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Shenzhen to invest huge sum in industry upgrades

In 2009, Shenzhen plans to budget 9.08 billion yuan (up by more than 60 percent compared to 2008) for upgrading the city's industry, according to the Shenzhen Municipal Finance Bureau. Shenzhen's arrangement of 9.08 billion yuan for this year will be... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Feb 18 2009

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