Review & Analysis

Greener investment urged
Reconstruction work after the earthquake in southwest Sichuan province will entail faster investment growth later this year. Plicymakers should make sure that investment expands in line with higher energy efficiency and environmental standards.

Why China is crucial to world food security
Last week Premier Wen Jiabao said that "China is deeply concerned about food security", and announced that the government would give $2 million to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in response to the extraordinary difficulties it is facing as a result of rising food prices.


Hot Talks
JPMorgan Chase: Profit for listed firms may grow 20%
Profit for China's listed companies may grow 20 percent this year despite the strong quake that shook southwest China.
China to issue over 27b yuan 7-year T-bonds
Chinese Ministry of Finance announced on Friday that it will issue 27.15 billion yuan ($3.88 billion) worth of book-entry treasury bonds, the seventh batch of its kind of the year.
Satellites used for quake relief services
Ground controllers have initiated an emergency response program to ensure that satellites in the space are providing proper support for the rescue and relief operations.
SFDA vows to ensure quality of donated drug
China is strengthening its efforts to ensure safety of drugs donated by domestic companies to victims of quake centered in Sichuan Province.

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BIZ GUIDE
  Investment Alerts
FDI surges in the first four months
China saw $35.02 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) utilized in the first four months, up 59.32 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.
Private entities urged to invest in railways
BIZ EVENTS
2008 The 7th China International Consumer Goods Fair
Time: 2008/06/08 - 2008/06/12
Venue:  Ningbo International Conference & Exhibition Center
08' Int'l Mobile Phone Industry Exhibition and Forum
Time: 2008/06/12 - 2008/06/14
Venue: Binhai International Convention and Exhibition Center

China International Software and Information Service Fair
Time: 2008/06/18 - 2008/06/22
Venue: Dalian World Expo Centre
The 20th Guangzhou (China) International Toys & Gifts Fair
Time: 2008/05/05 - 2008/05/07
Venue: Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre
BIZ SHOP
  Monthly Reports
CIRC behind insurers' listing

The insurance regulator will continue to support qualified insurers to get listed at the right time.


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China & Globalization
Asian countries to pay $80b for foreign reserve swap
Finance ministers from the ASEAN as well as China, Japan and South Korea agreed on the minimum scale of a regional foreign resing to other parts.


Major Markets

 

Name

Value

Change

Time

Shanghai

3,624.23

-0.36% Fri
Shenzhen 13,314.38 -0.71% Fri
HSI

25,755.35

-0.62%

Fri
Nikkei

14,219.48

-0.23%

Fri
Dow

12,986.80

-0.05%

Fri
Nasdaq

2,528.85

-0.19%

Fri


Exchange Rates in RMB

100 units of foreign currencies (05/16)

USD

698.95

HKD

89.61

EUR

1080.65

JPY

6.6735

GBP

1361.24

CHF

662

CAD

698.06

AUD

657.65