China Business News back issues from October 2003:
Summary of China press: Jingji Ribao (Economic Daily), October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Jingji Ribao (Economic Daily), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - China, Japan and South Korea declare joint manifesto at ASEAN summit to increase overall ...
Summary of China press: Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily), October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth Daily), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA. WHO: SARS relapse expected in Winter this year. New book, "Last Line of Defence", claims that SARS was a "genetic weapon" against ...
Summary of China press: Jiefang Ri Bao (Liberation Daily), October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Jiefang Ri Bao (Liberation Daily), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA. Cover story: Establishment of free-trade zone in East Asia to be studied, leaders from ASEAN countries as well as China, Japan and South Korea hold ...
Summary of China press: Huasheng Monthly (daily web edition), October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Huasheng Monthly (daily web edition), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA. China's economy to grow 7% this year. West-East Pipeline Project successfully launched. 3.76 mln domestic tourists visit Beijing ...
Summary of China press: Zhongguo Shihua Bao (China Petrochemical News), October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Zhongguo Shihua Bao (China Petrochemical News), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA. Lead Story: Reserves of 300 bln cu m of natural gas have been discovered in northeastern part of Sichuan Province. Sinopec ...
Summary of China press: Guoji Shang Bao (International Business Daily), October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Guoji Shang Bao (International Business Daily), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA. Cover story: Trade between China and ASEAN is going to reach USD 100 bln in 2005, China Premier Wen Jiabao attends ASEAN Business and ...
Summary of China press: Zhongguo Zhengquan Bao (China Securities News), October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Zhongguo Zhengquan Bao (China Securities News), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA. Cover story: Altogether 360 domestic listed companies announced performance expectations for the third quarter. Good expectations mainly ...
Sopratech and Nanjing XinWang team up to increase software outsourcing business.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Sopratech and Nanjing XinWang team up to increase software outsourcing business Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sopratech has entered into an agreement with Nanjing XinWang Tech Co Ltd via which the two companies hope to develop and grow the software outsourcing business ...
Summary of China press: China Daily, October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: China Daily, October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA. Lead story: During his separate meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday, Premier Wen Jiabao urged the Japanese Government to deal "appropriately" with ...
Summary of China press: Guoji Jinrong Bao (International Finance News), October 8, 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Guoji Jinrong Bao (International Finance News), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA. Cover story: China is going to join the ASEAN Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation, China Premier Wen Jiabao delivers speech at ASEAN ...
Datang to be the controlling stakeholder in Wushashan Power Project.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Datang to be the controlling stakeholder in Wushashan Power Project Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Recently, the China Datang Group won the bidding to be the controlling stakeholder behind the Wushashan Power Project, a source with the Ningbo Municipal Development ...
Gas from north China's Shaanxi Province reaches Shanghai via West East Pipeline.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Gas from north China's Shaanxi Province reaches Shanghai via West East Pipeline Shanghai October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Natural gas extracted from Jingbian, in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, arrived at the terminal station of China's longest gas pipeline-to-be, the West East ...
China Uninet passes MII quality appraisal.
Oct 08, 2003 ... China Uninet passes MII quality appraisal Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Uninet, the integrated multi-service network platform of China Unicom, has passed the technical appraisal of experts from China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII), China Unicom PR ...
China Unicom (HK) secures USD 700 mln loan.
Oct 08, 2003 ... China Unicom (HK) secures USD 700 mln loan Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Hong Kong-listed China Unicom (HK), the listed arm of China Unicom Group, has inked an agreement with 13 financial institutions for a USD 700 mln term loan, which will be used for financing the ...
3Com reveals new strategy for China.
Oct 08, 2003 ... 3Com reveals new strategy for China Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA -3Com Corp. announced at its 2004 Fiscal Year Partners Conference that the company will strengthen its position in the system integration market in China for this fiscal year, which began in June, 3Com ...
CNNIC inks agreement with Yahoo China to promote Internet Keyword Services.
Oct 08, 2003 ... CNNIC inks agreement with Yahoo China to promote Internet Keyword Services Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Internet Network Information Center has agreed to establish a strategic partnership in the promotion of Internet Keyword Services together with Yahoo China, ...
Northeast and East China establishes regional power grid companies.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Northeast and East China establishes regional power grid companies Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - In late September, two new regional power grid companies were set up in northeast and east China respectively, both of which were former branches of the State Grid ...
China's 13 metallurgy and energy-related sectors all saw rise in January-August revenues.
Oct 08, 2003 ... China's 13 metallurgy and energy-related sectors all saw rise in January-August revenues Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - According to statistics compiled and published by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China's 13 metallurgy and energy-related industries each ...
South China's Panyu 4-2/5-1 begins commercial production.
