NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first quarter of 2010, venture capitalists from around the world invested $7 billion in 919 deals for companies based in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Israel, Mainland China and India, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.

Mainland takes largest share of Taiwan's trade surplus TAIPEI, Aug 30 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland was Taiwan's biggest export market in the first half, accounting for almost a third of the island's exports, according to the island's trade bureau.

Chinese mainland tourists start historic Taiwan holiday on Friday BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- A group of 760 Chinese mainland tourists will start a historic journey to Taiwan on Friday, the National Tourism Administration (NTA) said on Monday.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Chinese Mainland Completes Preparations for Cross- Strait Weekend Chartered Flights"] BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) - Chinese mainland has completed preparations for the formal launch of cross-Strait chartered flights on weekends starting from July 4, a mainland spokeswoman said here on Wednesday.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Chinese Mainland, Taiwan Sign Historic Agreement"] Beijing, 13 June: Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed the agreements on cross-Strait weekend charted flights and mainland tourists travelling to Taiwan around 9 a.m.