Gold Silver Reports – China’s Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) said it had completed coal-to-gas and coal-to-electricity projects for 3.9 million households or 25,220 villages, exceeding a target of 3.1 million houses for 2017 in northern Chinese regions.
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Russian Fund Plans a $1 Billion Mining Venture With China Gold
Gold Silver Reports – Russian Fund Plans a $1 Billion Mining Venture With China Gold – Russia’s state-owned Far East Development Fund is in talks to create a $1 billion joint venture to invest in the country’s mining industry with China National Gold Group, a government controlled producer of the precious metal.
Better Data on New Economy; China’s Statistics
Gold Silver Reports — The new head of China’s statistics bureau last month visited a Beijing district that’s home to some of the biggest technology companies to deliver the message that his agency must improve tracking of the new economy “as soon as possible.”