NEWS ON CHINA

China's growth looks set to continue
BBC News - UK
To appreciate just how quickly China's economy grew in 2005, you only have to witness the constant lines of giant cargo ships and oil tankers steaming in and ...

China to depend more on oil, natural gas imports in the future ...
Forbes - USA
BEIJING (AFX) - China's Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan said China will depend more on oil and natural gas imports in future due to the rapid rise in demand for energy ...

China to raise factory price of natural gas
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
China decided to further reform its monopolized price forming mechanism of natural gas and started to raise the factory price of natural gas on Monday. ...

Jail terms to stop China's boy bias
Australian - Australia
CHINA plans to jail anyone who helps prospective parents to learn the sex of their unborn child, in an attempt to reduce the number of female fetuses being ...

Bridgestone to Build $100M Plant in China
Houston Chronicle - United States
TOKYO -- Bridgestone Corp. said Tuesday that it will invest about $100 million to build a synthetic rubber plant in Guandong, China to meet increasing demand. ...

Cooper Gets China OKs
TheStreet.com - USA
Cooper Tire says it now has every government approval it needs to go ahead with the purchase of 51% of Shandong Chengshan Tire, China's third-largest government-owned tire company.

U.S. puts sanctions on Chinese firms for aiding Tehran
Several Chinese companies involved in selling missile goods and chemical-arms materials to Iran have been hit with U.S. sanctions, Bush administration officials said yesterday.