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PRESS DIGEST - China - Nov 3
03 Nov 2009 01:11:35 GMT
 Source: Reuters
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Chinese newspapers available in Beijing and Shanghai carried the following stories on Tuesday. Reuters has not checked the stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

CHINA SECURITIES JOURNAL

-- China's economic growth in the fourth quarter is likely to exceed 10 percent on the year, and gross domestic product is set to expand 8.3 percent this year, a research report by the China Construction Bank said.

-- Sinopec's Songnan gasfield in the northeastern province of Jilin has launched operations, with daily production of 1.4 million cubic metres. The gasfield has production capacity of 1 billion cubic metres.

SHANGHAI SECURITIES NEWS

-- China United Coalbed Methane Co plans to invest at least 2 billion yuan ($293 million) to tap into the country's rich coalbed methane resources, also notorious for causing explosions in coal mines.

SECURITIES TIMES

-- Shanghai Industrial Development Co. <600748.SS> said it planned to raise up to 4.2 billion yuan in private placements to develop four real estate projects.

CHINA DAILY (www.chinadaily.com.cn)

-- The Chinese mainland Monday reported its seventh death from A(H1N1) flu in central Hunan Province. The patient, a 14-year-old middle school student, died after nearly one month of medical treatment failed.

-- China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGN) announced Monday that it had signed contracts with 30 private enterprises to purchase 1 billion yuan ($146 million) worth of nuclear power equipment.

PEOPLE'S DAILY

-- Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay state visits to Malaysia and Singapore from Nov. 10 to 13 and attend an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit set for Nov. 14 and 15 in Singapore.


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