Business -- June 28, 2006

• African states urged to fairly utilize natural resources to end poverty
• Blueprint outlined for shaping Tianjin into financial hub
• China's copper import down 60 percent in May
• Chinese Vice Premier stresses strict land management
• Chinese mainland is Taiwan's biggest market

• China's 2005 fiscal revenue hits record high of 395 billion dollars
• Economic Review: Researchers play down 2004 fraud at major bank, saying things will improve
• Gold price higher in Hong Kong -- June 27
• India's oil giant turns to new business
• MP3 market shrinking in major Chinese cities: GfK

• New tools for Chinese investors
• Nortel to cut jobs, revamp pensions amid financial difficulties
• U.S. Consumer Confidence Index increases slightly
• World oil prices up on U.S. Gulf Coast refinery disruption