China Business News back issues from April 2007:
China's cotton cultivation may grow 0.32 percent in this year - CCA.
Apr 02, 2007 ... China's cotton cultivation may grow 0.32 percent in this year - CCA Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's cotton cultivation might increase by 0.32 percent on an annual basis to 81.24 million mu (5.42 million hectares) in 2007, the China Cotton Association (CCA) said in ...
Chronic diseases to be fully reimbursed in Beijing community health centers.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Chronic diseases to be fully reimbursed in Beijing community health centers Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Patients in Beijing will soon be fully reimbursed for the treatment of several chronic diseases if they first seek treatment in an urban community health center, a ...
Production begins at Juye coalfield in Shandong.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Production begins at Juye coalfield in Shandong Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Production has officially begun at the Juye Coalfield, the largest uncompartmentalized coalfield in eastern China, with the Penzhuang coalmine beginning production at the end of March, according ...
New coal and eco-industrial park projects in Shanxi Province.
Apr 02, 2007 ... New coal and eco-industrial park projects in Shanxi Province Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Construction will begin on 17 new coal projects as well as 14 eco-industrial parks (EIP) in Shaanxi Province this year, through investments worth RMB 13.81 ($1.79 billion) and RMB ...
China accepting applications for high-tech insurance testing zones.
Apr 02, 2007 ... China accepting applications for high-tech insurance testing zones Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese cities are now allowed to apply for high-tech insurance testing spots and the selected ones will receive government support, according to the Ministry of Science and ...
MII predicts 10.3% growth in revenue for telecom industry this year.
Apr 02, 2007 ... MII predicts 10.3% growth in revenue for telecom industry this year Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) predicts that domestic telecommunication industry revenues will reach RMB 715 billion ($92.4 billion) this year, up 10.3 percent ...
Experts and traders doubt domestic implementation of Euro III standard.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Experts and traders doubt domestic implementation of Euro III standard Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Experts and fuel traders have publicly doubted that the State Environmental Protection Administration's (SEPA) nationwide vehicle emission standards, planned for ...
Mild pressure for grain price growth in China this year - PBOC.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Mild pressure for grain price growth in China this year - PBOC Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - There is only mild pressure supporting grain price growth in China this year, as the tight balance between supply and demand is not sufficient to spark any sharp movement, ...
Knowledge of users' needs key to developing handset text input technology.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Knowledge of users' needs key to developing handset text input technology Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - In 2006, China produced a total of 480.138 million mobile handsets, and the number of mobile phone subscribers was more than 467.41 million at the end of January 2007 ....
ZTE to supply WiMAX products for Sprint Nextel U.S. network.
Apr 02, 2007 ... ZTE to supply WiMAX products for Sprint Nextel U.S. network Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sprint Nextel announced this week that it had chosen China's ZTE Corp., along with several other telecom equipment makers, to supply WiMAX products for use in its construction of a ...
ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco and Sinopec set up JV in China (repeat).
Apr 02, 2007 ... ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco and Sinopec set up JV in China (repeat) Beijing. April 2. Interfax-PIA - Sinopec, the Fujian Provincial government, ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco have together signed a contract for the Fujian Refining and Ethylene Joint Venture Project, marking a ...
Yunnan Copper to construct a 200,000-ton copper smelting plant in Guangdong.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Yunnan Copper to construct a 200,000-ton copper smelting plant in Guangdong Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Yunnan Copper Group, China's third largest copper smelter, is to construct a 200,000-ton copper smelting plant in Guangdong Province, a company official announced on ...
NDRC predicts steel product consumption slow down this year.
Apr 02, 2007 ... NDRC predicts steel product consumption slow down this year Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA ?The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) predicts that China's steel product consumption growth rate will slow this year. The government plans to continue to strengthen ...
BAIC, Ulyanovsk region, AMS-Group sign truck assembly deal (repeat).
Apr 02, 2007 ... BAIC, Ulyanovsk region, AMS-Group sign truck assembly deal (repeat) Ulyanovsk. April 2. (Interfax) - The Beijing Automotive Industry Corp (BAIC), Ulyanovsk-based AMS-Group, which specializes in the production and sale of car parts, and the Ulyanovsk region government signed a ...
Chongqing Software Park receives national recognition.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Chongqing Software Park receives national recognition Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chongqing Software Park was recognized as a national software park by the Ministry of Science and Technology and plans to invite more foreign companies to join in 2007, an official from the ...
China electronics industry net profit up 20 pct in 2006.
