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中国福州港与马来西亚巴生港签署《友好港合作意向书》

6月15日，中国福建省福州港口管理局与马来西亚巴生港务局在马来西亚首都吉隆坡签署《友好港合作意向书》，缔结成为友好港。

福州港位于中国大陆东南部，是中国沿海主要港口之一和综合运输体系的重要枢纽。巴生港位于马六甲海峡，是马来西亚最大的港口。目前福州港已有2条集装箱航线挂靠巴生港。此次双方签约成为友好港，未来将在港口建设、运营、信息技术、招商引资、人员交流等领域展开合作，促进双方港口业和航运业发展，服务21世纪“海上丝绸之路”建设。

中国与东盟致力于提升药用植物资源保护与开发合作

6月15-22日，广西—东盟药用植物资源保护与生产培训班在中国南宁举行。老挝、柬埔寨、缅甸等东盟国家从事药用资源管理和研究的人员在中国广西进行学习与交流。

近年来，中国中医药资源的过度开发使得一些药用资源面临枯竭的窘境。东盟国家药用资源种类多、产量大，但是部分东盟国家在传统医药技术等方面的推广应用尚显薄弱。因此，中国与东盟加强药用植物资源保护与开发合作，将有利于双方实现资源和技术的优势互补以及传统医药资源的共享。

投资Investment

越南电力领域吸引外商投资

近日，由中国南方电网公司、中电国际和越南煤炭集团电力公司在越南平顺省共同投资建设的永兴煤电项目开工。该项目以BOT模式建设运营，总装机容量为2台60万千瓦级火电机组，建设期48个月，特许运营期25年。

近年来，随着越南经济迅速发展，电力供需矛盾日益突出。至2025年，越南需要520亿美元投资于电力发电。为筹资建设电力项目，越南政府鼓励私人和外资投资电力项目。相关企业可以寻找机会在越南投资建设电站项目。

中越合资建设越南首家可降解塑料袋生产厂

越南《经济时报》6月11日报道，越南塑料公司和中国广州生物降解塑料公司签署合资联营协议，双方拟在越南隆安省塑料工业区建设可降解塑料袋生产厂，总投资额约1000万美元，年产量3000吨。其中，越方出资51%，中方出资49%。该厂生产原料为淀粉，预计于2017年建成并投入生产。

旅游Tourism

印尼正式对中国游客免签

6月12日，印度尼西亚政府宣布正式对中国等30个国家的游客实施免签证政策。今后，中国大陆游客无需签证即可在印尼以游客身份停留不超过30天。印尼内阁秘书处表示，通过增加免签对象国，有望使2015年印尼外国游客人数从2014年的944万增加至1100万人，增加10亿美元外汇收入。

全球首家“海上丝路孔子学院”在泰国成立

6月24日，由泰国27家教育机构联合申办的“海上丝路孔子学院”揭牌仪式在泰国博仁大学举行。泰国隆财基金会理事长赵昆通猜在致辞中表示，“一带一路”是中国促进周边国家共同发展的伟大构想。2015年是中泰建交40周年，该学院的成立，旨在为更好地提升作为海上丝路枢纽的泰国的汉语教育水平，为促进中泰两国各领域交流服务。目前，泰国已建立14所孔子学院和18个中学孔子课堂，学习汉语的人数超过85万。

缅甸6月批准15个投资项目

缅甸投资委员会表示，2015年6月1日至今，已批准内资、外资及合资项目15个。项目涵盖制造业、建筑业、房地产、服务业、旅游业等领域，具体包括Thuhtay岛酒店、办公及商业地产租赁、成衣制造、饮料、包装、塑料制品、鱼钩、食品和水泥制造以及工程机械租赁等。

近年来，缅甸经济的快速发展，给外来投资者提供了越来越多的投资机会，相关企业可结合自身的优势及缅甸的内部需求赴缅投资。

泰国吸引投资全面开发经济特区

为吸引更多的投资者进驻泰国的经济特区，泰国出台鼓励投资优惠政策。据悉，优惠政策包括在特区内免征机器以及出口产品原材料的进口税；在经济区设厂的企业可以使用外国劳工。

此外，泰国新增13个行业可获投资最高优惠，包括农业、渔业及相关产业，陶瓷制造，纺织品、成衣和皮革制造，家庭用品制造，珠宝和首饰业，医疗器械生产，汽车、机械及零部件生产，电器和电子产品生产，塑胶，药品，物流，开发工业园或工业区，旅游业等有关产业。

马来西亚各界促政府全面对中国游客免签证

据《南洋商报》6月22日报道，马来西亚内阁近期已同意试验性落实中国团体游客赴马来西亚免签证措施，具体落实日期将待马来西亚旅游部公布确认。马来西亚各界对此表示欢迎，更促请政府早日全面对中国游客免签。

