China state planner approves $4.44 billion highway projects

China’s state planer said on Monday it had approved two highway projects worth a total of 29.22 billion yuan ($4.44 billion).

The projects comprise a 22.57 billion yuan highway in the northwestern province of Gansu, and a 6.65 billion yuan project in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, the National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) said on its website.