Business -- February 9, 2006

• American Airlines signs strategic technology agreement with Lenovo
• China-Vietnam trade moves up in 2005
• Chinese mainland, HK remain Taiwan's largest export market
• China suspends pork imports from three European countries
• CCB named "Equity Deal of the Year" in IFR Asia's 2005 award

• Chinese shoe makers form alliance to cope with EU's anti-dumping probe
• COSCO shows interest to join stake with largest Greek port
• Chinese railways to see post-festival student travel peak
• Foreign trade in China's Pearl River Delta exceeds 500 bln USD
• Macao developing into int'l economy: CE

• Maize price dives on China's futures exchange
• Mainland to restore export of fishery labor services to Taiwan
• NDRC: coal demands to reach 2.2 billion tons in 2006
• New insurance rule requires minimum number of independent company directors
• Report suggests China to expand investment in long run

• Steel price in China to drop this year: report
• Swiss bankers view China's emergence as "fantastic challenge"
• Vice Premier stresses energy saving in booming S. China province
• WB offers loan to renewable energy project in China