BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 718.81

Euro 100 744.42

Japanese yen 100 4.6375

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.326

British pound 100 885.12

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