Apr 02, 2007 ... China electronics industry net profit up 20 pct in 2006 Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's electronics industry generated net profit of RMB 107.5 billion ($13.9 billion) in 2006, up 20 percent year on year, according to National Development and Reform Commission. ...
Imposter launches Baidu online dating site.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Imposter launches Baidu online dating site Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - A Baidu online dating site under testing was proved by a Baidu spokesman to be an imposter today. The site, Baidulove.com.cn, which claimed to be Baidu's online dating site and simulated ...
Russian, Chinese law firms to facilitate bilateral trade, economic cooperation (repeat).
Apr 02, 2007 ... Russian, Chinese law firms to facilitate bilateral trade, economic cooperation (repeat) Beijing. April 2. (Interfax) - Russian and Chinese lawyers have signed an agreement to cooperate in providing legal support for bilateral trade and economic cooperation, said Samvel ...
Sinopec caves to consumer pressure following refueling card uproar.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Sinopec caves to consumer pressure following refueling card uproar Shanghai. April 2 . INTERFAX-CHINA - China Petro & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) is willing to refund the balance of customers' refueling cards at Sinopec gas stations following customer complaints, a ...
Mobile phones with GPS technology have high growth potential - analyst.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Mobile phones with GPS technology have high growth potential - analyst Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Global positioning system (GPS) technology will have more applications in mobile communication devices this year, with handset makers offering more phones with built-in GPS ...
Google offers embedded search bar on Tianya.cn.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Google offers embedded search bar on Tianya.cn Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Google China recently began to offer its embedded search bar to 15 million users of large Chinese online community Tianya.cn, according to officials from Tianya and Google. Tianya.cn ...
China press review for April 2, 2007 - the morning papers.
Apr 02, 2007 ... China press review for April 2, 2007 - the morning papers Shanghai. March 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of China newspapers published on March 2. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. Politics & Economics China will ...
China's CRO market in infancy, growing fast.
Apr 02, 2007 ... China's CRO market in infancy, growing fast Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's outsourcing clinical trial market is in its infancy but growing fast, said industry insiders at an international pharmaceutical outsourcing seminar held in Shanghai today.Industry figures ...
Sino Gold begins trial run of Lannigou Gold Mine.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Sino Gold begins trial run of Lannigou Gold Mine Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Australian based Sino Gold Ltd. recently launched a trial run of its Lannigou Gold Mine in Guizhou Province, an official from the provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, ...
Hainan recovers from power shortage but problems remain.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Hainan recovers from power shortage but problems remain Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's Hainan island has recovered from the power shortage it suffered in mid-March when a major thermal power generator suspended operations, a local official told Interfax. ...
Yunnan Copper's net profits up 143.72 pct last year.(Financial report)
Apr 02, 2007 ... Yunnan Copper's net profits up 143.72 pct last year Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Yunnan Copper announced 2006 net profits of RMB1.21billion ($156.53 million) last Saturday, up 143.72 percent from the previous year. Yunnan Copper attributed the net profit ...
China preparing for ESPO pipeline branch construction (repeat).
Apr 02, 2007 ... China preparing for ESPO pipeline branch construction (repeat) Beijing. April 2. (Interfax) - Preparations by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for the construction of a branch from the Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean oil pipeline to China are well under way, an ...
PetroChina to spend $450 million on Sichuan pipeline.
Apr 02, 2007 ... PetroChina to spend $450 million on Sichuan pipeline Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - PetroChina, the country's largest oil and gas producer, will spend RMB 3.5 billion ($452 million) on the construction of a pipeline in northern Sichuan Province. This will be the largest ...
Tianjin Zhongxin Pharma blames change in strategy for profits fall.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Tianjin Zhongxin Pharma blames change in strategy for profits fall Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Tianjin Zhongxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd says a change in sales strategy for its major products is one of the major reasons that has led last year's net profits dropping by ...
China interested in GLONASS - Ivanov (repeat).
Apr 02, 2007 ... China interested in GLONASS - Ivanov (repeat) Kaluga. April 2. (Interfax) - China, along with several other countries, has expressed interest in cooperating with Russia in the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) project, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov ...
Yahoo China restarts Yisou.com as testing site.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Yahoo China restarts Yisou.com as testing site Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Yahoo China recently restarted its former search engine product Yisou.com as a site for product testing, said the company today. After Zhou Hongyi was appointed president of Yahoo ...
Establishing Beijing carbon credit exchange a long term plan - UNDP offical.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Establishing Beijing carbon credit exchange a long term plan - UNDP offical Beijing. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - An official from the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) China branch dismissed rumors that it plans to establish a carbon credit trading exchange in Beijing, ...
