WTO

  • Oct 18, 2001
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CHINA: Telecoms majors fear domestic rivals

There are indications that the State Council may be planning to break up China Telecom and...

China
  • Oct 17, 2001
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CHINA: September industrial output up 9.5%

September industrial output rose by 9.5% year-on-year to 255.2 billion renminbi (28.0 billion...

China
  • Oct 9, 2001
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CHINA: AMCs debt 'warehouses' for China's banks

If China successfully unloads its bad loans it will greatly strengthen its over-leveraged...

China
  • Oct 8, 2001
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BANGLADESH: Zia victory need not presage Islamisation

Despite the scale of its victory in the October 1 general election, the Bangladesh National...

Bangladesh
  • Oct 8, 2001
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LATIN AMERICA/EU: Banana import waiver on track

Regional banana producers agreed on Friday to start the 90-day period required for examination...

Latin America
  • Oct 8, 2001
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CHINA: Construction grows, but investors face obstacle

China's construction industry generates annual income in the vicinity of 120 billion dollars --...

China
  • Oct 3, 2001
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CHINA: Local brewers sober up

China's beer industry exhibits many symptoms typical of the country's corporate sector --...

China
  • Sep 26, 2001
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CHINA: Industrial profits slow

The National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday that profits at industrial firms rose 15.8% in...

China