[SMIC and Beijing Government Sign Cooperation Framework Document to Launch SMIC Beijing Second Phase Expansion Project BEIJING, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (“SMIC”; NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 0981.HK), China’s largest and most advanced semiconductor foundry, today announced the signing of a cooperation framework document between its subsidiary SMIC Beijing and the Beijing municipal government, which will lead]

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