Brief
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Northeastern revival
Huawei joins with 3Com
Drug companies buy patents
US imposes textile quotas
The Bush administration said it would impose new import quotas on Chinese textiles in a move aimed at
US imposes textile quotas
The Bush administration said it would impose new import quotas on Chinese textiles in a move aimed at
Bosch in JV
Fixed asset investment slows
Railway ferry to the Northeast
Construction began on a railway ferry project that will link the cities of Yantai and Dalian across th
Money for coal mine safety
The Chinese government pledged to invest RMB 2.2 billion (US$265 million) in 2004 to enhance safety at
Faster growth predicted
US investment bank Goldman Sachs upgraded its forecast for China's GDP growth in 2003 to 8.7 percent,
China buys into Thai mine
State-owned firm China Finance National Co Investment signed a contract with a Canadian company to buy
Government says economy cooling
China may be succeeding in its attempt to cool its overheating economy, government analysts said after
Traffic main cause of death
Traffic accidents have become the leading cause of accidental death in China as the country experience
More loans for Three Gorges
The China Development Bank (CDB) granted RMB 5 billion in additional loans to the Three Gorges Project
Government expects 8 percent growth in 2003
The government officially announced that it expects the Chinese economy to grow at a rate of more than
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Railway ferry to the Northeast
Construction began on a railway ferry project that will link the cities of Yantai and Dalian across th
Copper output could fall
China's copper smelters are bracing themselves for possible output cuts in 2004 in response to a sever
TV exports fall
China's largest TV maker, Sichuan Changhong Electric, warned its exports would drop 25 percent for 200
HK-China JV to offer digital interactive TV
Hong Kong-based media group New World Infrastructure Ltd announced
Xiamen opens projects to foreign investment
The Xiamen municipal government is allowing
Copper output could fall
China's copper smelters are bracing themselves for possible output cuts in 2004 in response to a sever
Consumer prices jump
China's National Statistics Bureau (NSB) said that consumer prices in October grew at their fastest an
China inks agreements with Detroit
General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Corp and DaimlerChrysler AG clinched trade agreements with China that
Boeing deal signed
Boeing announced that it concluded a deal with five Chinese carriers to sell 30 Boeing 737 passenger j
Telecoms to buy parents' assets
Huawei enters global handset competition
Huawei Technologies announced that it will launch a series of branded cellular phones over the next ha
Property sector booms in Shanghai
Mitsubishi to play go-between in Shanghai
Mitsubishi Corp will work with the Shanghai municipal government to increase investment and business i
