China Business News back issues from September 2007:
Trade friction may have limited influence on soybean imports - analyst.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Trade friction may have limited influence on soybean imports - analyst Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Trade friction between China and the United States or Argentina may have little impact on China's soybean imports and the domestic poultry raising industry, according ...
China releases stats for manganese concentrate imports and exports for July.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China releases stats for manganese concentrate imports and exports for July Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China imported 992,099.39 tons of manganese concentrate in July, with Australia as the largest single supplier, exporting 380,047.29 tons, according to statistics ...
Tianjin Port sees rapid growth in wind power generator imports.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Tianjin Port sees rapid growth in wind power generator imports Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The volume of wind power generators and related equipment imported through China's northern port of Tianjin has seen rapid growth this year, local media reported last Friday. ...
Zhaojin Gold to issue short-term debentures worth $86 mln on Wednesday.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Zhaojin Gold to issue short-term debentures worth $86 mln on Wednesday Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shandong Zhaojin Group, one of China's top five gold mining companies, plans to issue a new batch of one-year debentures worth RMB 650 million ($86.04 million) on ...
Blizzard Entertainment denies China favoritism.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Blizzard Entertainment denies China favoritism Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Blizzard Entertainment, the developer of World of Warcraft (WoW), today denied a report in a Chinese newspaper that claimed the company plans to give preferential treatment to Chinese gamers ...
State-level TCM base to be established in Chongqing.(Company overview)
Sep 03, 2007 ... State-level TCM base to be established in Chongqing Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The establishment of a state- level traditional Chinese medicine base in Chongqing has been approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology, an official with the Science & Technology ...
Chinese equities hit new record led by ferrous metals and airliners.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Chinese equities hit new record led by ferrous metals and airliners Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX - CHINA - Chinese equities hit fresh highs on Monday with ferrous metal companies and airliners topping the leader board. The benchmark Shanghai composite index (SCI) ...
China becomes 9th member of ANRPC.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China becomes 9th member of ANRPC Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China has become the ninth member of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced last Saturday. ANRPC, which is an ...
Haier secures $17.6 mln procurement contract from Macedonia.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Haier secures $17.6 mln procurement contract from Macedonia Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese home electronics company Haier has secured a computer procurement contract valued at EUR 24 million ($17.6 million) from Macedonia's Ministry of Education, a Chinese ...
Beijing Netcom lowers fees for university students.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Beijing Netcom lowers fees for university students Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Beijing Netcom confirmed today that it has lowered the fees it charges university students for certain services as the new academic year begins. Under the new fee structure, a ...
Nanjing International Biomedical Incubator to be established.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Nanjing International Biomedical Incubator to be established Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The planned establishment of the Nanjing International Biomedical Incubator (NIBI) in the Nanjing Hi-tech Zone, in the capital of eastern China's Jiangsu Province, was officially ...
Sinosteel to issue $265 mln in short-term debentures on Thursday.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sinosteel to issue $265 mln in short-term debentures on Thursday Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sinosteel Group intends to issue a batch of one-year debentures worth RMB 2 billion ($264.74 million) on Sept. 6, according to a company announcement released today. ...
Hebei Geological Prospecting Bureau acquires mining rights in Xinjiang and Algeria.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Hebei Geological Prospecting Bureau acquires mining rights in Xinjiang and Algeria Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Hebei Geological Prospecting Bureau recently acquired mining rights to two mines in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, as well as a gold prospecting ...
Xian-Janssen launches infliximab in China.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Xian-Janssen launches infliximab in China Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd., China's top over-the-counter drug manufacturer by sales, announced last Saturday in Shanghai the official nationwide launch of its prescription drug, Remicade, a ...
Qinghai Province further cracks down on illegal placer gold mining.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Qinghai Province further cracks down on illegal placer gold mining Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Qinghai provincial government has called on administrators at municipal and prefecture levels to further crack down on illegal placer gold mining, according to a recent ...
China's commodity futures market turnover tops $536.34 bln in August.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China's commodity futures market turnover tops $536.34 bln in August Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Turnover on China's commodity futures markets increased by 143.03 percent from the same period last year to RMB 4.049344 trillion ($536.34 billion) in August this year, ...
Beijing Kaitone prepares for overseas IPO.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Beijing Kaitone prepares for overseas IPO Hong Kong. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Beijing Kaitone Information Technologies Co. Ltd., a Chinese developer of telecom application solutions, is preparing to issue an initial public offering, the head of the company said during the ...
