China, Kazakhstan ink deals

China and Kazakhstan will jointly develop more than 40 projects in sectors such as natural resources, and otherwise expand bilateral economic cooperation, the countries' premiers agreed yesterday.

The agreements were inked by Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov, as well as other officials and business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The documents also covered wheat trade, electricity and preferential loans from the Export-Import Bank of China to the Development Bank of Kazakhstan.