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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) pose with their wives, Kristiani Yudhoyono (R) and Akie Abe (L), before a meeting at the Presidenti...
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China stocks rise 5% as global markets rally
2019-04-08An investor monitors stock price movements at a brokerage in Guangzhou, Aug. 17, 2007. (newsphoto)BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- China's main stock index jumped more than five percent on Monday, as g...
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BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- Mainland residents will, for the first time, be allowed to directly invest in overseas securities under a pilot program to be launched in the northern port city of Tianjin. Investo...
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Accident injures 11 on Cruise film shoot
2019-04-08BERLIN - Eleven people were injured when they fell off the back of a truck during the shooting of Tom Cruise's latest film in Berlin, police said on Monday.The 11 fell from the truck when a side panel...
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More Chinese are given names in western style or just direct transliteration of Western names, according to a survey on the use of Chinese language.Such Western names as Lina, Lucy or Jenny are widely...
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TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation and Iranian negotiators on Monday began their third round of talks over Iran's nuclear program, the official news ag...
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French FM pledges to help stabilize Iraq
2019-04-08BAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Monday that his country is ready to help stabilize Iraq. “France is ready to play a role in the fighting agains...
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Watchdog to set up quality control database
2019-04-08BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- The government is to establish its first database on the inspection and quarantine of imports and exports to keep producers up to date with the latest safety requirements, the coun...
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BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ninety multinational companies are put on a list of industrial polluters published by the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, a Beijing-based Chinese non-govern...
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Hollywood celebs not interested in easy cash
2019-04-08It seems that Hollywood celebrities are too busy to pick up the petty cash they're owed.According to a reporting the Palm Beach Post, the state of Florida has lots of unclaimed cash, stock refunds and...