China Business News back issues from December 2005:
China press review for December 1, 2005 -The Morning Papers.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China press review for December 1, 2005 -The Morning Papers Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of China newspapers published on December 1. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. Politics & Economics Xinyuan ...
Gazprom, CNPC to start gas talks in December.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Gazprom, CNPC to start gas talks in December MOSCOW. Nov 30 (Interfax) - Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom is to start official commercial negotiations with China National Petroleum Corporation in December dealing with supplies of gas to China that are not tied to a specific field, ...
Southern Power Grid Corporation to add 11.5 mln kW electricity capacity to Guangdong.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Southern Power Grid Corporation to add 11.5 mln kW electricity capacity to Guangdong Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said that the Southern Power Grid Corporation will boost transmission capacity to Guangdong ...
Pipeline to Perevoznaya only sensible option . expert.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Pipeline to Perevoznaya only sensible option . expert Beijing. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Construction of the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline to Perevoznaya Bay is the only sensible option from a technical point of view, Russia's Transport Ministry department chief ...
China may begin registering legal names of all mobile users by yearend.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China may begin registering legal names of all mobile users by yearend Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (MII) may start, by the end of this year, nationwide implementation of a new regulation that requires all mobile ...
Sichuan PSV to float put warrants next week.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Sichuan PSV to float put warrants next week Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sichuan Panzhihua Steel and Vanadium (PSV), China's leading steel rail producer under the Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group, is going to float put warrants next Monday to promote its share reform ...
Guangzhou Steel's new president takes helm after scandal.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Guangzhou Steel's new president takes helm after scandal Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chen Jialing, the former leader of Guangzhou Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Guangzhou Steel), took the reigns Wednesday of the listed steel maker's parent that has been racked by a scandal, ...
China press review for December 1, 2005 -The Evening Papers.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China press review for December 1, 2005 -The Evening Papers Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of China newspapers published on December 1. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. Government and Policy Newly ...
Russia considers armament base in China.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Russia considers armament base in China Moscow. December 1. (Interfax) - Russia is considering establishing a military supply base in China, a Russian military official said Wednesday. "In particular, talks on setting up a base of spare parts for Russian military ...
Palm launches smartphone in China in co-op with CECT.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Palm launches smartphone in China in co-op with CECT Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Palm Inc, a US mobile computing solutions provider, launched the company's Palm Treo 650 smartphone in China in cooperation with CEC Telecom, the mobile phone subsidiary of Qiao Xing ...
Shanghai fuel oil futures rebound on falling U.S. crude inventories.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Shanghai fuel oil futures rebound on falling U.S. crude inventories Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanghai fuel oil futures took a breath from a four-day downgrade on Thursday after international crude oil prices gained strength overnight following a 4.2 mln barrel fall ...
Intel to sell 500,000 Shanda EZ Pods bundled with PC platform.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Intel to sell 500,000 Shanda EZ Pods bundled with PC platform Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Intel signed an agreement to sell 500,000 Shanda EZ Pod gaming packages bundled with the chipmaker's Viiv entertainment PC platform in 2006, a Shanda official said Thursday. ...
Chinese equity market flat on thin trading.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Chinese equity market flat on thin trading Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Chinese equity market ended flat on thin volume on Thursday in the absence of new policies and corporate news. The benchmark Shanghai composite index (SCI) closed the day at 1,098.74 points. ...
Motorola deploys digital trunking network for Shanghai port.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Motorola deploys digital trunking network for Shanghai port Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Motorola won a deal worth more than RMB 7 mln (USD 875,000) to deploy digital trunking systems for Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port, which will provide communications service to ...
Copper in Shanghai rises on overseas markets.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Copper in Shanghai rises on overseas markets Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Copper futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose Thursday on the strong performance of metals on the LME, while Shanghai aluminum was mixed, according to figures Interfax received from the ...
Nokia completes 3.2 Mbps HSDPA call in Beijing.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Nokia completes 3.2 Mbps HSDPA call in Beijing Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Nokia completed an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) call reaching a speed of 3.2 megabytes per second Wednesday at its Beijing facilities, the Finnish telecom firm said. ...
Toxic spill to reach Amur on Dec 9-11 . official.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Toxic spill to reach Amur on Dec 9-11 . official Khabarovsk, Russia. December 1. (Interfax) - The toxic spill in the Songhua River is drifting slower than the current because of hydrologic conditions, head of the Far Eastern hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring ...
