Chirac&#39;s China Visit Nets $5B in Business
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French companies were counting some $5 billion in spoils Monday after President Jacques Chirac used an official visit to China to boost economic ties, in a bid to prevent France from being left behind in the emerging Asian superpower&#39;s markets.
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China signed a deal here Monday to loan the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo five billion dollars (3.6 billion euros) to build up infrastructure and develop its mining industry.
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French president Jacques Chirac left China on Tuesday after a five-day visit important for its political and economic impact.
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China's economy grew by 11.5% in the three months to the end of September, official figures show.
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French President Jacques Chirac will travel to Singapore and participate in a key Asia-Europe summit in Vietnam next month before heading to China for a state visit, Chirac's office announced Wednesday.
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President Jacques Chirac has expressed the hope that his upcoming visit to China would further boost the Sino-French partnership. &quot;Our partnership is built on a shared view of the world, which is multipolar
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BEIJING, CHINA.- The China National Museum of Fine Arts greeted two special visitors Sunday, Chinese President Hu Jintao and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac, as a part of the kick-off celebration of the ...
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French President Jacques Chirac began an Asian tour on Tuesday with a lightning visit to Singapore, where terrorism and a potential billion-dollar jet fighter contract were hot topics of his discussions with ...
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New figures show a soaring trade surplus for China, just as a US report says trade with China has cost 1.5 million US jobs since 1989.
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With a large business delegation in tow, French President Jacques Chirac is hoping to whip up flagging French investment when he arrives in communist Vietnam on Wednesday.
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HONG KONG China Power International Development has raised 2.5 billion Hong Kong dollars, or $320.6 million, in an initial public offering, bankers said, after pricing its shares at a discount to rivals and selling a stake to Singapore&#39;s state-run
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French President Jacques Chirac  declared Saturday that France was a natural trade partner to  China and, amid a flurry of air, rail and energy deals, played  down any threat from one the world's fastest growing economies.
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China lends $5bn to DR Congo for some major infrastructure projects in return for mineral  exploitation rights.
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French President Jacques Chirac visited ventures by his countrymen in the business hub of Shanghai Tuesday as he wrapped up a China trade mission that yielded big contracts but failed to cinch a hoped-for deal on a high-speed railway.
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French President Jacques Chirac&#39;s views on the EU arms embargo against China have been a focus of a visit there as he cultivates new business opportunities.
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The French state-run company Areva has unexpectedly agreed to a $5 billion deal to build two nuclear power plants in China.
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Alibaba.com Ltd., one of China's fastest-growing technology companies, reached its goal of raising $1.5 billion in its initial public offering Saturday, people close to the deal said.