Beijing raises residential natural gas prices this month.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Beijing raises residential natural gas prices this month Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA The price of natural gas for residential consumption in Beijing has risen RMB 0.15 ($0.02) to RMB 2.05 ($0.27) per cubic meter since April 1st, the Beijing Municipal Commission of ...
Key positions to be rotated every three years - SFDA.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Key positions to be rotated every three years - SFDA Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) will adopt a rotating system for its public servants, or "carders," said Shao Liming, the head of the administration. According to ...
Taiwanese TCT company to construct tungsten carbide facility in Nanchang.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Taiwanese TCT company to construct tungsten carbide facility in Nanchang Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Taiwanese tungsten-carbide-tool (TCT) company Baili plans to invest $30 million in the construction of a TCT line in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, a provincial Foreign ...
China's steel industry profits jump 276 pct in Jan and Feb.
Apr 02, 2007 ... China's steel industry profits jump 276 pct in Jan and Feb Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's steel industry achieved profits of RMB 28.2 billion ($3.65 billion) in the first two months of this year, an increase of 276 percent from the same period last year, according ...
Zijin Mining to reopen Guizhou gold mine in April.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Zijin Mining to reopen Guizhou gold mine in April Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA Zijin Mining Corporation will resume operation of Guizhou Province's Shuiyindong Gold Mine, one of the major gold deposits in Southwestern China, by the end of April, an official with the Guizhou ...
Health ministry to curb personal medical expenses.
Apr 02, 2007 ... Health ministry to curb personal medical expenses Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Ministry of Health has urged hospitals to better regulate medical treatment and curb medical expenses for individuals, Vice Minister of Health Ma Xiaowei said on Friday. Ma told ...
China Netcom builds POPs in Japan and Europe.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China Netcom builds POPs in Japan and Europe Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Netcom recently completed construction of Point-of-Presence (POP) projects in both Europe and Japan, a company source told Interfax. The POPs were built in cities including ...
SFDA to hold regular press briefings.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SFDA to hold regular press briefings Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) will hold regular press briefings from the second half of this year to allow greater transparency in the regulation of its policies and warnings, the ...
Qiao Xing Universal provides distributors with security of $25.9 million credit line.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Qiao Xing Universal provides distributors with security of $25.9 million credit line Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - NASDAQ-listed Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. (QXUT) provided its distributors with security in the form of a RMB 200 million ($25.9 million) credit line, ...
China's iron ore stockpiles down to 44.49 mln tons last Friday.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China's iron ore stockpiles down to 44.49 mln tons last Friday Shanghai. April 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles in China's major 23 ports reached 44.49 million tons on March 30 (last Friday), down 500,000 tons or 1.11 percent from a week earlier, while stockpiles of India ...
Taigang Stainless net profits up 212.04 pct last year.(Financial report)
Apr 03, 2007 ... Taigang Stainless net profits up 212.04 pct last year Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (Taigang Stainless), the Shenzhen-listed subsidiary of Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group (TISCO), announced on Saturday a net profit increase ...
China's peanut oil prices jump heavily due to short supply.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China's peanut oil prices jump heavily due to short supply Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's peanut oil prices jumped 14 percent over the past week, according to an article published on the National Grain and Oil Information Center's website, an official cereals news ...
Russian Timber group to purchase Russian, Chinese assets in run-up to IPO (repeat).
Apr 03, 2007 ... Russian Timber group to purchase Russian, Chinese assets in run-up to IPO (repeat) Moscow. April 3. (Interfax) - Russian Timber Group Limited, formerly Tynda Forest Holdings Limited, is buying up assets in Russia and China in the run-up to an initial public offering on the ...
Lijun to acquire Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharma.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Lijun to acquire Shijiazhuang No. 4 Pharma Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Lijun International Pharmaceutical Ltd. has signed and agreement to acquire New Orient Group, enabling it to take control of one of China's leading antibiotic producers, the company said in an ...
China hopes for speedy normalization of situation in Ukraine - ministry (repeat).
Apr 03, 2007 ... China hopes for speedy normalization of situation in Ukraine - ministry (repeat) Beijing. April 3. (Interfax) - China has voiced hope for the speedy stabilization of the situation in Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a Tuesday ...
China commodity futures market turnover tops $706.76 billion in Q1.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China commodity futures market turnover tops $706.76 billion in Q1 Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Turnover on China's commodity futures markets increased by 30.54 percent from the same period last year to RMB 5.463227 trillion ($706.76 billion) in Q1 this year, according to ...
