It was learned from the Municipal Bureau of Commerce yesterday that Yichang’s actually utilized foreign capital reached 45.42 million US dollars in the first four months, a year-on-year increase of 110.27%. The total amount ranked second in Hubei Province, accounting for about 65% of the full-year target of 70 million US dollars. Yichang surpassed thehalfwaytarget two months ahead of schedule, hitting a new record high. (Sanxia Daily: Reporter/Yang Chunyan, Correspondent/Yao Ding’an)