The Nigerian government has planned to export more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to capture significant market shares in the world to increase the nation's revenues, a senior petroleum official said here on Friday.

Coca-Cola Co. and Nestle SA have narrowed a joint venture, freeing Coke to pursue its own coffee and tea drinks in a rapidly growing segment of the beverage industry, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Exports of Christmas commodities made in south China's Guangdong Province are still in the slump that hit the industry in 2004, a local Customs spokesman said.

World oil prices rose sharply Friday amid supply concern of the oil-rich Niger Delta.

The Chinese mainland and Taiwan are benefiting from improved exchanges and cooperation in the tourism industry, said Liu Kezhi, secretary general of the mainland's Association for Cross-strait Exchanges on Tourism, on Friday.

A nationwide crackdown on false accounting has revealed a high number of Chinese companies cooking their books, said a source with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Friday.

China and African countries are shaping a completely new trade relationship, giving African economies "a major boost", said World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region, Gobind Nankani, in Beijing on Friday.

Market heavyweight China Mobile continued its bull run together and the properties sector posted a robust upsurge in Hong Kong Stocks, lifting the bourse by 0.19 percent to close at history-making 18,749.69 on Friday.

With the exhibition of " Cities of Charm" drawing thousands of visitors at the third China- ASEAN expo in Nanning, tourism is climbing to the top of the China- ASEAN cooperation agenda, a Chinese expert said.

With the exhibition of " Cities of Charm" drawing thousands of visitors at the third China- ASEAN expo in Nanning, tourism is climbing to the top of the China- ASEAN cooperation agenda, a Chinese expert said.