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Bolivia, China ink deal to build telecoms satelliteLa Paz (AFP) Dec 14, 2010 Bolivia and China have signed a deal to build a 300-million-dollar communications satellite to be launched into space within three years, officials here said Tuesday. Construction of the Tupac Katari satellite, named after an 18th century indigenous hero who fought Bolivia's Spanish colonizers, will be financed 85 percent with funds from China. The agreement was signed on Monday by officials from the Bolivian Space Agency and the China Great Wall Industries Corporation (CGWIC), along with govern ... read more |
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China foreign direct investment up 38 percent in November Foreign direct investment in China leapt 38.17 percent in November, the government said Wednesday, despite efforts by authorities to cool the economy and stem liquidity flows. ... more | .. |
China planners expect four percent inflation in 2011: report Chinese economic planners aim to hold the country's inflation rate at four percent for 2011, up a full percentage point from this year's target, state media said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
China, India PMs agree to double trade by 2015 China and India's premiers agreed Thursday to double bilateral trade to 100 billion dollars by 2015, during talks that otherwise showed no apparent progress on a series of key disputes. ... more | .. |
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