Archive for October, 2007

China to develop tourism in Three Gorges Dam region

China’s Three Gorges Dam region will receive 26.9 billion yuan (3.5 billion U.S. dollars) from 2007 to 2020 to develop tourism to provide jobs for people relocated for the project.
The investment aims at realizing the government’s plan to build tourism into the pillar sector in the Three Gorges Dam region, in order to generate 20 [...]

US approves 6 new flight routes to China

The US Transportation Department Tuesday approved six new flight routes to China, including two to be launched ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games.
In a press release, the department said it made a final decision to award Atlanta-based Delta Airlines a new direct route from Atlanta to Shanghai and approved Chicago-based United Airlines a direct route [...]

Cereal shipping costs cut

China, the world’s biggest grain consumer, will cut rail costs to ship cereals from its main northeast production region, seeking to ease rising food costs that have driven the inflation rate to a 10-year high, Bloomberg News reported.
The surcharge on grain shipments under the so-called rail construction fund will be fixed at 18 yuan (US$2.40) [...]

China’s wool imports surge 27% in 1st 7 months

China imported 202,000 tons of wool in the first seven months of this year, up 26.8 percent on the same period of last year, the General Administration of Customs said on Thursday.The imports were valued at 1.13 billion U.S. dollars, up 61 percent, or 5,619 U.S. dollars per ton on average, up 27 percent.
Of the [...]

Vietnam imports more Chinese fruits via northern border gate

Vietnam doubled import volumes of Chinese fruits and vegetables via the international border gate of Tan Thanh, northern Lang Son province in September against August, according to local newspaper Labor on Monday.
Some 100 lorries, each carrying 10-15 tons of Chinese fruits and vegetables, went through the border gate each day in September, on average. The [...]

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