China Business News back issues from November 2007:
Wyeth to spend $58.50 mln to expand OTC production in China.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Wyeth to spend $58.50 mln to expand OTC production in China Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Wyeth Pharmaceutical Co. (Wyeth), one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, announced Tuesday that will inject $58.5 million into its Chinese subsidiary Wyeth ...
Spreadtrum records net profit of $6.06 mln in Q3.(Financial report)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Spreadtrum records net profit of $6.06 mln in Q3 Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Spreadtrum Communications Inc. recorded a net profit of $6.06 million in the third quarter of 2007, increasing 63.6 percent year-on-year due to its growth in baseband shipments, ...
SGE lowers gold contract commission in bid to fire up market.
Nov 01, 2007 ... SGE lowers gold contract commission in bid to fire up market Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), China's sole precious metals spot trading platform, reduced gold contract commission today, in a move designed to activate the gold market and ...
China to raise pharmaceutical pollutant discharge standards.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China to raise pharmaceutical pollutant discharge standards By Karl Zhong Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's State Environmental Protection Administration is currently seeking public comment on pollutant discharge standards for the pharmaceutical industry, with ...
Sunwave Communications to purchase 51 pct stake in Hangzhou Jointcom Communication Technology.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Sunwave Communications to purchase 51 pct stake in Hangzhou Jointcom Communication Technology Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sunwave Communications, a wireless network products and network coverage solutions provider in Hangzhou, announced today that the company has ...
Price of steam coal will continue to rise in Q4 - MOFCOM.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Price of steam coal will continue to rise in Q4 - MOFCOM Beijing. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The price of steam coal will continue to rise in the next two months, according to a report released by China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) yesterday. The report indicates ...
China online ad market enlarges 62.8 pct yearly in Q2.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China online ad market enlarges 62.8 pct yearly in Q2 Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The total revenue of China's online advertising market reached RMB 1.08 billion ($145 million) in the second quarter of 2007, up 62.8 year-on-year and 32.4 quarter-on-quarter, according ...
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in China Conference, Nov 15 in London (Repeat).(Conference news)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in China Conference, Nov 15 in London (Repeat) Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in China Conference 15th November 2007, The Brewery, London, United Kingdom EastEuro Link is pleased to announce its first annual Conference of the ...
Huawei and ITU to improve access to information in developing countries.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Huawei and ITU to improve access to information in developing countries Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced yesterday that it has signed a memorandum of rnderstanding with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at ...
China's balance of payments surplus continues growth in H1 - SAFE.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China's balance of payments surplus continues growth in H1 - SAFE By Goffy Zhao Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's balance of payments (BOP) surplus continued to grow during the first half of the year, with the country's capital and financial accounts surplus ...
Shanghai receives first team of MoH-certified health advisors.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Shanghai receives first team of MoH-certified health advisors Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Shanghai Institute of Health Care announced yesterday that 40 trainee health advisors have been accredited by the Ministry of Health to make up Shanghai's first team of ...
Mobile TV gains popularity worldwide, more users watch at home.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Mobile TV gains popularity worldwide, more users watch at home Hong Kong. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - As mobile TV gains global momentum, a recent survey taken in Europe indicates that more than 50 percent of mobile TV users watch mobile TV at home, an official from Turner ...
Cisco to reach Chinese SMEs through Alibaba.com.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cisco to reach Chinese SMEs through Alibaba.com Beijing. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Cisco Systems Inc. today announced that it will invest around $17.5 million in Alibaba.com, which plans to make its IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange next week, and will partner with the B2B ...
China press review for November 1, 2007 - the morning papers.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China press review for November 1, 2007 - the morning papers Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of Chinese newspapers published on November 1. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. Politics & Economics ...
Authorities seize counterfeit handsets in Beijing during crackdown.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Authorities seize counterfeit handsets in Beijing during crackdown Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce's Haidian and Fengtai branches seized 88 "Amycall" and "Samsong"-branded counterfeit mobile handsets yesterday, state ...
China boosts investments in Kazakhstan (Repeat).
Nov 01, 2007 ... China boosts investments in Kazakhstan (Repeat) Astana. November 1. INTERFAX-KAZAKHSTAN - Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiyun highlighted booming investments of Chinese companies in Kazakh economy. "There is an objective trend of booming investments from ...
Hubei Daily Group preparing for IPO.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Hubei Daily Group preparing for IPO Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Hubei Daily Group has started preparations for an initial public offering, the second publishing company to do so since the Chinese government stepped up its encouragement for media and publishing ...
