SYDNEY, July 8 - Australian miner Western Areas <WSA.AX> will supply up to 25,000 tonnes of nickel concentrate over two years from its Forrestania project to China's Jinchuan Group [JCGRP.UL], Western Areas said on Wednesday....
SYDNEY, March 12 - West Australian nickel miner Western Areas NL <WSA.AX> plans to double output of nickel-in-concentrate in 2010 after signing a supply agreement with BHP Billiton <BHP.AX> <BLT.L>, the world's top miner. The...
MELBOURNE, March 12 - Australian stocks were flat on Thursday as concerns over the gloomy global economic outlook induced caution, though gains for National Australia Bank <NAB.AX> offered support. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index <.AXJO&g...
The State Council, China's highest governing body, issued recommendations Friday on how to promote China's western areas, which have trailed the eastern coastal regions in economic development in recent decades. The massive stimulus package that the government released last year has helped revive...
* Japan approves Cervarix, Symbicort and Januvia * Approvals will boost sales for Glaxo, Astra and Merck * Western firms see new opportunities in Japanese market * Cancer drugs and vaccines among areas targeted LONDON,...
* Japan approves Glaxo's Cervarix and Astra's Symbicort * Western firms see new opportunities in Japanese market * Cancer drugs and vaccines among areas targeted LONDON, Oct 16 - GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca both won approval...
China has approved the establishment of a bonded area in southwestern Chongqing Municipality in an effort to boost the opening and development of central and western regions.
The new Western Australian state government has lifted the moratorium (imposed by the previous State government) on the commercial production of genetically modified cotton at the Ord River Irrigation Area in the State's north, according...
By Chen Yang Amid the economic downturn, China's textile industry is stepping up its pace to relocate from the eastern coastal areas to the central and western areas for their cheaper labor, better land and energy resources, as well as preferential policies from local governments. About 80 percen...
An article on the China Banking Regulatory Commission's (CBRC) website reports the country's loans to the eastern and western areas, the non-performing loans ratio, and the usages of the loans. Released on August 9, "Seven Features of the Incremental loans of Chinese Banks in the first half of 20...