业内人士认为，根据泰国对华免签证后中国游客由200万飙升至400万的情况看，若马来西亚对中国游客免签证，则中国游客数量保守估计将增长50%。这对于从2014年以来，市场出现下滑现象的马来西亚旅游业来说，将打开一个全新的局面。

交通Transportation

新加坡国际港务集团与中国广西合资经营新集装箱码头

6月10日，新加坡国际港务集团与中国广西北部湾港务集团、新加坡太平船务有限公司签署合资协议，将在中国广西钦州市合资经营新的集装箱码头。

据悉，合资公司将经营及管理长达1533公尺的码头，集装箱处理能力是每年300万个标准箱，将发展为一个世界级的设施，为现代的超级箱运船只服务。该码头也将备有特超巴拿马型码头起重机。预计将在2015年第四季度开始启用。

农业及食品Agriculture & Food

中国需求拉动马来西亚燕窝价格上涨

马来西亚《东方日报》6月23日报道，自2013年底中国批准马来西亚合格燕窝出口中国后，马来西亚燕窝出口中国数量大增，带动该国燕窝价格上涨近20%。

目前，中国是马来西亚燕窝的主要市场，马来西亚燕窝总产量90%出口中国。其中，2015年1-5月，燕窝出口比2014年同期增长50%以上，需求旺盛促使价格上涨15-20%。燕窝市场的全面复苏，将给相关的燕窝进出口企业带来千载难逢的机遇。

越南拟打造世界一流大米品牌

日前，越南总理阮晋勇批准了《2020年越南大米品牌战略及2030年愿景规划》，计划将越南大米打造成世界一流品牌，提高越南大米国际市场价值，抢占国际市场份额。越南是世界大米出口大国，但因其大米品质不均且未创建大米品牌，加之在国际市场上缺乏竞争力。为打造世界一流大米品牌，越南将推出一些具体措施，包括改善种子质量、农业技术扶持、加强质量管理等等。

贸易Trade

中越边境两个重点口岸7月1日起延长通关时间

近日，经中越两国协商，从2015年7月1日起，中越友谊关—友谊、东兴—芒街口岸将延长通关时间。这将使中越边境重点口岸通关便利化水平得到提高，促进双边贸易发展。

通关时间延长后，友谊关—友谊口岸人员通关时间从北京时间08∶00-20∶00调整为08∶00-21∶00；货物通关时间从北京时间08∶00-17∶30调整为08∶00-19∶00。东兴—芒街口岸人员通关时间从北京时间08∶00-20∶00调整为08∶00-21∶00；货物通关时间仍保持现行的北京时间08∶00-20∶00。

印尼青睐中国钢轨道岔伸出2.2亿美元“橄榄枝”

6月15日，印尼交通部铁路总局对中国土木工程集团有限公司印尼代表处发放《钢轨道岔采购二期项目中标通知书》，正式将该项目交由中土集团公司实施，合同金额2.26亿美元，采用中国政府优惠出口买方信贷。合同内容主要包括供应3000公里钢轨和500组道岔，供货期24个月。

中国企业参与的印尼加里曼丹铁路将于2015年8月动工

据印尼《国际日报》6月15日报道，按照印尼政府计划，中国中铁股份有限公司参与的总投资额达50亿美元的印尼加里曼丹铁路项目将于2015年8月动工建设。

据悉，该项目由印尼Mega Guna Ganda Semesta公司和中国铁路股份有限公司组成的财团共同投资，并由中国铁路股份有限公司负责建设。项目总长480公里，途经东加里曼丹省（约160公里）和中加里曼丹省（约320公里），预计建设工期约3.5年。

中国广西成中国—东盟水果进出口水陆并进重要基地

6月23日，中国广西首个海港进境水果口岸在中国西部大港防城港正式运行。此前一天，首批从泰国进口的86吨山竹和榴梿通过货轮运抵中国广西防城港，标志着泰国至中国广西水果快速航线开通。

以往，泰国、缅甸、越南等东盟国家的水果主要通过中国云南勐腊、中国广西凭祥等陆路口岸走边贸进入中国，水路主要通过中国广州、中国上海等港口进境。2015年一季度，中国广西各口岸共进出口水果35.9万吨，较2014年同期增加8.7%，成为中国最大的水果进出口通道。

缅甸多种商品进出口将无需申请许可

缅甸《妙瓦底日报》6月17日报道，缅甸商务部将于2015年7月宣布对畜牧水产与农村发展部允许出口的鱼类、服装、高价值水产品以及传统食品的出口将无需再申请出口许可证。同时还将取消化工产业及其相关物资、医用手术器械（需持卫生部证明）、教学用具、油墨、相关化妆品的物资、轮胎配件、丝绸等商品的进口许可申请。

1 China to promote cross-border e-commerce as incomes rise

June 23, 2015 (China Daily) -- China will increase support for crossborder e-commerce as the world's second-largest economy shifts from manufacturing to higher-value services, the government said. China's e-commerce industry has been booming in recent years, with companies like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com Inc benefiting from a rising middle class with more disposable income. The government released policy guidelines that include tax policies aimed at boosting domestic consumption and pilot projects to ease overseas payments, according to a statement posted on the central government's website www.gov.cn. Chinese e-commerce firms will be given state support on international projects while credit insurance services will also be introduced.

