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The sender Email : Theme : Content : <script language="javascript"> var aid = "20071005184954"; var sid = "english"; var atitle = "Port agreement aims to promote bilateral trade"; var akeyworks = "Port agreement,,"; var colename = "lanmub"; var articletype = "转载"; var author = "china daily"; var atype = "1"; var subtitle = "新闻"; </script> <table class=aarticle cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr> <td class="title">Port agreement aims to promote bilateral trade</td></tr> <tr><td class=lline></td></tr> <tr><td class=time>Tuesday,October 30,2007 Posted: 08:28 BJT(0028 GMT)  <font class =time_source>china daily</font></td></tr> <tr><td class=content id=zoom><br>By Ding Qingfen <br/> <br/>NANNING: China and the ASEAN yesterday inked an agreement on port development to drive up trade volume. <br/> <br/>The China-ASEAN Port Development and Cooperation Joint Declaration - also called the Nanning Consensus - was signed yesterday at the conclusion of a forum held during the 4th China-ASEAN Expo in the southwestern city. <br/> <br/>Under the pact, the two sides drafted the China-ASEAN Shipping Transportation Agreement which is expected to be approved at the 6th China-ASEAN Transportation Ministerial Meeting scheduled for November 2. <br/> <br/>They also agreed to set up a port coordination mechanism to create a more business-friendly environment for port-related investment. <br/> <br/>"For funding, we can resort to the government or financial institutions from home and abroad," Weng Mengyong, vice-minister of communications, told a press conference. <br/> <br/>Although many industries have been opened up under the China-ASEAN free trade area framework, transportation has been identified as one of the 10 key areas that both sides believe should be given priority. <br/> <br/>In 2002, China and the ASEAN kicked off the first of the annual transportation ministerial meetings, which have resulted in collaboration in maritime and rail sectors. <br/> <br/>Last year, China-ASEAN trade volume reached $160.8 billion, of which more than $100 billion was realized through ports. <br/> <br/>Statistics show that by the end of last year, China had more than 1,400 ports, handling 5.57 billion tons of cargo throughput in 2006. <br/> <br/></td></tr> </table> The addressee Email :