CHINA IN BRIEF

Discussing the 11th five-year programme (2006-10), Wang Shucheng, the Chinese Minister of Water Resources, unleashed the usual investment forecast vertigo.

Over the next five years, Chinese urban water supply will need RMB240 billion ($30 billion) and wastewater projects will demand RMB400 billion ($50 billion). The rush into the mainland is certainly expected to continue.

Tyco International launched its Beijing headquarters on 26 October, the second largest for the company after the US. Tyco employs 32,000 people in China and ...

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