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CHINA MOBILE EXPECTED TO REPORT PLEASING HALF-YEAR RESULTS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China Mobile Expected to Report Pleasing Half-year Results SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- China??s top mobile carrier China Mobile has seen its share prices keep rising in recent days. The Hong Kong-listed telecom giant ...

QUALCOMM JOINS HANDS WITH SMIC IN CHINA

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Qualcomm Joins Hands with SMIC in China SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Qualcomm, the phone chip design specialist, has set out to put down cost of its CDMA chips sold in China after being suspected to overcharge CDMA ...

B&Q CHINA PRESIDENT TO SERVE ALIBABA.COM

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 B&Q China President to Serve Alibaba.com CHINA, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Just one week after Zeng Ming, a professor of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, took the post of senior vice president of the Brainman Division of ...

SHANGHAI MOBILE TO PROVIDE BLACKBERRY SERVICE

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Shanghai Mobile to Provide BlackBerry Service SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Shanghai Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., the local branch of the mobile phone carrier China Mobile, has begun to provide cellphone mailbox service, ...

INCOME TAX PROCEEDS HELP SMIC GAIN CNY17.16BN IN Q2

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Income Tax Proceeds Help SMIC Gain CNY17.16bn in Q2 SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Thanking to the proceeds of an one-time income tax worth HKD 147 million, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation achieved HKD 17.16 ...

SMIC REPORTS FISCAL 2006 Q2 RESULTS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 SMIC Reports Fiscal 2006 Q2 Results SHENZHEN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest chipmaker, recently announced its consolidated operating results for the second ...

FOREIGN ENTRANCE INTO CHINA TELECOM SECTOR CONTROLLED TIGHTLY

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Foreign Entrance into China Telecom Sector Controlled Tightly BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The indirect entrance of foreign-funded telecom enterprises into China is forbiddenby the Ministry of Information Industry of China, the ...

ZTE BECAME MAINSTREAM SUPPLIER FOR INDIAN TELECOM MARKET

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 ZTE Became Mainstream Supplier for Indian Telecom Market CHINA, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- ZTE Corporation signed a contract to exclusively supply Tata-Indicom with the CDMA system recently, squeezing into the mainstream suppliers for ...

GLOBAL GIANT ANDREW JOINS TD-SCDMA ALLIANCE

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Global Giant Andrew Joins TD-SCDMA Alliance BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Westchester-based Andrew Corporation, a global leader in communications systems andproducts, recently announced its membership in China'sTD-SCDMA Industry ...

SUNING TO BUILD FLAGSHIP OUTLETS WITH CNY1BN

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Suning to Build Flagship Outlets with CNY1bn SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- China's leading home appliance chain retailer Suning will build and buy four or five flagship stores in first-tier and developed second-tier cities with a ...

GOME, CHINA PARADISE CLARIFY EMPLOYEE CHURN SAYING

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Gome, China Paradise Clarify Employee Churn Saying SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The spokesman of China Paradise Electronics Retail Limited, Huang Jiangpin, released a joint statement of China Paradise and Gome Home Appliance ...

CHINA'S LARGEST BROADBAND VIDEO PORTAL CHANGES CONTROLLER

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China's Largest Broadband Video Portal Changes Controller SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Domestically-listed Shanghai Feilo Acoustics Co., Ltd. recently announced that its subsidiary Shenzhen Leaguer Digital TV Co., Ltd. has won ...

NORTHEASTERN DRUGMAKER CONTROLS ONE MORE SUBSIDIARY

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Northeastern Drugmaker Controls One More Subsidiary HARBIN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co., Ltd. (HPGH) and Shanghai-listed Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (HPGC) signed an equity transfer ...

GUANGXI INVESTS CNY239.08BN IN EIGHT ECOLOGICAL PROJECTS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Guangxi Invests CNY239.08bn in Eight Ecological Projects GUANGXI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Guangxi Autonomous Region intends to invest CNY 239.08 billion to construct eight ecological projects. It wants to establish ecological Guangxi ...