China press review for November 1, 2007 - the evening papers.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China press review for November 1, 2007 - the evening papers Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of Chinese newspapers published on Nov. 1. Interfax does not accept any liability for information contained in these reports. Government and ...
China receives $2.3 mln shipment of Canadian pigs in late October.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China receives $2.3 mln shipment of Canadian pigs in late October Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shandong Liuhe Group, one of the leading animal breeding and reproduction companies in China, received a shipment in late October of live pigs from Canada with a total value ...
Intel China and Haier Group extend cooperation on mobile devices, PCs and digital home appliances.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Intel China and Haier Group extend cooperation on mobile devices, PCs and digital home appliances Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Intel China signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese home appliance giant Haier Group in Bejing today to cooperate over PCs, mobile ...
China's commodity futures market turnover tops $3.97 trillion in first 10 months.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China's commodity futures market turnover tops $3.97 trillion in first 10 months Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Turnover on China's commodity futures markets topped RMB 29.78 trillion ($3.97 trillion) in the first 10 months of the year, according to statistics from the ...
SGE introduces new gold trade contract.
Nov 01, 2007 ... SGE introduces new gold trade contract Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), China's sole precious metals spot trading platform, today announced that it will launch a new gold trade contract on Nov. 5, with very similar trading principles to ...
Zhejiang Jingxin to receive government fund for pharma R & D.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Zhejiang Jingxin to receive government fund for pharma R & D Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Zhejiang Jingxin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. announced yesterday that it is to receive a government grant to research and develop improved production techniques for chemical drugs. ...
China IPO activity raises $14 bln in Q3, doubling from a year earlier.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China IPO activity raises $14 bln in Q3, doubling from a year earlier Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Companies in mainland China and Hong Kong raised $14 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) in the third quarter of 2007, well over double the $6 billion raised ...
China's resource tax system could soon be reformed - report.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China's resource tax system could soon be reformed - report Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - A revised regulation that was recently submitted to China's State Council for approval could fundamentally alter the country's resource tax system, state media reported today. ...
China's gold output up 13.10 pct year-on-year to 191.46 tons in first nine months - NDRC.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China's gold output up 13.10 pct year-on-year to 191.46 tons in first nine months - NDRC Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China produced a total of 191.46 tons of gold in the first nine months of this year, up 13.10 percent from the same period last year, according to ...
Shanxi Coking inks five-year offtake agreement with Xinxin Vanadium and Titanium.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Shanxi Coking inks five-year offtake agreement with Xinxin Vanadium and Titanium Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanxi Coking Co. Ltd., the Shanghai-listed subsidiary of Shanxi Coking Group, recently entered into an offtake agreement with Shanghai-listed Chengde Xinxin ...
Jinchuan inks MOU with Canadian miner for nickel and copper resources.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Jinchuan inks MOU with Canadian miner for nickel and copper resources Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Jinchuan Group, China's largest nickel producer, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Toronto-listed Coronation Minerals Inc. in order to further ...
Texas Instruments to assist three Chinese universities with DSP technology.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Texas Instruments to assist three Chinese universities with DSP technology Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Texas Instruments (TI) announced yesterday that it will provide up to RMB 12 million ($1.6 million) over the next five years to three Chinese universities through ...
Shell establishes first solely owned subsidiary in China.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Shell establishes first solely owned subsidiary in China Beijing. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Royal Dutch Shell Group, the leading international lubricant giant, established a petrochemical subsidiary in Luzhou in Sichuan Province in mid-October, its first solely owned ...
Shell to expand businesses in China's downstream oil sector.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Shell to expand businesses in China's downstream oil sector Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Royal Dutch Shell Group will increase investment in downstream sectors of China's oil industry on the back of ongoing strong demand from the world's second largest energy consumer, ...
Chinese equities retreat on return to profit taking.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Chinese equities retreat on return to profit taking Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese equities retreated on Tuesday amid reemerged profit taking activities, with the benchmark Shanghai composite index (SCI) dropping 40.48 points, or 0.68 percent, to finish the day ...
Sugarcane crushing officially starts in Guangxi.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Sugarcane crushing officially starts in Guangxi Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Sugarcane crushing for the 2007/ 2008 season officially started today in southern China's Guangxi Autonomous Region, China's largest sugar producing region, according to the Guangxi Sugar ...
Anhui Fengyuan to set up new company to manufacture IV product packaging.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Anhui Fengyuan to set up new company to manufacture IV product packaging Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Anhui Fengyuan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. announced today that it plans to set up a new company that will manufacture packaging materials for its intravenous ...