SMG developing AVS media player software.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SMG developing AVS media player software Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Dragon New Media, Shanghai Media Group's mobile TV subsidiary, is developing media player software that will utilize China's homegrown Audio Video coding Standard (AVS), an official from Dragon New ...
CATR to open new CTTL testing center in Shenzhen.
Apr 03, 2007 ... CATR to open new CTTL testing center in Shenzhen Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Futian district government of Shenzhen and the Chinese Academy of Telecom Research (CATR), the research arm of China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII), agreed to open a southern ...
Zhejiang Hisun Pharma blames rising pharma costs for profit slump.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Zhejiang Hisun Pharma blames rising pharma costs for profit slump Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Increased competition and a rise in the cost of pharmaceutical ingredients saw net profits for Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd sink 30.67 percent from the previous year, ...
China press review for April 3, 2007 - the morning papers.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China press review for April 3, 2007 - the morning papers Shanghai. March 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of China newspapers published on March 3. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. Politics & Economics China will ...
China welcomes results of Hu's Moscow visit (repeat).
Apr 03, 2007 ... China welcomes results of Hu's Moscow visit (repeat) Beijing. April 3. (Interfax) - China welcomes the results of Chinese leader Hu Jintao's recent visit to Russia, which generated confidence that Moscow's current course to promote comprehensive development of its ties with ...
China to establish Eagle Eye team to fight online copyright infringement.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China to establish Eagle Eye team to fight online copyright infringement Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China will establish an Eagle Eye team to fight online copyright infringement, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The Eagle Eye team will supervise online ...
Excess zinc supply to cause price drop in 2007 - analysts.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Excess zinc supply to cause price drop in 2007 - analysts Zinc prices may decline after a peak in early 2007, but will still remain at around $2700 per metric ton on the international market and RMB26,000 ($3361.69) per metric ton on the domestic market due to increasing supply, ...
Central government encourages investment in rural health.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Central government encourages investment in rural health Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - In a bid to re-haul its rural health system, China's central government announced today it would encourage the investment of diversified capitals into rural medical institutions. ...
China raises standards for new drug patent applications.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China raises standards for new drug patent applications Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's State Intellectual Property Office has raised the standards for medicine-related patent applications in China, an organization official said yesterday. Cao Jinyan, vice ...
The9 to launch public testing for SUN on April 18.
Apr 03, 2007 ... The9 to launch public testing for SUN on April 18 Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese online game operator The9 will launch public testing for Soul of The Ultimate Nation (SUN) on April 18, the company said yesterday. SUN, a 3D action massively multiplayer ...
Jincheng Group to build biggest CBM liquefaction base in China.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Jincheng Group to build biggest CBM liquefaction base in China Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Jincheng Anthracite Mining Group (Jincheng Anthracite) will construct the biggest coal bed methane (CBM) liquefaction base in China as part of plans to boost its daily CBM ...
SARFT criticizes nine professional pay TV channels.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SARFT criticizes nine professional pay TV channels Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's State Administration of Radio, Film and TV recently criticized nine pay digital TV channels for illegally broadcasting a large amount of commercials or TV dramas, and for broadcasting ...
Symbian to open R & D center in China.
Apr 03, 2007 ... Symbian to open R & D center in China Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Symbian Software Limited will open an R & D center in the Chinese capital of Beijing, an official from Symbian's branch office in China said. "We will open an R & D center in Beijing in the ...
SMG and Datang Mobile team up over TD-SCDMA services.
Apr 03, 2007 ... SMG and Datang Mobile team up over TD-SCDMA services Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanghai Media Group (SMG) recently signed an agreement with Datang Mobile to collaborate in the development of streaming media services based-on TD-SCDMA technology, said an official from ...
China's 13.53 million acres suffered from spring drought.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China's 13.53 million acres suffered from spring drought Shanghai. April 3 INTERFAX-CHINA - A spring drought was affecting 203 million mu (13.53 million acres) of farmland as of March 28th, according to a report by the official Xinhua News Agency. Analysts say this might send a ...
EDS to build IT outsourcing service center in Wuhan.
Apr 03, 2007 ... EDS to build IT outsourcing service center in Wuhan Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - EDS will establish an IT outsourcing service center in Wuhan this year, a company official said today. The Wuhan service center will house a group of IT talents that will process ...
China to cancel export tax rebate on 0#zinc ingots this year.
Apr 03, 2007 ... China to cancel export tax rebate on 0#zinc ingots this year Shanghai. April 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China will cancel the export tax rebate on 0#zinc ingots, grade >99.99 percent, this year, a China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association official, surnamed Zhao, said at the Zinc ...