Hua Xia Bank Co. plans to issue as much as 17 billion yuan of debt in the near future to boost its capital adequacy, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Niger has awarded licences to a group of companies from China to explore for uranium to meet the Asian country’s soaring energy demands, Reuters reported.The exploration licences announced were the first for Chinese firms in Niger's uranium sector.

China is in a bid wit Austrlian uranium companies to secure nuclear fuel supplies to meet te countrie's soaring energy demand, news.com.au reported.  

The Bank of China signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Ltd., allocating 600 million Yuan loan for the latter’s development in nuclear electricity facilities.

HuaXia Bank signs an agreement with Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on July 10, under which HuaXia Bank will provide financing support and other financial services to Taiwanese companies, as reported by Xinhua Net.

China's bank oversight department is considering raising the upper limit for foreign investment in the nation's banks, says a high-level official with the China Banking Regulatory Commission. The Commission has already set up a task force to examine the issue, but experts quoted in the Oriental Morning Post warn against any rash decisions that would "sell out" China's banks in the current investment climate.