Business -- January 11, 2006

• Business climate index remains at high level in 4th quarter of 2005
• Boeing reports 290 airplane deliveries for 2005
• China's tourism industry utilizes over 93 billion US dollars of foreign capital
• China to become world's biggest inbound tourism nation by 2019
• China takes lead in solar water heater production

• China highways to carry 1.855 bln passengers during traditional holiday
• China's import, export grow 23.2% in 2005
• E-bank turnover of China's largest bank grew 22 percent in 2005
• EU nods Telefonica, O2 merger
• LG Electronics appoints new head

• Ministry of Railways to increase ticket prices during traditional lunal new year holiday
• More sectors to benefit from nuclear tech
• Over 90 percent Chinese say they feel safe in 2005: NBS survey
• Some 34 million Chinese people to travel overseas this year
• Sino-US economic ties enhanced in 2005

• Snow says new U.S. budget to control government spending
• Vice premier Wu Yi affirms achievement made by Chinese customs
• Vice-premier underscores importance of tourism in national economy
• Vice-premier streses high-quality work in 2nd national agricultural survey