Great Wall Computer Shenzhen chairman demoted in preparation for CEC merger.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Great Wall Computer Shenzhen chairman demoted in preparation for CEC merger Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Lu Ming, formerly chairman of Great Wall Computer Shenzhen, a listed subsidiary of Great Wall Computer Group, was demoted to vice-chairman as part of the group's ...
Nokia to increase handset production at Dongguan facility.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Nokia to increase handset production at Dongguan facility Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Nokia plans to expand production capacity at its facilities in the city of Dongguan, in southern China's Guangdong Province, the Finland-based mobile phone maker said Thursday. ...
Au99.95 up 0.16%, Au99.99 down 0.12%, platinum 0.23% higher Thursday.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Au99.95 up 0.16%, Au99.99 down 0.12%, platinum 0.23% higher Thursday Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX.CHINA - Au99.95 gold stopped at RMB 128.41 (USD 16.05) per gram Thursday, 0.16% higher than the previous trading day, while Au99.99 ended at RMB 128.85 (USD 16.11) per gram, down ...
Silver in Shanghai ends mixed Thursday.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Silver in Shanghai ends mixed Thursday Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Silver trade on the Shanghai White Platinum and Silver Exchange ended mixed Thursday. Each of the series prices recorded rises except for the B60323, the B60425, and B60525 series. Today's ...
China's coal stockpile climbs for seven consecutive months.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China's coal stockpile climbs for seven consecutive months Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - According to figures released by the Coal Transportation and Sales Association, China's coal stockpile climbed to 139 mln tons in October, up by 3 mln tons. That was the seventh ...
Trio-Tech buys Shanghai semiconductor testing firm for USD 525,000.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Trio-Tech buys Shanghai semiconductor testing firm for USD 525,000 Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Trio-Tech International signed an agreement to buy all outstanding shares of Globetronics Shanghai Inc., a semiconductor testing and burn-in firm, for USD 525,000 in cash, ...
Hainan launches rectification on titanium mining sector.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Hainan launches rectification on titanium mining sector Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Hainan recently began a plan to clean up the island's disorganized and illegal titanium mining sector within three years, an official with Hainan Land and Resource Department (HNLRD) ...
China's power industry to face surplus in 2006.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China's power industry to face surplus in 2006 Shanghai. December 1 INTERFAX-CHINA - The Development Research Center (DRC), the official think tank of China's State Council, forecast recently that China's power shortages would be substantially reduced in 2006 after sustained ...
Shanghai fuel oil futures rebound on falling US crude inventories.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Shanghai fuel oil futures rebound on falling US crude inventories Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanghai fuel oil futures took a breather after a four-day downgrade on Thursday when international crude oil prices gained strength overnight following a 4.2 mln barrel fall ...
Today's Headline News at 7:28 Beijing Time, December 1, 2005.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Today's Headline News at 7:28 Beijing Time, December 1, 2005 Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - This is a summary of news in China today. China General News China supports any proposals that promote the resolution of the problem of denuclearization of the Korean ...
Changqing Oilfield's annual natural gas processing capacity jumps to 8.5 bln cu m.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Changqing Oilfield's annual natural gas processing capacity jumps to 8.5 bln cu m Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Changqing Oilfield, PetroChina's second largest natural gas production base, saw its annual natural gas processing capacity jump to 8.5 bln cu m from the ...
CORRECTED - China highly cooperative in minimizing Amur pollution -official.
Dec 01, 2005 ... CORRECTED - China highly cooperative in minimizing Amur pollution -official Corrects amount of activated charcoal from 15 tonnes to 150 tonnes inthe first paragraph in news item issued at 11:42 a.m. Moscow time BEIJING. Dec 1 (Interfax) - China has supplied Russia ...
China expands ethanol gasoline promotion to another four provinces.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China expands ethanol gasoline promotion to another four provinces Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Aimed at relieving the country's growing dependence on petroleum, improving the environment and boosting the domestic agricultural industry, China's state economic planner, ...
Joyo.com to offer free shipping for orders of more than USD 12.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Joyo.com to offer free shipping for orders of more than USD 12 Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Joyo.com, an Amazon.com subsidiary in China, will provide free shipping for orders over RMB 99 (USD 12.37) as part of a trial campaign that will last for three to six months, ...
RZD ready to transport up to 30 mln tons of oil to China.
Dec 01, 2005 ... RZD ready to transport up to 30 mln tons of oil to China Beijing. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA . AO Russia Railways (RZD) currently has sufficient capacity to transport up to 30 million tons of freight to China, which could be used for oil if Russian oil companies set up the ...
