The proposals on the free-trade zone were being reviewed by the relevant ministry-level authorities in Beijing and were likely to receive the go-ahead as early as July, the state-owned Shanghai...
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- Jun 19, 2013
- Updated: 10:41pm
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30 Jan 2013
On Shanghai building a free-trade zone:
Patrick Shu Wing-lee - Hong Kong still has the edge, but must not sit idly doing nothing to improve further. Otherwise, other cities on [the]...
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29 Jan 2013
Shanghai has put its best foot forward in building the mainland's first free-trade zone, an ambitious project that demonstrates the city's increasing assertiveness in its bid to become a world-...
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28 Jan 2013
Shanghai will start building a free-trade zone this year in a major step towards its long-term ambition of becoming a leading international trading hub.
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