»»Decision on Chinalco and Rio’s deal to be delayed for 90 days
The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) decided on Monday to delay the decision on Chinese major mining company Chinalco and Australia’s aluminium producer Rio Tinto’s deal for 90 days, according to report of Australian Associated Press.
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»»China Telecom’s 3G services start trials
Telecom’s trial 3G services, said to be the fastest available, was launched yesterday in Shanghai.
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»»Chinese shares up 1.15%, led by financial stocks
Chinese equities rose 1.15 percent on Monday, led by rising financial and real estate stocks.
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»»G20 meeting sends positive signal, boosts confidence: minister
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting sent a positive signal that the international community is rising unitedly to the economic and financial challenges, Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren said on Saturday.
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»»Private firms fight shy of floats, buys
Privately-held businesses on the mainland showed the greatest change in attitude towards acquisitions and public listings this year, a survey by the international accountancy firm Grant Thornton International Business showed on Monday.
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