Tag: China

• Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 04:37 UTC

  China prepares the ground for the Yuan to gradually become a reserve currency

  

  China will make part of the booming Shenzhen economic zone, a test ground for freer Yuan usage and capital account convertibility, the National Development and Reform Commission said on Friday.

• Friday, June 29th 2012 - 03:00 UTC

  Uruguay’s project for a deepwater port on the Atlantic takes off

  

  Uruguay’s government is going forward with plans to build its first deepwater port along the Atlantic coastline in a place called “La Angostura”, an investment estimated in over 700 million dollars and which it wants to use as a platform to begin exporting iron-ore to China.

• Friday, June 29th 2012 - 01:29 UTC

  China/Chile upgrade link to strategic partnership and expand bilateral free trade accord

  

  China and Chile upgraded their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership and expect to double trade in three years once the bilateral free trade area agreement is completed with investment related supplementary accords.

• Friday, June 29th 2012 - 01:24 UTC

  China offers 15 billion dollars for infrastructure and better trade terms with Latin America

  

  China has offered to set up a 10 billion dollars credit line for Latin American countries to support infrastructure projects in the region. The proposal was made by China's Premier Wen Jiabao as he wrapped up his visit to the region with a conference at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean, ECLAC, main offices in Santiago de Chile.

• Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 06:32 UTC

  Argentina/China sign a raft of agreements to boost trade and investment

  

  Argentina signed with China a raft of mostly farm-related agreements at a ceremony on Monday in Buenos Aires attended by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Argentine president Cristina Fernandez.

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 07:07 UTC

  Wen Jiabao confirms Mercosur interest; Uruguay’s deep sea port blueprints to be sent to Beijing

  

  A memorandum of understanding with Mercosur and a deep sea port to the east of Uruguay were two of the main issues addressed by visiting Chinese PM Wen Jiabao with President Jose Mujica revealed the Executive Deputy Secretary.

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 06:52 UTC

  China is the main actor of the new global realities, Cristina tells Wen Jiabao

  

  At a reception for visiting Chinese PM Wen Jiabao, President Cristina Fernández ratified the strategic alliance between China and Argentina and highlighted that “there are new global realities” of which Argentina wants to be part.

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Chinese delegation ‘surprised’ Minister Almagro was absent when PM Wen Jiabao visited Uruguay

  

  The Chinese delegation of Prime Minister Wen Jiabao that spent over a day in Uruguay and signed several cooperation agreements felt “disappointed” with the fact that the Foreign Minister was not present during the visit.

• Sunday, June 24th 2012 - 03:21 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez receives Wen Jiabao with a long list of requests

  

  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Argentina Saturday on an official visit aimed at boosting trade with one of South America's top agricultural producers.

• Saturday, June 23rd 2012 - 03:35 UTC

  Uruguay hosts highest Chinese official to ever visit the country

  

  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Uruguay Friday, his first stop on a multi-nation visit to South America. Wen's arrival marks the first time a Chinese premier has visited Uruguay since diplomatic ties were established in 1988.