Jilin Province consumer goods retail sales up in Nov(China)

Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) informed that in November this year, total retail sales of consumer goods of Jilin increased 10% to RMB13.532 billion. According to statistics, in November, urban total ...

Japan to trade with China says MOC(China)

Ministry of Commerce (MOC) of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) informed that Japans seeks free trade deals with China. Japan is likely to pursue Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China and India as well as Australia to give it mo...

Textiles sector raises Industrial Profits, Jan to Nov 2005(China)

National Bureau of Statistics of China released the Industrial Profits results from January to November for 2005. From January to November, the total volume of profits made by industrial enterprises above designated size (All state-o...

Dashang Group acquires Harbin No 1 Department Store(China)

Retailer Dashang Group has purchased department store Harbin No 1 Department Store and will invest CNY550 million (€55.4 million) to reposition the company, according to the sources reported. The group operates 120 stores in 26 citie...

Mainland to negotiate FTA with 27 nations: Bo Xilai(China)

After remaining silent during the WTO meeting in Hong Kong, December 2005, China has decided to focus on the bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) and play a lead role in multilateral trade discussions during the year 2006. The mainl...

Double digit export growth registered(Hong Kong)

Hong Kong's total exports registered a double digit growth for the fourth consecutive month for Novemeber despite uncertain global situation. It beat the official 10 percent forecast to log 11.5 percent year-on-year growth. Total...

Heilongjiang trade - steady growth with major partners(China)

According to statistics of Harbin Customs, total imports and exports of Heilongjiang were US$8.58 billion in January through November, up by 38.9 percent compared with same time last year, and imports and exports with major trading partn...

MOC Circular - textile products, agricultural & light ind trade(China)

Chinese Ministry of Commerce¡¯s (MOC) Administrative commercial departments and financial offices (bureaus) in all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, separately listed cities and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps of ...

China-Africa strategic ties to be strengthened(China)

In a move to strenghten and improve China-Africa cooperation, leaders from China and African countries will meet in Beijing in autumn next year. Sources revealed that to discuss how to improve China-Africa friendly and cooperative tie...

Mandelson to solve China-EU trade matters - BRC(UK)

British Retail Consortium (BRC) informed that Commissioner Peter Mandelson has acknowledged in the letter to BRC Director General that the concerns of the retail sector on China-EU trade relations, particularly the EU's intentions to imp...