Shandong to rein in annual coke capacity to under 30 mln tons by 2010.(Conference notes)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Shandong to rein in annual coke capacity to under 30 mln tons by 2010 Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Shandong provincial government aims to rein in annual coke capacity in the province to below 30 million tons by 2010, by eliminating 4.3 million tons of outdated ...
Sinopec begins construction of Puguang-Shanghai gas pipeline.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sinopec begins construction of Puguang-Shanghai gas pipeline By Jing Yang Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec Group), the country's second largest oil and gas producer, announced on Friday that its long-touted natural gas ...
TISCO raises core product prices in September.
Sep 03, 2007 ... TISCO raises core product prices in September Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), China's largest stainless steel mill, increased its core product prices on Sept. 1 in response to a recent rebound in the domestic stainless ...
SFDA finalizes reform targets.
Sep 03, 2007 ... SFDA finalizes reform targets By Lizzy Li Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's food and drug safety watchdog, the State Food and Drug Administration, today announced that it has finalized the targets of its national reform campaign for the pharmaceutical industry. ...
MII to cancel value-added telecom service licenses of 35 companies.
Sep 03, 2007 ... MII to cancel value-added telecom service licenses of 35 companies Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) announced last Friday that it will cancel the value-added telecom service licenses of 35 companies if it does not receive any ...
Jilin Province home to 18 CDM projects by July's end.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Jilin Province home to 18 CDM projects by July's end Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Northeastern China's Jilin Province, which is traditionally an agricultural province rich in solar, heat and wind power resources, was home to 18 clean development mechanism (CDM) ...
Ningxia power company signs CDM agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industry.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Ningxia power company signs CDM agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Ningxia Electric Power Group signed a clean development mechanism (CDM) agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) on Aug. 30, local media has reported. ...
China press review for September 3, 2007 - the morning papers.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China press review for September 3, 2007 - the morning papers Shanghai. September 3 INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of Chinese newspapers published on September 3. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. Politics & Economics ...
Huaneng Group to develop China's first carbon capture facility.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Huaneng Group to develop China's first carbon capture facility Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Huaneng Group, China's largest power producer, announced last Friday that it will develop the country's first demonstration carbon capture facility through a framework ...
China's iron ore stockpiles down to 39.91 mln tons on Aug. 31.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China's iron ore stockpiles down to 39.91 mln tons on Aug. 31 Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Iron ore stockpiles in China's 23 major ports dipped to 39.91 million tons on Aug. 31, down 2.09 percent from the previous Friday, while Indian concentrate stockpiles increased ...
China press review for September 3, 2007 - the evening papers.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China press review for September 3, 2007 - the evening papers Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of Chinese newspapers published on Sept. 3. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. Government and Policy The ...
Dangdang partners with Wiley to sell original foreign publications online.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Dangdang partners with Wiley to sell original foreign publications online Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Electronic commerce Web site Dangdang.com announced today that it has signed an agreement with American publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. to sell foreign ...
Alcatel Shanghai Bell to supply equipment for national e-government project.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Alcatel Shanghai Bell to supply equipment for national e-government project Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Alcatel Shanghai Bell, the Chinese subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, was recently selected by the Informatization Office under China's State Council to supply ...
China imports 33.61 mln tons of iron ore concentrate in July.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China imports 33.61 mln tons of iron ore concentrate in July Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China imported 33.61 million tons of iron ore concentrate in July, up 24.94 percent from the same period last year. Australia was China's largest single iron ore supplier in ...
Sanjiu net profit edges up 1.90 pct year-on-year in H1.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sanjiu net profit edges up 1.90 pct year-on-year in H1 Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shenzhen-listed Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. announced last Friday that it recorded a net profit of RMB 88.17 million ($11.68 million) in the first six months of the year, ...
Shougang to develop iron ore mine in Hubei.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Shougang to develop iron ore mine in Hubei Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shougang Resource Holding Co. Ltd., a Shoudu Iron and Steel Group (Shougang) subsidiary company, recently inked an agreement with Hubei Province's Changyang county government for the ...
China considers DAB+ standard for digital audio transmission.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China considers DAB+ standard for digital audio transmission Hong Kong. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Chinese government is considering adopting the Digital Audio Broadcasting Plus (DAB+) standard as the national standard for digital audio transmission, an official with a ...
