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Pacts inked with Greece

Greece and China on Tuesday signed 14 cooperation agreements covering industries including tourism and shipping, during a visit to Athens by Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang.

No financial details were immediately available.

Tonkolili deal completed

African Minerals Ltd said a proposed 167.8 million pound investment by China Railway Materials (CRM) to develop the Tonkolili iron ore project in Sierra Leone has been completed following Chinese government approval. As previously announced, CRM will take a 12.5 percent stake in African Minerals.

ZTE on track with HSBB

Telecom equipment provider ZTE Corp said on Wednesday that it has made progress in cooperating with Telekom Malaysia to participate as one of the major suppliers to construct a national high-speed broadband (HSBB) network in Malaysia.

Bloomberg-Reuters-Xinhua

(China Daily 06/17/2010 page13)