CUMMINS TO BUILD TWO JOINT VENTURES IN CHINA WITHIN TWO YEARS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Cummins to Build Two Joint Ventures in China within Two Years CHINA, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Cummins Engines Co., Ltd intends to establish two engine joint ventures in China in the future two years. They are respectively Xi'an ...

EXPORT OF SALOON CARS UNDER INDEPENDENT BRANDS SOARED IN H1

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Export of Saloon Cars under Independent Brands Soared in H1 CHINA, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- In the first half of this year, China exported 34,456 saloon cars, an increase of 3,331 units over the full-year export of last ...

CHINA STEELMAKERS JINAN, LAIWU MAY MERGE

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China Steelmakers Jinan, Laiwu May Merge SHANDONG, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The officials of Shandong Province in eastern China are weighing a plan to merge two major steelmakers, Jinan Iron and Steel Co. and Laiwu Steel Co., to ...

CAPITAL AIRPORT MERGED JINGDEZHEN AIRPORT

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Capital Airport Merged Jingdezhen Airport JINGDEZHEN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Jingdezhen government and Capital Airport Holding Company signed a contract to hand over Jingdezhen Airport to the latter in Nanchang on July 24. The ...

SHANGHAI BECOMES MAIN IMPORT CENTER FOR LUXURY CARS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Shanghai Becomes Main Import Center for Luxury Cars SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Shanghai Customs data show that Shanghai Port is becoming a main distribution center for imported high-grade cars. It imported 14,574 complete ...

CHINA DATANG ANHEI BRANCH PUSHES INTO NUCLEAR POWER MARKET

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China Datang Anhei Branch Pushes into Nuclear Power Market ANHUI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The biggest power enterprise in Anhui Province, China Datang Corporation Anhui Branch, has been active to develop the nuclear power market. It ...

TAIYUAN IRON & STEEL CLOSER TO BE LARGEST STAINLESS STEEL BASE

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Taiyuan Iron & Steel Closer to Be Largest Stainless Steel Base TAIYUAN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- With the successful testing of the 1.50 million-ton hot rolling production line, Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. made a ...

CHINA'S NO.1 AUTO GLASS MAKER SAW PROFIT GROWTH OF CNY 288MN

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China's No.1 Auto Glass Maker Saw Profit Growth of CNY 288mn FUJIAN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd, China's largest automotive and industrial glass manufacturer, published its interim report on July 31 ....

SHANGHAI JIAO YUN TO DIRECTIONALLY ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Shanghai Jiao Yun to Directionally Issue Additional Shares SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Shanghai Jiao Yun Co., Ltd., a public company specializing in manufacturing of automotive parts and components, announced on July 31 that ...

INVENTIONS TAKE MINORITY IN DOMESTIC PATENT APPLICATIONS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Inventions Take Minority in Domestic Patent Applications BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Figures show in early 2000, China's total sum of patent applications for the first time came to 1 million; in March 2004, the figure came to 2 ...

CAMRY INCREASES PRICE

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Camry Increases Price GUANGZHOU, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. celebrated for going off the production line of the first 10,000 units of Camry (original name "Jiamei") on July 27. But price for five models ...

CHINA TO SAVE ENERGY EQUAL TO 240MN TONS OF COAL IN 2006-2010

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China to Save Energy Equal to 240mn Tons of Coal in 2006-2010 BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- China plans to trigger a sweeping program from 2006 to 2010 to totally save energy of 240 million tons of coal equivalent, excluding the ...

URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REACHED 4.2% IN H1

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Urban Unemployment Rate Reached 4.2% in H1 CHINA, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The registered unemployment rate in urban areas was 4.2 percent, and the number of registered jobless urbanites was 8.33 million by the end of June. The ...

CHINESE CHEMICAL SECTOR REBOUNDED TO PROFITS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Chinese Chemical Sector Rebounded to Profits CHINA, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Because of swelling crude oil price and robust downstream demands, the sales prices of most chemical products increased to a different extent. The ...

