By February 2002, the number of overseas-funded projects in Pudong New Area had increased to 7,676, bringing in a total investment of US$38.7 billion, of which 16.8 billion was contracted overseas capital.

In terms of the number of projects and the amount of contractual investment, the Hong Kong SAR continued to be on the top of the list, followed by the US and Japan.

Country/region

HongKong SAR

USA

Japan

Project number

2,815

1062

981

Contractual investment

US$36.25 billion

US$30.50 billion

US$18.27 billion

Airbus finally delivers first A380 superjumbo

TOULOUSE, France - Airbus finally delivered its first A380 superjumbo jet Monday - a critical step for the European planemaker in its efforts to rebound from a string of troubles.

Singapore Airlines took delivery of the double-decker jet, the world's largest passenger plane, almost two years late.

He thanked customers for sticking with the aircraft and said that increasing production to meet demand for the A380 "remains our greatest challenge for the next few years."

After hesitating last week before another milestone, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index today broke 6,000 points, in time with this morning's opening session of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

The index, having for the first time surpassed the 5,500-point mark the day prior to the week-long national holiday, gained another 500 points in just six trading days beginning October 8.

Total turnover of the stocks in the major indices was 268.9 billion yuan, the second largest since the holiday after last Friday's 308.8 billion yuan.

Freakonomics: Monkey Business: Keith Chen’s Monkey Research

No I’m not talking about the latest freshman class at an Ivy League school… rather a group of monkeys at Yale that have been taught how to use money:

One week ago I left Shanghai behind and my wife and I began our annual migration back to our summer stomping grounds, the Pacific Northwest. After 10 months living and working in a city of 18 million people with an industrial sector that ensures 365 days a year of a thick haze blank over the Shanghai, nothing is more refreshing than returning to the nearly empty mountains of North Idaho (“It’s a state of mind” is what they say around here).

Chinese bank staff can scarcely catch a breath these days as customers come crowding into agencies all over the country to withdraw their savings.

But depositors are not making a run on the banks. They just can't wait to invest in stocks, investment funds and other wealth management products in the hope of making a killing on the bullish market.

Chinese people used to deposit all their spare cash in banks, but now they are casting off their traditional notions of prudent money management, said analysts.

Objectives:
Inviting Foreign Investment, Seeking Joint Development

Geographic Location
The Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone (NETDZ) is located in the northeast suburbs of Nanjing, 5 kilometers from the city center, close to the Xinshengyu Foreign Trade Harbor, China's largest inland-river harbor, and the Second Yangtze River Bridge Nanjing.

Brief Introduction:
Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone has such four functional areas as the industrial area, bonded warehousing area and the comprehensive service area.

Communication and Transportation

Objectives:
Inviting Outside Investment, Seeking Industrial Cooperation Partners.

Brief Introduction:
Linhe IDZ is a county-level development zone in Shunyi County of Beijing Area, which is 30 kilometers away from Beijing downtown. With total area of 1,016 square kilometers and population of 548,000. Shunyi County is one of the 100 most powerful counties and an important base of grain and fruit production in China.

Objectives:
Inviting Outside Investment, Seeking Industrial Cooperation Partners
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Inviting Outside Investment, Seeking Industrial Cooperation Partners
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The Beijing economic-technological Development Area (BDA) is located in Yizhuang with the Jingjintang Expressway nearby on its east, with the Jingjin Intercity Expressway and the Fifth Ring Road (about 100 kilometres) in the north and the Sixth Ring Road (about 200 kilometres) in the south. An expressway links the development area with the Third Ring and Forth Ring roads.
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