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Front of Shanghai Stock Exchange building Outside of Hong Kong Stock Exchange office
 
 
 
China's Great Wall
 
The Coca-Cola Company plans to open 120 franchised stores named Coca-Cola Store in Mainland China 2006. A flagship store is expected to open next March in Beijing. Coca Cola, the world's leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, has opened franchised stores in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?StoryId=Cq6Ueueiendm1ounVy2fdB2XHDg9ZDgvWDq McDonald's has about 600 stores in China and is looking to have about 1,000 by 2006. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-08/16/content_365753.htm The Taipei-based President Chain, which runs the world's third-largest 7-Eleven franchise, is trying to broaden its revenue base as growth in Taiwan slows. In 2004, it set up a joint venture in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and said that it expected to open 100 stores in that area in five years. The stock has gained 58 percent in the past year. http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/855/2006/01/17/262@43923.htm
 
Investors looking to profit from softening oil prices and the China growth story should look at China's top refiner - China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP), better known as Sinopec, which has 60% of the nation's market for oil products such as gasoline and diesel. http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/060120/15/3y1k3.html China is McDonald's number one growth opportunity in the world. The market has huge potential. The company sees a market of about 300 million consumers for its products in the country. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-08/16/content_365753.htm
 
 
 
 


 
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