Oct 08, 2003 ... South China's Panyu 4-2/5-1 begins commercial production Shanghai October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Commercial production started in southern China's Panyu 4-2/5-1 Oilfield in the Pearl River Basin of the eastern South China Sea on October 8, and a maximum output capacity of 60,000 ...
Mainland China opens 5 value-added telecom service sectors to HK firms under CEPA agreement.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Mainland China opens 5 value-added telecom service sectors to HK firms under CEPA agreement Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Mainland China will open its markets to Hong Kong firms providing 5 value-added telecom services beginning October 1, according to 6 new annexes of ...
Industry output value of China's 40 key state metallurgical firms up 13.8% to USD 24 bln in Jan-Aug.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Industry output value of China's 40 key state metallurgical firms up 13.8% to USD 24 bln in Jan-Aug Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Boosted by continuously expanding demand from China's thriving real estate development and public infrastructure construction, the mainland's ...
Huludao Nonferrous Metals Group reaps USD 203 mln in Jan-Aug industry output value.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Huludao Nonferrous Metals Group reaps USD 203 mln in Jan-Aug industry output value Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Huludao Nonferrous Metals Group Co. Ltd., a leading nonferrous metal producer based at Huludao in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, achieved RMB 1.68 ...
China's first aluminized and galvanized steel sheet production line enters production in Wuxi.
Oct 08, 2003 ... China's first aluminized and galvanized steel sheet production line enters production in Wuxi Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's first aluminized and galvanized steel sheet production line entered production for Sino-Korean JV company, Wuxi Newdazhong Co., at the end ...
CITIC Pacific to invest in Wuxi power sector.
Oct 08, 2003 ... CITIC Pacific to invest in Wuxi power sector Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Rong Zhijian, chairman of the Hong Kong-based CITIC Pacific Limited, has signed an agreement with the Wuxi Municipal Government in Jiangsu Province concerning investment in two projects. ...
Sony unveils a new product gallery in Beijing.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Sony unveils a new product gallery in Beijing Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA -Sony Corp. has unveiled a 300 sq m product gallery in Beijing hoping the new facility will sharpen its competitive edge against other imported brands on the Chinese market. The gallery, ...
Cisco and Huawei agree to stay of litigation.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Cisco and Huawei agree to stay of litigation Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Cisco announced in a company statement sent to Interfax that it has reached a stay of litigation agreement with Huawei concerning a lawsuit filed by Cisco alleging infringement of its intellectual ...
Siemens wins GSM network expansion contracts worth USD 84 mln from China Unicom.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Siemens wins GSM network expansion contracts worth USD 84 mln from China Unicom Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Unicom has selected Siemens to expand its GSM networks in the municipalities of Beijing and Shanghai, and in the provinces of Shandong, Liaoning and Jilin ....
VAI (UK) launches hot commissioning for JISCO's hot strip mill.
Oct 08, 2003 ... VAI (UK) launches hot commissioning for JISCO's hot strip mill Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - VAI Industries (UK) Ltd., the UK-based subsidiary of Voest-Alpine Industrie-Anlagenbau (VAI), announced that it has started hot commissioning of the JISCO Steckel Mill in ...
Jiangxi Copper launches Sino-US copper foil JV.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Jiangxi Copper launches Sino-US copper foil JV Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's largest copper producer, Jiangxi Copper Corporation, announced the opening of its long-awaited Sino-U.S. copper foil project on September 30, after the two parties signed an agreement in ...
NARI Technology Development Limited Company goes public.
Oct 08, 2003 ... NARI Technology Development Limited Company goes public Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Approved by the China Security Regulatory Commission, the Nanjing-based NARI Technology Development Limited Company issued its initial public offering (IPO) on September 24, according ...
Dalian West Pacific to finish upgrading processing capacity to 10 mln tons in April 2004.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Dalian West Pacific to finish upgrading processing capacity to 10 mln tons in April 2004 Shanghai October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Northeast China-based Dalian West Pacific Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (WEPEC) will finish upgrading its current refining capacity of 7 mln tons per annum to ...
CNOOC GM leaves to become deputy Party chief of Hainan Province.
Oct 08, 2003 ... CNOOC GM leaves to become deputy Party chief of Hainan Province Shanghai October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's leading offshore oil producer CNOOC is facing a major shake-up in its senior administration, as company general manager Wei Liucheng was named the Deputy Party Secretary ...
Intel inks MOU agreements with China Telecom to promote wireless Internet access.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Intel inks MOU agreements with China Telecom to promote wireless Internet access Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Intel has sealed an MOU agreement with Shanghai Telecom and Guangdong Telecom, both provincial branches of China Telecom, to speed up deployment of wireless ...
TCL Group to go public via merger with already-listed TCL Communications Equipment.
