* Says it issued the first tranche of short-term financing notes for 2017 worth 500 million yuan

* Notes are each with par value of 100 yuan, a term of 365 days and coupon rate of 5.4 percent, as well as maturity date of July 11, 2018

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Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News)