China Int'l Private Equity Forum sees huge contractual funds s..
06-13-2010
- The 4th China International Private Equity Forum saw contractual agreements worth 15.5 billion yuan signed, before it closed in north China's Tianjin Municipality Saturday.
The forum, which aimed at providing introducti..
US, Cuba to hold immigration talks next week
06-13-2010
- The United States and Cuba have agreed to hold immigration talks in Washington within days, a U.S. official said Saturday, the first since a similar meeting in Havana in February.
The talks scheduled for Friday are inte..
Chinese economic planner forecasts 2.6% CPI growth in first ha..
06-13-2010
- Chinese top economic planner predicted a "mild" year-on-year rise in the consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, in June, resulting in an average CPI increase of around 2.6 percent in the first half on Sat..
Chinese foreign fuel reliance rises
06-13-2010
- Chinese natural gas import volume jumped 206 percent year-on-year to 4.51 billion cubic meters in the first four months of 2010. Imports now account for 12.8 percent of all domestically consumed natural gas, up five perc..
GM plans to focus on greener engines
06-12-2010
- General Motors Corp announced plans to introduce more fuel efficient models into China with the aim of reducing fuel consumption by 15 percent over the next five years on Friday.
Following a similar plan launched in 200..
Steel mills resisting higher iron ore prices
06-12-2010
- Steel mills in China, the world's biggest, are resisting efforts by Vale SA, Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. to raise contract prices after steel dropped and the European debt crisis roiled markets, the China Iron ..
HK construction works gross value rose 3.1%
06-12-2010
- The total gross value of construction works main contractors performed in Q1 2010 in Hong Kong rose 3.1 percent in nominal terms over a year earlier, to 25.1 billion HK dollars in Hong Kong, the Census and Statistics Dep..
EU current account deficit soars in Q1
06-12-2010
- The European Union (EU)'s current account deficit soared in Q1 2010 after a dramatic fall in the previous three months, the EU's statistical bureau Eurostat estimated Friday.
The EU's external current account recorded a..
British manufacturing resilient as inflation fears grow
06-12-2010
- British economic indicators continued to give mixed signals yesterday as manufacturing showed signs of resilience but a separate survey detected growing concern among consumers about inflation.
Manufacturing output fell..
Chinese FDI up 27.48 % in May
06-12-2010
- The amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) into China in May up 27.48 percent year on year to 8.13 billion U.S. dollars, said Yao Jian, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC), Saturday.
The figure brought the co..