China fears rivalry with Japan over eastern oil pipeline.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China fears rivalry with Japan over eastern oil pipeline Beijing. December 1. (Interfax) - China wants a branch of the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline to be built toward China out of fear that Japan and South Korea might be serious price rivals, Professor Li Guoyu, an ...
Actions Semiconductor shares unchanged in first day of trading on NASDAQ.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Actions Semiconductor shares unchanged in first day of trading on NASDAQ Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shares of Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd., a leading Chinese maker of MP3 player chipsets, began public trading on the NASDAQ exchange Wednesday, opening at USD 7.9 ...
PacificNet to build IVR network for China's largest commercial bank.
Dec 01, 2005 ... PacificNet to build IVR network for China's largest commercial bank Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - PacificNet Linkhead, a subsidiary of telecom value-added services provider PacificNet Inc, won a contract to provide the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) ...
China cooperative in minimizing Amur pollution . official.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China cooperative in minimizing Amur pollution . official Beijing. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China has supplied Russia with six water-quality testing systems and 15 tonnes of activated charcoal, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang told a Thursday press briefing in ...
China Events Calendar for December 2,2005.(Calendar)
Dec 01, 2005 ... China Events Calendar for December 2,2005 Shanghai. December 1 (Interfax) Events on December 1 Markets China's State Reserve Bureau (SRB) said it would auction off 20,000-tons of copper reserves next week in Beijing. Shanda begins sales of EZ Pod digital entertainment ...
Sohu upgrades its Sogou.com search engine.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Sohu upgrades its Sogou.com search engine Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sohu.com, a leading Chinese internet portal, launched a new upgraded version of its self-developed online search engine Sogou.com, which will increase the search database to two bln retrieved pages ...
Benzene spill has not yet reached Russia's Amur River.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Benzene spill has not yet reached Russia's Amur River Kabarovsk. December 1. (Interfax) - The Russian Emergency Situations' Ministry reported on Wednesday that the benzene spill in the Songhua river has reached the town of Tunghe in China and the speed of its advancement is ...
More natural gas regulations and policies being implemented.
Dec 01, 2005 ... More natural gas regulations and policies being implemented Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China has started to implement a series of new regulations and policies for natural gas to manage the development of the industry, said a senior official with the National ...
Saudi Arabia remains China's biggest crude import source in first ten months.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Saudi Arabia remains China's biggest crude import source in first ten months Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA . Saudi Arabia and the Middle East remained the largest crude exporter to China in the first ten months of 2005. Saudi Arabia supplied almost 18 mln tons over the ...
China Telecom uses Cisco routers to strengthen broadband services.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China Telecom uses Cisco routers to strengthen broadband services Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Cisco Systems won a contract to provide China Telecom with routing systems, which the fixed-line carrier will use to integrate the supercore network nodes of ChinaNet, the ...
China's SRB to auction another 20,000 tons of copper.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China's SRB to auction another 20,000 tons of copper Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's State Reserve Bureau (SRB) announced today another 20,000-ton auction of government copper reserves next week in Beijing as the bureau tries to push down prices and demand, the ...
Angang New Steel to issue call warrants next Monday.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Angang New Steel to issue call warrants next Monday Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Angang New Steel Co. Ltd., the subsidiary of China's second largest steel mill Anshan Iron and Steel Group, announced Thursday plans to issue call warrants next Monday as part of share ...
China IT & Telecom daily news headlines, December 1, 2005.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China IT & Telecom daily news headlines, December 1, 2005 Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - This is a summary of IT and Telecom headline news in China today. 1) Intel signed an agreement to sell 500,000 Shanda EZ Pod gaming packages bundled with the chipmaker's ...
China backs any proposals towards Korea denuclearization.
Dec 01, 2005 ... China backs any proposals towards Korea denuclearization Beijing. December 1 INTERFAX-CHINA - China supports any proposals that promote the resolution of the problem of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a news briefing ...
Bohai Bay becomes third largest oil field in the country.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Bohai Bay becomes third largest oil field in the country Shanghai. December 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Bohai Bay in northern China is expected to produce 14-mln cu m oil and gas equivalent this year, which will become the country's third largest oil field, an official with the China ...
China press review for December 2, 2005 -The Morning Papers.
Dec 02, 2005 ... China press review for December 2, 2005 -The Morning Papers Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of China newspapers published on December 2. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. Politics & Economics A ...
UTStarcom wins broadband equipment contract from India's BSNL.
Dec 02, 2005 ... UTStarcom wins broadband equipment contract from India's BSNL Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - UTStarcom won a contract to provide Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), an Indian telecom operator, with 90,000 lines of broadband equipment, UTStarcom said Thursday. ...
CEC International appoints new independent director.
