WASHINGTON, Feb.

SHANGHAI, April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC"; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981.HK), China's largest and most advanced semiconductor foundry, announced today a definitive investment agreement between SMIC and China Investment Corporation (CIC).

The state-owned China Investment Corp. says it plans to buy 44.7 million of the 80.2 million common shares being sold by Morgan Stanley. The purchase estimated at $1.2 billion will give the $200 billion Chinese sovereign wealth fund a 9.86 percent ownership in the sixth-largest U.S.

KHAZANAH Nasional Bhd said it will spend up to US$150 million (RM495 million) on at least eight waste-to-energy projects in China over the next three years.

Shenhua insider confirms Chinese firms to invest in Australian minecompany BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- China Shenhua Energy and China Investment Corp have talked with Australia's third largest iron ore mine company to buy its stake worth 2 billion U.S.