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Business - People's Daily Online |
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Extra 800 billion yuan needed to meet 2012 high-speed rail goals |
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An additional investment of over 800 billion yuan is needed to achieve the target of 13,000 kilometers of high-speed railways by 2012, Ministry of Railways Chief Economist Yu Bangli said on July 28. |
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The total operational length of China's high-speed railways is expected to exceed 16,000 kilometers by 2020, he said. |
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In the first half of this year, the investment in railway projects reached 271.4 billion yuan, 33 percent of the entire year's planned investments. To reach the target of 823.5 ... |
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Report: China may help Thailand in high-speed railway projects |
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China has agreed to invest in Thailand's first high-speed railway, which was part of the talks between the two countries during Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister's visit to China on July 16-23. |
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Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban Wednesday reported to Thai Cabinet that China will provide investment, technology and management support for the 240-kilometre railway line from Bangkok to province of Rayong, the country's official MCOT news agency reported. |
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"There might be an agree ... |
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Japan's core CPI drops for 16 straight month in June |
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Japan's core consumer price index fell 1.0 percent in June from the same time a year earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a report on Friday. |
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The key consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food prices, fell for the 16 successive month to a preliminary 99. 3 against the base of 100 for 2005, the ministry said. |
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The reading was below economists' expectations for a 1.1 percent decline. |
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