Chinalco to restructure Northeast Light Alloy into aluminum fabrication base.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Chinalco to restructure Northeast Light Alloy into aluminum fabrication base Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Aluminum Corporation of China Group (Chinalco), China's largest alumina and aluminum producer, entered into an agreement with the Harbin Municipal ...
China Unicom makes 156 numbers available to users.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China Unicom makes 156 numbers available to users Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Unicom has made phone numbers starting with the digits 156 available to its users, China Unicom's Shanghai subsidiary announced today. Customers may order the 156 numbers ...
China Telecom to build nationwide telephone directory.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China Telecom to build nationwide telephone directory Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Telecom has begun to link its 114 telephone number directory centers around the country so as to build a national network, Shanghai Telecom, China Telecom's subsidiary in ...
China Unicom will face great challenges if it enters Hong Kong's 3G market - analyst.
Sep 03, 2007 ... China Unicom will face great challenges if it enters Hong Kong's 3G market - analyst By Iris Hong Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Unicom, which has expressed interest in bidding for a 3G license in Hong Kong, will face great challenges if it enters into Hong Kong's ...
NetEase appoints Feng Zhou as senior VP of search operations.
Sep 03, 2007 ... NetEase appoints Feng Zhou as senior VP of search operations Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - Nasdaq-listed Internet and online game services provider NetEase.com Inc. announced last week it had appointed Feng Zhou as senior vice president of search operations, effective ...
Beijing to offer generic drugs free of charge to rural residents covered by basic insurance system.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Beijing to offer generic drugs free of charge to rural residents covered by basic insurance system Shanghai. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - As part of its rural essential drugs system, China's capital city, Beijing, is planning to select around 30 commonly used generic drugs and ...
Oracle Corp. to acquire Netsure Telecom Ltd.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Oracle Corp. to acquire Netsure Telecom Ltd. Beijing. September 3. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Oracle Corp. will acquire Irish company Netsure Telecom Ltd., a leading provider of network intelligence, a high ranking Oracle official said at a news conference this morning. ...
Russia does not plan to deploy nukes in Belarus - Lavrov.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Russia does not plan to deploy nukes in Belarus - Lavrov MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Russia does not have any plans concerning the deployment of nuclear arms in Belarus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "We do not have ...
Chinese Vice Premier calls for greater emphasis on drug quality monitoring.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Chinese Vice Premier calls for greater emphasis on drug quality monitoring Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Wu Yi, China's Vice Premier, called for greater emphasis on drug quality monitoring in the international arena, in a speech made at the World Congress of Pharmacy ...
Telecom operators should work with domestic content providers for chat services - company official.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Telecom operators should work with domestic content providers for chat services - company official Hong Kong. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese telecom operators that run mobile chat services should cooperate more with domestic common content providers (CPs) so as to ensure ...
Sugar sales smooth in major Chinese sugar producing regions over past 10 months.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sugar sales smooth in major Chinese sugar producing regions over past 10 months Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sugar sales in China's major sugar producing regions have remained smooth from start of the 2006/2007 sugar marketing season in October 2006 through to the end ...
MII and SEPA issue base station radiation monitoring guideline.
Sep 04, 2007 ... MII and SEPA issue base station radiation monitoring guideline Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's Ministry of Information Industry and the State Environmental Protection Administration recently issued a guideline on monitoring the electromagnetic radiation from ...
Medical device manufacturer fined $661,848 for bribery.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Medical device manufacturer fined $661,848 for bribery Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Beijing Far East De'er Medical Device Co. Ltd. has been fined RMB 5 million ($661,848) for offering bribes to 11 hospitals in Beijing, domestic media reported over the weekend. ...
Guandong Unicom lowers GPRS fees.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Guandong Unicom lowers GPRS fees Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Guangdong Unicom, China Unicom's subsidiary in Guangdong Province, has lowered its GPRS (general packet radio service) service fees, a source from the company said today. For a monthly fee of ...
Titan Petrochemicals Group buys shipyard.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Titan Petrochemicals Group buys shipyard Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Titan Petrochemicals Group Ltd., a large oil logistics service provider that is headquartered in Hong Kong and has operations in several Asian countries, announced yesterday that it will acquire a ...
NetEase to offer free unlimited email storage, China Yahoo may follow suit.
Sep 04, 2007 ... NetEase to offer free unlimited email storage, China Yahoo may follow suit Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese Internet company NetEase announced yesterday that it would give its users free unlimited email storage from around Sept. 10 onwards. A total of ...
UES to spend part of funds from OGK-5 sale on Chinese project (Repeat).
