Business -- April 4, 2006

• Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway expected to begin operation in 2010
• Bank of China expects Hong Kong listing in May
• China expresses regret for EU's plan to file WTO complaint over auto parts
• China examines trade growth in face of international disputes
• China vows to upgrade trade structure in next five years

• CNOOC increases presence of oil and gas exploration in Australia
• China's total retail sales of consumer goods to exceed 7.5 trillion yuan: report
• China to hold social security forum
• China extends anti-dumping investigation against imported spandex
• ChemChina acquires Australia's biggest ethene producer

• Exxon tops list of Fortune 500 largest U.S. companies
• GM to sell profitable arm to reduce financial pressure: report
• Intel faces antitrust lawsuit
• Oil giant discovers China's biggest natural gas field
• Potential surplus of coal production in 2006

• Sinopec reports profit growth of 22.6 percent but 3.5 billion yuan loss in refining
• Telephones reach over 500,000 in Myanmar
• Weaker yen pushes Nikkei above 17,300
• Work to start within year on Shanghai-Hangzhou maglev railway