Shandong, Palangkaraya boost trade

Shandong, Palangkaraya boost trade

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The Central Kalimantan provincial administration and the government of Shandong province in China have agreed to establish economic and trade ties.

Central Kalimantan Governor Asmawi Agani and Shandong Deputy Governor Sun Shou Pu inked an agreement to this effect during a meeting held here on Sunday.

The agreement was drawn up as a follow-up to previous cooperation agreements signed by the two provinces. This included agreements on mining, forestry and infrastructure development, Asmawi said.

Sun is on a visit to Central Kalimantan together with 45 Chinese entrepreneurs.

He said that if Central Kalimantan's development progressed smoothly, the well-being of local people would improve greatly.

He said Chinese investors had long been eyeing Central Kalimantan as Indonesia was an important state in Southeast Asia in business terms.

Shandong, home to 90 million people, is China's third largest province. -- Antara