Five southwestern China firms may list this year

Five companies in China's southwestern city of Chongqing plan public listings this year, Reuters reported, citng the Shanghai Securities News.

The five companies are Bank of Chongqing, Chongqing Construction Engineering Group Corp, Chongqing Gas, Chongqing Chuan Yi and Minsheng Shipping Co.

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President Hu Jintao is on a state visit to the US from Jan 18 to 21.

The discovery of the fossile of a female pterosaur nicknamed as Mrs T and her un-laid egg are shedding new light on ancient mysteries.

China's GDP growth jumped 10.3 percent year-on-year in 2010, boosted by a faster-than-expected 9.8 percent expansion in the fourth quarter.