"The most pressing task for China-Japan relations, I think, is to enhance mutual trust and friendship," Jing Dunquan, vice-president of China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA), told China Daily just before President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan. The ongoing five-day state visit to Japan is the first by a Chinese president in a decade.
Chinese stocks fell in heavy trade yesterday, led by financials, as some investors worried that upcoming economic data could stall the market's two-week rebound.
Copper futures fell in Shanghai on the first trading day after a national holiday on signs Chinese buyers are holding back amid ample local supplies and high world prices.
China Life Insurance Co, the nation's largest insurer, fell in Shanghai trading after the company reported a drop in first-quarter profit as a declining domestic stock market hurt investment returns.
Rice advanced above $25 for the first time as Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Sam's Club warehouse unit restricted purchases of some types of rice in the United States.
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