Dec 02, 2005 ... CEC International appoints new independent director Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - CEC International, a Hong Kong- listed subsidiary of China Electronics Corporation (CEC), appointed Goh Gen Cheung an independent non-executive director and a member of the company's audit ...
Navitone appoints Guangzhou Jinpong distributor for Guangdong Province.
Dec 02, 2005 ... Navitone appoints Guangzhou Jinpong distributor for Guangdong Province Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Navitone Technologies, a developer of software for mobile networks, appointed Guangzhou Jinpong Electronics and Communication Technologies Inc as its distributor for ...
China's oil production growth slows in October 2005.
Dec 02, 2005 ... China's oil production growth slows in October 2005 Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - With international crude oil prices still at high levels and the prices of domestic oil products lagging behind because of fears of nationwide inflation, domestic refiners lost their some ...
Russia to suggest holding joint exercises with China . official.
Dec 02, 2005 ... Russia to suggest holding joint exercises with China . official Moscow. December 1. (Interfax) - Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen Yury Baluyevsky has disclosed plans to hold Russian-Chinese military exercises within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ...
CNOOC will consider all options for overseas acquisitions - spokesman.
Dec 02, 2005 ... CNOOC will consider all options for overseas acquisitions - spokesman Beijing. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) will not rule out any possibility when it comes to seeking overseas oil exploration and development projects, said Xiao ...
China Tietong appoints independent directors in board reform.
Dec 02, 2005 ... China Tietong appoints independent directors in board reform Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Tietong, the country's smallest fixed-line operator, appointed four independent directors, the company announced Friday. "The appointment of independent directors ...
China to use dolphin toxin to develop drug addiction therapy.
Dec 02, 2005 ... China to use dolphin toxin to develop drug addiction therapy Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Someday, dolphin toxin may be used to treat drug addiction. Research conducted by a team of the Third Institute of Oceanography of State Oceanic Administration said it ...
CISA executive slams steel surplus prediction.
Dec 02, 2005 ... CISA executive slams steel surplus prediction Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA . A top executive at China's Iron and Steel Association (CISA) criticized Friday a government report that predicts an enormous oversupply of steel in 2006. Qi Xiangdong, the deputy ...
CORRECTION: CEC International appoints new independent director.
Dec 02, 2005 ... CORRECTION: CEC International appoints new independent director This corrected version correct states that CEC International is not a subsidiary of China Electronics Corporation. Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - CEC International, a Hong Kong- listed maker of ...
Hubei Guangji Pharmaceutical Ltd. becomes world's top riboflavin producer.
Dec 02, 2005 ... Hubei Guangji Pharmaceutical Ltd. becomes world's top riboflavin producer Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - From January to October 2005, Hubei Guangji Pharmaceutical Ltd. produced more than 1,800 tons of riboflavin, making it the world's leader, said the company ...
Iron ore market roundup.
Dec 02, 2005 ... Iron ore market roundup Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA . The table below shows the prices and places of production of various categories of domestic produced iron ore on December 2, 2005: LiaonLiaonLiaonHebeiHebeiShandShanxAnhuiAnhuiJiangGuang Hubei ...
Project of glaucoma gene chip passes appraisal.
Dec 02, 2005 ... Project of glaucoma gene chip passes appraisal Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Results from glaucoma gene chip research conducted by a Chinese military hospital suggest it will be possible to predict the development of glaucoma several years in advance of onset of the ...
China to provide support for 20 Chinese-developed online games.
Dec 02, 2005 ... China to provide support for 20 Chinese-developed online games Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - A new group of 20 Chinese developed online games have been selected to receive support from China's Ministry of Culture (MOC) and the General Administration of Press and ...
Working group studying Turkmenistan-China pipeline.
Dec 02, 2005 ... Working group studying Turkmenistan-China pipeline Beijing. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China and Kazakhstan have set up a working group that has started to study a project to build a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China through Kazakhstan, an official said. The ...
Today's Headline News at 7:28 Beijing Time, December 2, 2005.
Dec 02, 2005 ... Today's Headline News at 7:28 Beijing Time, December 2, 2005 Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - This is a summary of news in China today. China General News Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen Yury Baluyevsky has disclosed plans to hold Russian-Chinese military ...
HP to begin selling USD 750 GSM smartphone in China January 2006.
Dec 02, 2005 ... HP to begin selling USD 750 GSM smartphone in China January 2006 Shanghai. December 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Hewlett-Packard will begin selling a high-end GSM smartphone on the Chinese market in January next year, marking the PC maker's first step into the competitive Chinese mobile ...