FISCAL REVENUE OF BEIJING TO SURPASS CNY100BN IN 06

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Fiscal Revenue of Beijing to Surpass CNY100bn in 06 BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The local fiscal revenue of Beijing has been keeping an annual growth rate of about 20% for eleven consecutive years from 1995. The local ...

GUANGDONG'S REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT GROWS 23.26% IN H1

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Guangdong's Real Estate Investment Grows 23.26% in H1 GUANGDONG, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Guangdong, one of the fastest-growing provinces in China, reports investment of CNY 75.784 billion in real estate in the first half of 2006, ...

J.& J. CHINA TO SET UP R&D CENTER IN SHANGHAI

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 J.& J. China to Set up R&D Center in Shanghai SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Johnson & Johnson (China) Co., the China branch of the US-based diversified healthcare company Johnson & Johnson, recently announced it ...

GUANGDONG ISSUES TOP 50 LIST

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Guangdong Issues Top 50 List GUANGDONG, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Guangdong Bureau of Statistics and the Economic & Trade Commission of Guangdong issued the list of top 50 enterprises and top 50 industries on July 26. China ...

ANQING INVESTED CNY120MN IN RURAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN H1

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Anqing Invested CNY120mn in Rural Road Construction in H1 ANHUI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Anqing, a city of China's central Anhui Province, invested CNY 120 million in rural road construction in the first six months since the year ...

H1 DISPOSABLE INCOME FOR URBAN RESIDENTS JUMPED TO CNY5,997

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 H1 Disposable Income for Urban Residents Jumped to CNY5,997 CHINA, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- A survey on 56,000 urban families indicates that the disposable income for urban citizens and consumer spending were CNY 5,997 and CNY 4,288 ...

CHINA'S TOY SALES GROWS SHARPLY

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China's Toy Sales Grows Sharply GUANGDONG, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- China's toy consumption is growing sharply and is expected to exceed CNY 100 billion by 2010. China is a global manufacturing center for toy and contributes to ...

RESUMING PRODUCTION OF MAZDA-3 PUT OFF

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Resuming Production of Mazda-3 Put Off CHINA, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Production of Mazda-3 sedans has been stopped since April for about more than three months, the former date for resuming production is late July, but it has been ...

DONGGUAN INVESTED CNY6.2BN IN REAL ESTATE IN H1

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Dongguan Invested CNY6.2bn in Real Estate in H1 DONGGUAN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- In the first half of this year, there were 354 real estate developers, increasing by 7 than the first quarter, in Dongguan City, an economically ...

105 LARGE PROJECTS SETTLE DOWN IN HAINAN

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 105 Large Projects Settle down in Hainan HAINAN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- 105 projects with a separate investment of over CNY 100 million have settled down in Hainan, with the combined investment totalling CNY 30.8 billion. The ...

CHINA TO LEVY TAXES ON SECOND-HAND HOUSE TRANSACTIONS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China to Levy Taxes on Second-hand House Transactions BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- China??s State Administration of Taxation issued a notice that the country will charge personal income tax on second-hand house transactions ...

SICHUAN REPORTS RECORD-HIGH GDP GROWTH OF 13.3 IN 13 YRS

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Sichuan Reports Record-high GDP Growth of 13.3 in 13 Yrs SICHUAN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Sichuan, a province in southwestern China, saw its economy maintain a growth rate of 13.3% in the first half of this year, creating a new ...

GUANGDONG PLANS TO ELIMINATE 9.85MN TONS OF STEEL PRODUCTION

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Guangdong Plans to Eliminate 9.85mn Tons of Steel Production GUANGDONG, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Guangdong Province is planning to eliminate 9.85 million tons of backward steel production from 2007 to 2010, including 3.5 million tons ...

