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At a Glance
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Restriction opposed
BEIJING: China on Friday night voiced its concern over the investigations carried out by Japan on imported Chinese towels, expressing strong opposition to any such restrictive moves.
Spokeswoman for China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC) Gao Yan pointed out that the increase in China's towel exports to Japan was moderate and a result of economic complementarity and division of trade between the two countries. It will not inflict any harm on related industries in Japan, she said.
The spokeswoman warned that Japan's limitation of Chinese textile products would damage the overall balance of mutual trade and harm the interests of Japanese investors in China.
Direct link
HANGZHOU: A freight train line connecting Moscow and Wenzhou, an economic powerhouse in East China's Zhejiang Province, went into operation on Friday evening.
The journey takes 17 to 19 days, at least 10 days less than the current route, said Wang Ming, station master of the Wenzhou Railway Station.
The line, the second of its kind connecting China with Moscow, will carry freight once a week, and this schedule will be gradually increased to twice or even more times a week, Wang said.
Trade fair
XI'AN: China opened a high-profile trade fair on Friday in Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi Province in Northwest China, to further push forward co-operation between its prosperous eastern region and the less-developed western region.
The fifth Investment and Trade Fair for Co-operation Between Eastern and Western China, an annual event since 1997, has attracted government delegations from China's 29 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, more than 7,000 enterprises from home and abroad, and over 100,000 Chinese and overseas businessmen.
Guangdong delegation, which comprises more than 100 enterprises, signed deals worth 2.28 billion yuan (US$0.27 billion) with enterprises from the western region right after the opening ceremony of the fair.
Floor space
GUANGZHOU: The living condition of urban residents in Guangdong Province has improved dramatically over the years. Statistics show that the living space per capita for urban residents in the province has reached 19.51 square metres last year, up 20.1 per cent over 1995, 90.3 per cent higher than the country's average which is 10.25 square metres per capita.
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