Shanghai fuel oil futures hit fresh yearly highs.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Shanghai fuel oil futures hit fresh yearly highs Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Fuel oil futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) hit fresh highs for the year on Thursday after international crude oil prices moved closer to the key $100 per barrel benchmark ...
Current Hubei rapeseed price up 45 pct from May.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Current Hubei rapeseed price up 45 pct from May Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Hubei's rapeseed purchase price has surged 45 percent from May to the current price of RMB 195 ($26.16) per 50 kilograms, according to statistics from the China National Grain and Oil ...
United States to assist China in developing CBM projects.
Nov 01, 2007 ... United States to assist China in developing CBM projects Beijing. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The United States will fund a research project to assist China in setting up a system for the recovery and utilization of coal-bed methane (CBM), a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...
China's base metal production for first nine months rises on an annual basis - NBS.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China's base metal production for first nine months rises on an annual basis - NBS Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's base metal production between January and September has seen a general uptrend when compared with the same period last year, according to the ...
Nanshan Aluminum to issue bonds worth $376 mln in order to finance aluminum alloy projects.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Nanshan Aluminum to issue bonds worth $376 mln in order to finance aluminum alloy projects Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanghai-listed Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. Ltd. has decided to issue 28 million five-year convertible bonds worth a total of RMB 2.8 billion ...
Three contracts facilitated by Russian-Chinese Business Council to be signed during Wen's visit (Repeat).
Nov 01, 2007 ... Three contracts facilitated by Russian-Chinese Business Council to be signed during Wen's visit (Repeat) Moscow. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - During Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Russia, set for early November, three agreements, drafted with assistance from the ...
Eurofer submits anti-dumping complaints against Chinese steel products.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Eurofer submits anti-dumping complaints against Chinese steel products By Ginger Ding Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - Eurofer, the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries, submitted anti-dumping complaints to the European Commission in Brussels on Oct. 29 ...
China raises fuel retail prices by around 10 pct in surprise move to ease severe shortage.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China raises fuel retail prices by around 10 pct in surprise move to ease severe shortage By Jing Yang Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's industrial watchdog, unexpectedly raised domestic fuel retail ...
MoH issues draft regulations for physical examinations.
Nov 01, 2007 ... MoH issues draft regulations for physical examinations Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Ministry of Health yesterday issued a draft set of regulations concerning physical examination reports and is soliciting suggestions. According to the draft regulations, ...
Almost all Shanghai CHCs open TCM departments - municipal health bureau.
Nov 01, 2007 ... Almost all Shanghai CHCs open TCM departments - municipal health bureau Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau announced yesterday that 224 community health centers (CHC) in the city have now set up traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ...
CNPC to build refinery in Costa Rica to process heavy crude from Venezuela - report.
Nov 01, 2007 ... CNPC to build refinery in Costa Rica to process heavy crude from Venezuela - report Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC)., the country's largest oil and gas producer, plans to build a refinery in Costa Rica to process heavy oil ...
China's crude steel production to reach 480 mln tons this year - CISA.
Nov 01, 2007 ... China's crude steel production to reach 480 mln tons this year - CISA Shanghai. November 1. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's crude steel production will reach approximately 480 million tons this year, up 14 percent from last year, while pig iron output will increase 12.4 percent from ...
U.S. hopes N. Korean nuclear facilities will be closed down before year's end (Repeat).
Nov 02, 2007 ... U.S. hopes N. Korean nuclear facilities will be closed down before year's end (Repeat) Beijing. November 2. INTERFAX-AVN - The United States hope that North Korean nuclear facilities in Yongbyon will be closed down and that Pyongyang will present the list of all its nuclear ...
.cn domain in demand by multinationals and domestic companies - CNNIC.
Nov 02, 2007 ... .cn domain in demand by multinationals and domestic companies - CNNIC By Annie Sun Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - A growing number of multinational as well as domestic companies are now registering .cn domain names, which will be a future trend due to the need of ...
State reserves authorities sell 3 mln tons of stockpiled wheat since September.
Nov 02, 2007 ... State reserves authorities sell 3 mln tons of stockpiled wheat since September Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's state reserves have sold 3.01 million tons of wheat at weekly state wheat auctions since September, according to statistics from the National Grain and ...
Shanghai fuel oil futures jump in the week after hitting fresh yearly highs.
Nov 02, 2007 ... Shanghai fuel oil futures jump in the week after hitting fresh yearly highs Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanghai fuel oil futures continued to rally this week after international crude prices breached the $95-a-barrel mark on Wednesday night. International ...
China Unicom to release 4 mln CDMA handsets.
