Large Investment for Highway Construction ����As is reported from the national communications meeting lately called by the Ministry of Communications, an investment amounting to RMB$211.8 billion yuan over the former investment of RMB$180 billion planned had been used by China in highway construction in 1998. By new plans set there will be a 12%-15% growth of investment from former RMB$180 billion yuan and 37,000 kilometers of new highways to be constructed to add to the country's highway network amounting to 1.26 million kilometers including 6,258 kilometers of expressways throughout China. ���� Economicnews 1999-01-19 Page2 Full Story in Chinese