(ANTARA News/Asia Pulse, Sep 22, 2006) Guangzhou - China's southern province of Guangdong will invest 290 billion yuan (US$36.6 billion) in the country's 11th Five-Year Program period (2006-2010) to improve the local transport system.

The investments will be used for construction of a province-wide expressway network, coastal and inland river ports and a rural highway passenger transport system.

In the previous five-year period (2001-2005), the province's investment in highway and waterway transport facilities totaled 143.1 billion yuan.

Source:
Business in Asia Today - Sept 22, 2006
published by Asia Pulse

Source:Antara.co.id

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