Chinese Forum: Beijing to host Arab-Chinese business forum in April
Abu Dhabi, 6 February: A delegation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will attend a two-day Arab-Chinese Businessmen Forum due in April in Beijing, China, the Khaleej Times reported Sunday [6 February].The forum, bringing together Arab and Chinese financial institutions and government representatives, will explore economic cooperation between China and Arab countries and means to enhance investment.Both sides might agree to create an...
Chinese Forum: Oei tells China firms to venture abroad
TYCOON Oei Hong Leong has urged Chinese firms to go global because China's rapidly diminishing resources cannot sustain them for long. The country's resource drain is beginning to give it 'a sense of crisis', he told the Third Overseas Chinese Forum Worldwide in Beijing last week.'China's resources such as energy, minerals and agricultural resources, which were once regarded as a source of pride, are getting...
Chinese Forum: Russia's chief banker in call for closer cooperation with China
Moscow, 17 April: The potential of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation is used insufficiently, the governor of the [Central] Bank of Russia, Viktor Gerashchenko, said on Tuesday [17 April] at the opening of a Russian-Chinese forum on banking and financial cooperation.He noted that the volume of bilateral trade dwindled down from 5.7bn to 4.5bn US dollars in 1996-1999, while it climbed up to 6bn dollars last year. Gerashchenko sees the reason for the low volume of bilateral trade in...