The agreement includes equity transfer to the Kazakh company.

I've not heard of any such talks for Canadian oil sand projects. There've been so many reports recently about Chinese companies buying up assets globally.

At this stage, I'm not aware of any change in our acquisition plan. Our relationship with the Kazakh government has always been well maintained. They recognize us as a good partner and any form of cooperation is possible.

It is only a set of framework agreements, and more follow-up projects are still under discussion.

Companies from both countries have reached a preliminary agreement on Russia's supplying natural gas to China.

With the grace period provided by China's WTO agreement approaching the end, the CBRC has - with the fostering of a strategic global vision - been actively pushing forward the opening up of the Chinese banking sector.