Business -- August 31, 2005

• BBC to launch cyber business
• Backgrounder: a glance of Sino-US textile issue
• BOC selects three financial consultants for overseas IPO
• Chinese firms encouraged to invest in Sri Lanka: minister
• China's west should speed up energy development: Vice Premier

• CNOOC achieves record interim results as net profit surges 68.6%
• China supports copyright business
• China, US kick off fourth round of textile talks
• China's personal credit database covers whole country
• China to issue new print of RMB

• EU trade chief urges unblocking of Chinese textiles
• Financial Times: Haier the top Chinese brand
• Gartner releases mobile phone sales ranking for Q2 of 2005
• HK airline allowed to operate HK-Taichung charter flights
• No fiscal reason behind rupiah depreciation: Indonesian minister

• NE China province to present 762 projects to attract investment
• Oil price roars to a new high of 70.90 dollars
• Resource conservation in China means new business opportunities
• Who takes the lion's share in Sino-US textile trade?