Oct 08, 2003 ... TCL Group to go public via merger with already-listed TCL Communications Equipment Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - TCL Group, one of the largest electronics manufacturers in China, is fast approaching its domestic listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The company plans ...
Xiangtan Iron & Steel Group launches USD 483 mln wide heavy plate project.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Xiangtan Iron & Steel Group launches USD 483 mln wide heavy plate project Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Leading Hunan Province steel maker, Xiangtan Iron & Steel Group Co. (Xianggang), launched a wide heavy steel plate project at the end of September, which is set to ...
AFCAN's drill intercepts continue to show promise.
Oct 08, 2003 ... AFCAN's drill intercepts continue to show promise Shanghai. September 17. INTERFAX-CHINA - Canadian-listed Afcan Mining Corporation's latest diamond core drilling results from its 85%-owned TJS Project in north western China's Qinghai Province, released to Interfax, continue to ...
China Kejian increase stake in CDMA handset JV with Samsung to 35%.
Oct 08, 2003 ... China Kejian increase stake in CDMA handset JV with Samsung to 35% Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shenzhen-listed China Kejian, a major mobile phone producer in China, will increase its stake in its CDMA handset joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics, ...
Chinese imports of crude oil up 26%, oil products up 56% in first eight months.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Chinese imports of crude oil up 26%, oil products up 56% in first eight months Shanghai October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - China imported 57.42 mln tons of crude oil in the first eight months of this year, up 26% compared to the same period last year. Import of refined oil products, ...
Samsung's CDMA handset JV in China sees profits down in 1H 2003.
Oct 08, 2003 ... Samsung's CDMA handset JV in China sees profits down in 1H 2003 Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Samsung Electronics' CDMA handset joint venture in China, Samsung Kejian Mobile Communications Technology in Shenzhen, has seen its profits squeezed in the first half of this ...
Pulikovsky calls for Chinese workers to develop Russia's Far East.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Pulikovsky calls for Chinese workers to develop Russia's Far East BEIJING. Oct 8 (Interfax-China) - The drawing of workforce from China would facilitate the development of Russian Far Eastern regions, Russian presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Konstantin ...
Summary of China press: Guoji Jinrong Bao (International Finance News), October 9, 2003.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Guoji Jinrong Bao (International Finance News), October 9, 2003 Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA. Cover story: General Electric's NBC signs final agreement to acquire Hollywood assets of Vivendi Universal. China announces ...
Summary of China press: Zhongguo Zhengquan Bao (China Securities News), October 9, 2003.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Zhongguo Zhengquan Bao (China Securities News), October 9, 2003 Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA. Cover story: Experts assert that Securities Fund Law is expected to be released by the end of the month since most issues have been solved. ...
Summary of China press: Zhongguo Shiyou Bao (China Petroleum News), October 8, 2003.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Zhongguo Shiyou Bao (China Petroleum News), October 8, 2003 Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA. "Spirit of the Iron Man Glows Eternally"---commemoration of the 80th anniversary ...
Summary of China press: Jingji Ribao (Economic Daily), October 9, 2003.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Jingji Ribao (Economic Daily), October 9, 2003 Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA China entertains 89.99 mln travelers during "golden week" ending in October 7, up 11.5% y-o-y. Revenue from 7-day tourism industry rises 13.1% year-on-year to ...
UPDATE: Cisco and Huawei agree to stay of litigation.
Oct 09, 2003 ... UPDATE: Cisco and Huawei agree to stay of litigation Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - Cisco has reached a stay of litigation agreement with Huawei concerning a lawsuit filed by Cisco alleging infringement of its intellectual properties by Huawei. Cisco PR Official Rong ...
Summary of China press: China Daily, October 9, 2003.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Summary of China press: China Daily, October 9, 2003 Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA. Lead story: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wants Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to follow the lead of China and India and accede to the Treaty of Amity ...
Summary of China press: Zhongguo Shihua Bao (China Petrochemical News), October 9, 2003.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Zhongguo Shihua Bao (China Petrochemical News), October 9, 2003 Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA. Changsha Petroleum Co. reported net profits in the first nine months at more than double those of a year earlier due to ...
Summary of China press: Jiefang Ribao (Liberation Daily), October 9, 2003.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Jiefang Ribao (Liberation Daily), October 9, 2003 Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA. China sets up strategic partnership relationship with ASEAN. Standing member of CPC central political bureau Li Changchun stresses reform to ...
Kazakhstan to supply oil to China in 2004.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Kazakhstan to supply oil to China in 2004 Almaty. October 9. INTERFAX - Sinopec, China's biggest oil refiner, has signed a long-term oil supply deal with KazMunaiGaz, Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company. The deal includes supplying 300,000 tons of ...