2 Government backs creation of emerging industries board

June 17, 2015 (China Daily) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, issued a statement officially supporting the creation of a strategic emerging industries board on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, to help high-growth and innovative enterprises raise funds through the capital market. It is the first time the central government has given its official nod to such a move, said analysts, who now expect the board to be in place soon. The launch has been widely viewed as Shanghai's effort to catch up with domestic rival, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which has already been successfully attracting technology and innovation-driven companies to list on its Nasdaq-style startup and growth enterprise board, known as ChiNext. "It is obvious that head-to-head competition between the two stock exchanges over initial public offerings for startup companies is growing," said Xu Hongcai, an economist at the Beijing-based China Center for International Economic Exchanges.

3 China regulates new EV makers

June 5, 2015 (China Daily) -- China is set to regulate pure electric vehicle makers' production conditions from July 10 and encourage innovative companies to join the research and production. The future EVs should have a max speed faster than 100 km/h. The regulation said that future trial-produced EVs should number at least 15 units, with a driving range per charge no shorter than 100 km and can accelerate from 0 to 50 km/ h within five seconds. It requires that an EV maker must be a company registered in China and that it has thorough research and development experience in concept design, system and structure engineering, testing and finalizing the model. A company is also required to have intellectual property rights in an EV, and master the core technologies in its control system, power battery system, vehicle integration and lightweight structure. And the carmaker needs to be capable of testing related technologies.

4 Repo market opens to short-term foreign loans

June 5, 2015 (China Daily) -- China has opened a market for short-term loans to foreign banks, giving them access to cheaper yuan funding as policymakers encourage greater global use of the currency. All overseas yuan clearing and settlement banks that participate in the interbank bond market can conduct repurchase agreements and move the funds abroad, the People's Bank of China said in a statement. There are 107 offshore lenders that can exchange debt with their local counterparts and the change will make repos possible for most of them, including HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc. The change comes as China seeks to bolster the case for the International Monetary Fund to grant the yuan reserve status later this year.

5 Plan for emerging industries on cards

June 6, 2015 (China Daily) -- China will come out with a five-year plan (2016-20) for the development of its strategic emerging industries and to further boost its innovation efforts, the nation's top economic planner said. The National Development and Reform Commission highlighted a number of priorities for reform, including facilitating an innovative drug approval process, opening low-altitude airspace, opening up of broadband services to private investors and promoting charging facilities for electric vehicles. At the same time, the government will also encourage strategic emerging enterprises to expand channels for fund raising through initial public offerings, bond issues and crowd funding. Wang Changlin, head of the research department of industrial economics under the NDRC's Academy of Macroeconomic Research, told China Daily that related investigations and studies are underway.

6 Regulators target 'abuse' of IPR

June 5, 2015 (China Daily) -- The National Development and Reform Commission, one of the three agencies that deal with antitrust activity and investigations, is drawing up guidelines covering monopolistic conduct and the abuse of intellectual property rights, an official involved in the effort said. The guidelines will affect IPR products and service providers, a broad group that includes the information technology and telecommunications industries, the medical sector, vehicles, machinery and seeds for the agriculture sector and other technology-intensive activities. In April, the State Administration of Industry of Commerce, one of the three regulators, announced a set of rules collectively called the Prohibition of Abuse of IPR to Eliminate or Restrict Competition, which will take effect on Aug.1.

7 Margin trading regulations revised

June 13, 2015 (China Daily) -- The rules covering investors' use of margin trading and short selling were relaxed in a draft document released by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. Deng Ge, the CSRC spokesman, told a news conference that the CSRC will drop restrictions that are no longer compatible with the current conditions involving margin trading and short selling. The revised rules scrap a requirement that investors wanting to use these methods must trade with the same securities brokerage for more than six months, as well as a requirement that the clearing and settlement capital must be placed in escrow with a third-party financial institution. Deng said that the overall risks of margin trading and short selling are manageable, but he urged securities firms to maintain a "prudent" balance between the scale of their business in these areas and their capital.

8 China proposes double taxes on excess emissions

June 11, 2015 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, released for public opinion a draft law on environmental taxes, which proposes business taxes for pollutants, solid waste and noise. The draft proposed rates ranging from 350 yuan ($57) to 11,200 yuan on various industrial noises according to the decibels level. It also set rates of 1.2 yuan on a stipulated quantity of air pollutants, 1.4 yuan on a stipulated quantity of water pollutants, and a range of 5 to 30 yuan for each ton of different kinds of solid waste. Rates will be doubled for emissions in excess of the stipulated amount. Taxes may also be halved if emissions are below half the national standard. Provincial governments may "appropriately" raise rates taking local environmental conditions into account.