CHINA MAY TIGHTLY CONTROL FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN STEEL SECTOR

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 China May Tightly Control Foreign Investment in Steel Sector BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Foreign investors should been tightly restricted when they try to enter the Chinese iron and steel industry, especially the super-large ...

IRON ORE IMPORT VIA BEILUN PORT DIPPED

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Iron Ore Import via Beilun Port Dipped NINGBO, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- A total of 16.452 million tons of iron ore was imported to China through its Beilun Port in Ningbo in the first half of this year, dropping 1.171 million tons or ...

PING AN TO BUY 89.24% OF SHENZHEN COMMERCIAL BANK FOR CNY4.9

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Ping An to buy 89.24% of Shenzhen Commercial Bank for CNY4.9 SHENZHEN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited, China??s second-largest life insurer, said last Friday it has entered into an ...

AIR CHINA ON THE WAY TO GO PUBLIC

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Air China On the Way to Go Public SHANGHAI, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Air China, one of the country's leading air carriers, recently revealed its letter of intent for an initial public offering of Renmibi-dominated A shares at the ...

ZHENGZHOU YUTONG BUS GAINING FAVOR FROM QFII

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Gaining Favor from QFII ZHENGZHOU, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Recently, Shanghai Stock Exchange published QFII's gross position and proportions in Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd, the Henan-based Chinese bus maker. On ...

CDB OFFERS INITIAL LOAN OF CNY800MN TO SUNING

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 CDB Offers Initial Loan of CNY800mn to Suning BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Under an agreement of intent with Suning Corporation, China Development Bank (CDB), the Chinese policy bank dedicated to development programs in China, ...

ASSETS OF BOHAI BANK EXCEED CNY7.5BN

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Assets of Bohai Bank Exceed CNY7.5bn TIANJIN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The total assets of Bohai Bank, a nationwide joint-stock bank located in Tianjin, has exceeded CNY 7.53 billion, according to its first half-year financial ...

SHENZHEN FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS NET CNY8.564BN

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Shenzhen Financial Organizations Net CNY8.564bn SHENZHEN, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- In the past half a year, Shenzhen, one of the most developed city in China, saw a smooth growth of Chinese Yuan and foreign currency deposits and fall ...

CITIGROUP SUGGESTS UNLOADING BOC SHARES

Aug 01, 2006 ... AsiaInfo Services 08-01-2006 Citigroup Suggests Unloading BOC Shares BEIJING, Aug 01, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- The consecutively declining stock price has aroused doubts in international investment banks on the value of Bank of China(BOC), one of the biggest state ...

LENOVO'S MARKET SHARE IN US DROPS IN Q2

Aug 02, 2006

ACER TO MARCH INTO MAINLAND REGIONAL MARKETS

Aug 02, 2006

DISCUS! GAINED FAVOR OF SEQUOIA CAPITAL

Aug 02, 2006

CHINA TELECOM PARTNERS WITH 365CAST.COM ON 3G SERVICE

Aug 02, 2006

LENOVO CHANGES LOGO POSITION

Aug 02, 2006

CELLPHONE SOFTWARE UNDER FOCUS OF COMPLAINT

Aug 02, 2006

.MOBI TO OPEN FOR HANDSET DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION

Aug 02, 2006

SOHU.COM TO REPURCHASE USD30MN WORTH OF SHARES

Aug 02, 2006

CHINA TO IMPLEMENT ONLINE GAMER IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM

Aug 02, 2006

DAJIA TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FOR YANGSHAN PORT

Aug 02, 2006

SUNING TO MOVE HEADQUARTERS TO SHANGHAI

Aug 02, 2006

HAIER GROUP REPURCHASES FRONT LOAD WASHING MACHINE BUSINESS

Aug 02, 2006

LCD TVS TAKE DOUBLED MARKET SHARE

Aug 02, 2006

A.O. SMITH STRENGTHENS FORCE IN CHINA

Aug 02, 2006

AO SMITH TO LAUNCH SOLAR WATER HEATERS IN CHINA

Aug 02, 2006