CHINA'S demand for construction machinery will contract next year as fixed-asset investment growth declines, Credit Suisse Group AG said.

Demand growth will be negative for five of six major types of construction machinery, analyst Victoria Li said in a note to investors yesterday.

China's fixed-asset investment growth adjusted for inflation may fall to 10 percent next year ...

Two men look at a vending machine called "smart" with a full-size Smart Car in it at Wangfujing shopping street in downtown Beijing October 29, 2008. Pushing the button on the vendor won??t exactly pop out a car, but it does dispense a branded cube also called "smart" at the price of 1 yuan each, containing  information of the new medels of Mercedes-Benz.