Airlines consider buying C919
0 
China's business press carried the following stories on Friday. China.org.cn has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Airlines consider buying C919—National Business Daily
Senior aviation officials of Air China and China Southern said at the Singapore Airshow that they will prepare to buy China's first home-grown jumbo jet, the C919 jets. This is the first time that the domestic airlines sent a signal to foreign media that they have a buying plan for C919.
Yuan Wenfeng, assistant manager of the project management department of the jet maker, Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac), also attended the air show and said the company is now taking advance orders for C919 jets.
He added that the company plans to sell 100 C919 jets this year and more than 2,000 in the next 20 years.
Terry Gou to buy a US$18.7 million golf course—tech.sina.com.cn
Taiwan billionaire Terry Gou is planning to spend NT$600 million (US$18.7 million) to buy the New Tamsui Golf Clubin Taipei, and turn it into a first class golf course in Taiwan.
Terry Gou's purchase has comes as a surprise to some industry analysts because the golf course has been amongst the lowest ranked golf courses in Taiwan, due to its poor business.
CSR may reconsider Bright Food's bid—Oriental Morning Post
The Australian conglomerate CSR may reconsider Bright Food's US$1.5 billion cash bid for its sugar assets, after the Australian Federal Court decided on Wednesday to block the company's plan to separate its sugar business.
At the end of last month, CSR rejected Bright Food's offer for CSR's 150-year-old sugar business.
CSR shares dropped 11 percent in Sydney trading yesterday, the biggest slump in almost eight months, as investors reacted to the Federal Court's shock decision to rebuff its planned spin-off.
Go to Forum >>0 Comments