Inotek supplies large energy equipment for Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Inotek supplies large energy equipment for Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant Moscow. October 9. INTERFAX - The transport department of Russia's Inotek has supplied a transport sluice weighing 100 tons to China's Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation, a source in the company told ...
Tencent enlists Kingsoft to tackle instant messaging virus.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Tencent enlists Kingsoft to tackle instant messaging virus Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - Tencent, China's largest instant messaging service provider, has reached an agreement with Kingsoft to tackle the QQ Trojan virus, Tencent PR official Kenny Chen told Interfax in an ...
Summary of China press: Huasheng Monthly (daily web edition), October 9, 2003.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Summary of China press: Huasheng Monthly (daily web edition), October 9, 2003 Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA. The strength of global support for a peacefully unified China is forming: State Council official Research ...
China to be among 4 largest storage software markets in Asia-Pacific by 2007 - IDC.
Oct 09, 2003 ... China to be among 4 largest storage software markets in Asia-Pacific by 2007 - IDC Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - China will become one of the 4 largest markets for storage software by 2007 in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan. China, India and South Korea are also expected ...
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sees online transactions jump 290%.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Industrial and Commercial Bank of China sees online transactions jump 290% Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) recorded RMB 10.53 trillion (USD 1.26 trillion) worth of online transactions in the first eight months of 2003, ...
IBM and China Merchants Bank ink deal for new project.
Oct 09, 2003 ... IBM and China Merchants Bank ink deal for new project Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA -IBM and China Merchants Bank have agreed to cooperate on an asset and liability management project, a bank official surnamed Huang told Interfax. IBM will provide project ...
Norway's Aluserv secures foothold in Baotou.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Norway's Aluserv secures foothold in Baotou Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - Norway's Aluserv Ltd. concluded an agreement on October 8 to invest RMB 29.5 mln (USD 3.56 mln) in setting up a large-scale aluminum-recycling project at the Baotou State Ecological Industry Park ...
ZTE to expand TeleCard's CDMA Wireless Local Loop network in Pakistan.
Oct 09, 2003 ... ZTE to expand TeleCard's CDMA Wireless Local Loop network in Pakistan Shanghai. October 8. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shenzhen-listed ZTE Corp., one of the largest telecom equipment manufacturers in China, told Interfax that it has been selected by Pakistan's TeleCard Ltd. to expand its ...
Mine official sentenced to death for part in Xuzhou explosion.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Mine official sentenced to death for part in Xuzhou explosion Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - A court in the city of Xuzhou in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, the location of a serious coal mine gas explosion on July 22, 2001, has sentenced the responsible official, ...
Coal product exports keep increasing in the first eight months.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Coal product exports keep increasing in the first eight months Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - By the end of August this year, the volume of coal product exports in China registered a 12 month increase of 7.41 mln tons to 63.90 mln tons, representing a year-on-year ...
Sinopec studies gas pipeline connecting Daniudi with Shandong Province.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Sinopec studies gas pipeline connecting Daniudi with Shandong Province Shanghai October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sinopec is working on its gas strategy in northern China, using Daniudi Gas Field in the northern part of the Erdos Basin as its supply source, and targeting east China's ...
China imported 23% less polyethylene in first eight months.
Oct 09, 2003 ... China imported 23% less polyethylene in first eight months Shanghai October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese imports of polyethylene (PE) from January to August this year dropped 23.3% over the same period of last year to 2.34 mln tons. The overall import of plastics in primary ...
Changqing begins gas delivery to Hohhot, Baotou in Inner Mongolia.
Oct 09, 2003 ... Changqing begins gas delivery to Hohhot, Baotou in Inner Mongolia Shanghai October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - North China's Changqing Gas Field, under CNPC's development, began trial gas delivery to the major cities of Hohhot, Baotou and Erdos in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, ...
ZTE heads into Middle East market, scores CDMA 1x WLL contract in Kuwait.
Oct 09, 2003 ... ZTE heads into Middle East market, scores CDMA 1x WLL contract in Kuwait Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shenzhen-listed ZTE Corp., one of the largest telecom equipment vendors in China, has won a new CDMA 1x WLL (wireless local loop) contract in Kuwait. This is the first ...
China begins implementation of its first ERP standard.
Oct 09, 2003 ... China begins implementation of its first ERP standard Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - China has kicked off the implementation of the country's first ERP (Enterprise Resources Planning) standard, "Enterprise Information Technology Standards Part 1: ERP System Standard", ...
China inks ICT collaborative MoU with ASEAN.
Oct 09, 2003 ... China inks ICT collaborative MoU with ASEAN Shanghai. October 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's Minister of Information Industry (MII) Wang Xudong has signed a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on information and communications technologies (ICT) with ASEAN (the ...