Sep 04, 2007 ... UES to spend part of funds from OGK-5 sale on Chinese project (Repeat) Moscow. September 4. INTERFAX - The board of directors at Unified Energy System of Russia (UES) (RTS: EESR) voted on Friday to use some of the funds the company earned from the sale of a blocking stake in ...
SMIC's Shanghai fab begins 12-inch wafer trial manufacturing.
Sep 04, 2007 ... SMIC's Shanghai fab begins 12-inch wafer trial manufacturing Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) recently began trial manufacturing at its new 12-inch wafer fab in Shanghai, state media reported yesterday. ...
Yunnan Copper teams up with Chinalco's copper project in Peru.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Yunnan Copper teams up with Chinalco's copper project in Peru Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Yunnan Copper Group, China's third largest copper smelter, has teamed up with the Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco) to develop the aluminum giant's recently acquired copper ...
CNPC finishes constructing large crude storage tank in Gansu.
Sep 04, 2007 ... CNPC finishes constructing large crude storage tank in Gansu Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - The China National Petroleum Corp. announced today that it has completed construction on its first large-scale crude oil storage tank in Gansu Province's city of Lanzhou, which ...
SFDA and MoH bans use of two Shanghai Pharma chemotherapies.
Sep 04, 2007 ... SFDA and MoH bans use of two Shanghai Pharma chemotherapies Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's State Food and Drug Administration and the Ministry of Health last Friday jointly banned the administration of cytarabine hydrochloride intrathecal injections manufactured ...
Baosteel's stainless steel production for 2007 to remain unchanged from last year.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Baosteel's stainless steel production for 2007 to remain unchanged from last year By Ginger Ding and Ida Chen Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanghai-listed Baosteel's stainless steel production for this year is set to remain unchanged from 1.35 million tons last year, ...
Soy meal spot price hits three-year high last week.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Soy meal spot price hits three-year high last week Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Domestic soy meal prices jumped by as much as RMB 200 ($26.47) per ton within a fortnight in some parts of China last week, while prices in northern China hit RMB 3,020 ($399.70) per ton, ...
Datang Mobile denies rumor about president's resignation.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Datang Mobile denies rumor about president's resignation Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - An official from Datang Mobile has denied a rumor about the resignation of Tang Ru'an, Datang Mobile's president. "It is not true that Tang Ru'an, Datang Mobile's ...
Beijing Wandong Medical Equipment to explore international MRI market.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Beijing Wandong Medical Equipment to explore international MRI market Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Beijing Wandong Medical Equipment Co. Ltd. announced today that it will establish a wholly owned subsidiary that will focus on developing the company's magnetic ...
East Siberian Railroad to start Irkutsk-Beijing traffic in 2008 (Repeat).
Sep 04, 2007 ... East Siberian Railroad to start Irkutsk-Beijing traffic in 2008 (Repeat) Irkutsk. September 4. INTERFAX - The East Siberian Railroad, a component of the Russian Railroads Company, will launch shuttle trains on the Irkutsk-Beijing line in 2008, the company said. The ...
China ships 248 mln mobile terminals in H1 - report.
Sep 04, 2007 ... China ships 248 mln mobile terminals in H1 - report Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - China shipped 248 million mobile communication terminals during the first half of this year, and major international brands such as Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson account for ...
MOA says 150 mln pigs in China immunized against blue-eared disease, industry still worried.
Sep 04, 2007 ... MOA says 150 mln pigs in China immunized against blue-eared disease, industry still worried Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - Nearly 150 million pigs in China have been immunized against blue-eared pig disease, otherwise known as porcine reproductive and respiratory ...
China Netcom invites PCCW's former vice chairman to take on advisory role.
Sep 04, 2007 ... China Netcom invites PCCW's former vice chairman to take on advisory role Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Netcom, the second largest fixed-line operator in China, has invited Su Zeguang, the former vice chairman of PCCW, to act as an adviser for the carrier, a ...
China bans new gas-fed methanol plants to cut down on pollution.
Sep 04, 2007 ... China bans new gas-fed methanol plants to cut down on pollution By Jing Yang Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's top economic planner has banned new natural gas-fed methanol projects, as well as several other types of plants, in an attempt to prioritize gas for city ...
Oil giants have not requested a raise in oil product prices - government official.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Oil giants have not requested a raise in oil product prices - government official Shanghai. September 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - The China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and the China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), China's top two oil companies, have not requested a raise in ...