from yesterday's Nikkei

伊藤忠　中国食品最大手に出資　７００億円で２０％　現地市場を開拓　日本企業との連携促進

ITOCHU Corporation likely will make an investment in a Chinese major food company named "Choshin Group" by getting a 20 percent equity stake of the company. The amount of investment is exoected to be about 70 billion yen. Through this process ITOCHU intends to give its support to the tie-ups between Japanese companies and the group and then tap a new market in China using Japanese high-quality technologies in the fields of food security and food quality.

from today's Nikkei

中国、アリコ出資へ交渉　米ＡＩＧから取得、４９％上限　政府系ファンド　最大１兆円規模　日本含め世界で生保事業

It was learned on Thursday that China Investment Corporation, a Chinese government-affiliated fund,entered into the negotiations with the parties concerned in the direction that it will make large-scale investments in a U.S. major insurance company American International Group,Inc.,which is facing difficulty in its business operation,and its affiliated company American Life Insurance Corporation. Centering on the idea that it will get up to 49 percent equity stake of American Life Insurance,they are going on the talks and intend to reach an agreement within the year. American Life Insurance Corporation is doing life insurance business in more than 55 countries in the world including Japan.The amount of China's investment is expected to be about 1 trillion yen.