BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 718.89

Euro 100 745.62

Japanese yen 100 4.67

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.304

British pound 100 885.57

Austra