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Steel Sector Investment Drops
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| Fixed asset investment in the steel sector registered negative growth in the first quarter of this year, which an industry organization attributed to the government's macroeconomic control efforts. |
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Agreements Signed in Manila
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| China and the Philippines are pushing for the establishment of a "strategic and cooperative relationship for peace and development" with the signing of agreements to open the way for more trade, investment and maritime cooperation yesterday in Manila. |
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Shanghai Invites World Expo Bids
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| The organizer of the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 yesterday launched a program to invite plans from all over the world for the content of the exhibition and its development, along with regulations on the licensing of the use of its trademarks. |
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KMT Leader Kicks off Historic Visit
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| Lien Chan, chairman of Kuomintang (KMT), arrived Tuesday afternoon in Nanjing for a historic eight-day visit, his first to the mainland since 1949. |
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Opposition to EU Textiles Investigation
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| The Ministry of Commerce yesterday voiced firm opposition to a proposed EU investigation into possible restrictions on Chinese textile imports, saying it would be in violation of WTO rules. |
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Strategic Partnership Forged with Indonesia
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| The presidents of China and Indonesia proclaimed a strategic partnership between their two nations in Jakarta Monday. Hu Jintao was still in Indonesia after the Asian-African Summit and the 50th anniversary of the Bandung Conference. |
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Trade Unions Urged to Stick to Socialism
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| The president of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, also a senior Party official and vice chairman of the National People's Congress, said Monday that trade unions should continue to serve the Party and the country whilst representing their members. |
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Leaders Relive Bandung Walk
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| Representatives from about 100 countries yesterday gathered in Bandung, Indonesia to mark the 50th anniversary of the original summit by replaying the 50-meter Bandung Walk. They vowed to boost cooperation between the two continents with regular conferences. |
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China Initiates Five Proposals on Ties with Japan
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| Chinese President Hu Jintao said Japan should seriously reflect over its wartime history and properly handle the current difficult situation in the Sino-Japanese relations, when meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Jakarta Saturday. |
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Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference Opens
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| The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference 2005 opened Saturday morning at the International Conference Center in Boao, a scenic town in China's southernmost island province of Hainan. |
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