The agreement of Indonesia and China to lift import duty respectively on chili powder and cocoa will take effect on Jan 1, 2007, Indonesian trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said here Wednesday.

The chief of the Tanzanian central bank has admitted for the first time this year that the continuous power crisis throughout the country will reduce national economic growth in the end.

The current power crisis in Tanzania is probably to worsen after the shut-down of the Mtera Dam that feeds into the country's largest hydropower plant at Kidatu, according to local press reports on Wednesday.

Air China, the country's national carrier, will launch direct Beijing-New Delhi flights on Oct. 30.

China Southern Airlines said it has signed a deal worth 1.842 billion U.S. dollars with U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing.

Tsinghua University, one of China's most famous universities, is the first Chinese university to see its name appear on a list of famous Chinese trademarks.

A new international electronic- seal standard on freight containers, led by Singapore, is expected to save the global shipping community 40.5 million U.S. dollars in manual inspection costs, a local standards council said Wednesday.

Tibet should make use the opportunities created by the Qinghai-Tibet railway to promote construction of new countryside, said Zhang Qingli, Secretary of the Party Committee in Tibet Autonomous Region.

All 14 gigantic turbo-generators of the Three Gorges Project began operating at full capacity at 8:44 a.m. on Wednesday.

The Brazilian Recording Companies Association (ABPD) initiated on Tuesday legal proceedings against 20 internet users it accuses of illegally downloading music products.