2019 January 19
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The prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal and beefed up Chinese stimulus measures are leading to increased optimism about the world's second-largest economy this year, experts say. - Read more
In a press conference on Thursday, MOFCOM said they were confident about securing stable trade growth in 2019. They have also unveiled a list of 30 key markets to target this year for trade growth. - Read more
Ecuador on Tuesday inaugurated the Minas-San Francisco hydroelectric power station built by Chinese firm Harbin Electric International at the Pacific watershed between the southern provinces of Azuay and El Oro. - Read more
The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) signed a road construction agreement worth $33 mn with Chinese firm Sinohydro Corporation. The gov’t aims to increase the country's main road coverage from 100,000 km in 2015 to 200,000 in 2020. - Read more
Foreign trade of southwest China's Yunnan Province rose 24.7% in 2018, local customs authorities said Wednesday. Trade with ASEAN nations accounted for 46.1 percent of Yunnan's imports and exports. - Read more