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    Hainan considers higher duty-free limit

    17  January 2013 HAIKOU – China’s southernmost province of Hainan is considering raising the duty-free allowance for tourists as it attempts to build itself as an international resort, a local…

    Experts call for protecting overseas investment

    17  January 2013 BEIJING – Experts urged investment destination countries to guarantee legitimate interests of Chinese investors in accordance with laws and agreements against the pressure from the slowing economic…

    SME confidence slips again in Q3

    17  January 2013 The SME confidence index stood at 46.71 percent, down 7.44 percentage points on the previous quarter, according to the bank’s research. A reading of above 50 shows…

    Travel rush ahead of holidays

    17  January 2013 A large number of passengers wait to board trains at the Nanjing Railway Station in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province on Sept 27, 2012. The travel rush started on…

    Chinese may invest in fairytale theme park

    17  January 2013 COPENHAGEN — A Chinese investor could be close to investing in a theme park centered on the life of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, the Mayor of…

    HK conference hears of African opportunity

    17  January 2013 Africa’s fast-growing economies can provide huge opportunities to Asian investors, especially those from the Chinese mainland, experts have told the Africa Investment Summit being held in Hong…

    Changchun paving way for Northeast Asian trade

    17  January 2013 A large-scale free trade zone is taking shape on the outskirts of Changchun, an industrial city in Northeast China, is aimed at supporting fledgling economic cooperation between…

    HK’s 1st European FTA to enter into force

    17  January 2013 HONG KONG — The Free Trade Agreement between Hong Kong and the Member States of the European Free Trade Association, namely Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, will…

    China is UN’s valuable partner for food security

    17  January 2013 ROME — Speaking ahead of a five-day trip to China, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said China is playing a key role…

    Govt transparency improves, research finds

    17  January 2013 Most central government departments have met legal requirements on transparency in the past year, but there is still a long way to go, according to a research…