The Business Times
business-time-50
SUBSCRIBERS

China, Philippines agree to cooperate on 30 projects worth US$3.7b

google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source
Published Mon, Jan 23, 2017 · 09:50 PM

DeeperDive is a beta AI feature. Refer to full articles for the facts.

Beijing

CHINA has agreed to cooperate with the Philippines on 30 projects worth US$3.7 billion focusing on poverty reduction, the two countries said after a meeting in Beijing on Monday.

Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng announced the deals without giving details, saying it was an "initial batch" of projects that still needed to be finalised and paperwork still needed to be processed by the banks involved.

South China Sea

Share with us your feedback on BT's products and services

Feedback

TRENDING NOW

Suryo Suherman, president director of Indonesia Cinema XXI, maintains that Indonesia remains one of the world’s most attractive cinema markets.

‘We’ve seen the worst-case scenario’: How Indonesia’s Cinema XXI navigated crisis and change

Malaysia Madani, or Civil Malaysia, is Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's slogan encapsulating positive values (such as humanity and strong governance) that would shape policy direction. But the "corporate mafia" claims have now cast the spotlight on governance credibility.

From 1MDB to ‘corporate mafia’: Is Malaysia facing a new governance test?

While residential property has delivered solid gains, observers say other assets such as equities often outpace it over the longer term.

Higher costs, lower returns: Why are Singaporeans still betting on real estate?

Kapa's pair of semi-detached houses in Westlake Avenue were rebuilt from a bungalow. Rather than produce a mirrored pair, the two homes were designed as a considered whole to look like part of an evolving streetscape.

Costly renewals: Transforming an old landed house into your dream home is getting harder

Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
View More