住友商事、中国の高品質食肉市場に狙い

住友商事は中国の農牧大手である新希望集団グループの四川新希望農業（四川）と食肉合弁会社を設立する。

中国では高品質な食肉の需要が高まっている。

合弁会社、北京親友食品を２０１２年３月に設立。資本金は２０００万元で四川新希望が５１％、住友商事グループが４９％出資する。日経より。

"Second day of internet disruptions" from South China Morning Post

"Some internet users were still experiencing difficulties browsing websites yesterday after service disruptions were reported across the mainland on Monday.

Users in Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, as well as the provinces of Henan, Hunan, Shanxi, Sichuan and Zhejiang, had been unable to surf the Web since Monday afternoon, according to the Shanghai Evening Post. 

"Guard killed as buildings burn" from South China Morning Post

"SICHUAN - One man was killed when fire swept through two adjoining buildings in Chengdu early yesterday morning, Scol.com.cn reports. The fire started in one building at 3am before strong wind carried it to the other building. A nightwatchman burned to death. More than 100 firefighters attended the blaze."

"Mobile Suit Gundam in Tokyo does battle against his Sichuan copy." from South China Morning Post

"Beijing approves more hydropower projects" from South China Morning Post

"The mainland has approved several new hydropower projects in a sigh that the government is speeding up development of clean energy after a slowdown in approvals in recent years because of concerns including the projects' environmental impact.

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said yesterday on its website it approved the construction of the 2.6 gigawatt Changheba hydropower project in Sichuan province this month.

"Underground lab in business" from South China Morning Post

"SICHUAN - China's first deep underground laboratory, 2,400 metres beneath the surface, went into service at the Jinping hydroelectricity station on the Yalong River yesterdsay, China News Service reports."

"Sichuan seeks HK investors for 100b yuan projects"

"Sichuan is trying to attract Hong Kong investors in projects estimated to be worth more than 100 billion yuan (HK$116 billion). A team led by the province's vice-governor, Huang Xiaoxiang, was in Hong Kong last week to lobby for investment.