Nov 02, 2007 ... China Unicom to release 4 mln CDMA handsets Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Unicom, the country's second largest mobile communications provider, plans to inject up to 4 million CDMA mobile handsets into the market before the end of the year, state media reported ...
Russia, China consider expanding cooperation in civilian nuclear energy use - Chinese premier (Repeat).
Nov 02, 2007 ... Russia, China consider expanding cooperation in civilian nuclear energy use - Chinese premier (Repeat) Beijing. November 2. INTERFAX - Russian and Chinese companies are looking into ways to expand cooperation in the civilian use of nuclear energy, Chinese State Council Premier ...
China's search engine revenues rise 110.3 pct -y-o-y in Q3.(Financial report)
Nov 02, 2007 ... China's search engine revenues rise 110.3 pct -y-o-y in Q3 Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's search engine market generated RMB 818 million ($109.7 million) in revenue in the third quarter of this year, soaring 110.3 percent year-on-year and up 27.6 percent ...
Zhangjiagang Port is largest vegetable oil import, distribution center in China.
Nov 02, 2007 ... Zhangjiagang Port is largest vegetable oil import, distribution center in China Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Zhangjiagang Port in Jiangsu Province received 1.43 million tons of vegetable oil in the first three quarters of the year, accounting for 23.1 percent of ...
China's coal-bed methane industry holds promise.
Nov 02, 2007 ... China's coal-bed methane industry holds promise By Jing Yang Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Despite the many problems still plaguing China's emerging coal-bed methane (CBM) market, industry insiders said during a forum held earlier this week that the future outlook for ...
Shanghai Heyuan becomes second largest shareholder of Conba.
Nov 02, 2007 ... Shanghai Heyuan becomes second largest shareholder of Conba Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. announced today that Shanghai Heyuan Technology Development Co. Ltd. has become the company's second largest ...
Chinese premier praises Russian media for helping develop relations (Repeat).
Nov 02, 2007 ... Chinese premier praises Russian media for helping develop relations (Repeat) Beijing. November 2. INTERFAX - The Russian media plays an important role in the development of Russian-Chinese relations, Chinese State Council Premier Wen Jiabao told a number of leading Russian news ...
Medical device exports see largest growth within Beijing's pharma industry - report.
Nov 02, 2007 ... Medical device exports see largest growth within Beijing's pharma industry - report Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Medical device exports in the first eight months of this year accounted for just over half of Beijing's pharmaceutical industry exports and also saw the ...
Russian-Chinese relations have reached "unheard-of" level - Chinese Premier (Repeat).
Nov 02, 2007 ... Russian-Chinese relations have reached "unheard-of" level - Chinese Premier (Repeat) Beijing. November 2. INTERFAX - Russian-Chinese relations have reached "an unheard-of level" and entered a qualitatively new phase in their development, Chinese State Council Premier Wen Jiabao ...
PRESS RELEASE: Interfax interview with China's Premier is front page news nationwide.
Nov 02, 2007 ... PRESS RELEASE: Interfax interview with China's Premier is front page news nationwide Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Interfax China is pleased to announce that the recent interview it conducted in Beijing with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has been widely published across ...
China's health care industry prime for investment.
Nov 02, 2007 ... China's health care industry prime for investment By Lizzy Li Beijing. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's health care sector is prime for venture capitalists, investment banks and even private investors, industry insiders at this year's China Healthcare Industry Investment ...
China Netcom to provide Tianjin subscribers with itemized local-call statements.
Nov 02, 2007 ... China Netcom to provide Tianjin subscribers with itemized local-call statements Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China Netcom's subsidiary in Tianjin Municipality will begin offering its customers in December a new itemized billing service for local calls, a company ...
China's gold production rises 13.10 pct year-on-year to 191.46 tons in first three quarters - CGA.
Nov 02, 2007 ... China's gold production rises 13.10 pct year-on-year to 191.46 tons in first three quarters - CGA Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China produced a total of 191.46 tons of gold in the first three quarters of this year, lifting 13.10 percent from the same period last year, ...
Proportion of bad debts of China's commercial banks falls to 6.2 pct by end of Q3.
Nov 02, 2007 ... Proportion of bad debts of China's commercial banks falls to 6.2 pct by end of Q3 Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's commercial banks saw the proportion of bad debt to total debt drop to 6.2 percent, while their total bad debt amounted to RMB 1.25 trillion ($167.91 ...
China to reform tariff assessment system for wind farm development bids.
Nov 02, 2007 ... China to reform tariff assessment system for wind farm development bids Shanghai. November 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Chinese authorities will use a new system to assess feed-in tariffs for wind farm projects submitted for the upcoming round of bidding for wind farm development rights, ...