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Chinese take to streets to push environmental concerns
SHANGHAI -- Reflecting growing social tensions over China's high pollution, hundreds of demonstrators marched here Saturday to protest the building of a lithium-ion battery plant, while officials of another major Chinese city where people took to the...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Plant Openings, Environmental Issues, China, Iran
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Luxury shopping firms bet on casino approach in China
ReutersBy Melanie Lee SHANGHAI, May 1 (Reuters) - With flagging sales in their mainland stores and increasingly price savvy consumers, luxury companies are taking a leaf out of casinos' play books by offering junkets to wealthy Chinese clients eager to...Tags: International Travel, Macau, Lifestyle and Leisure, China, Trips and Vacations
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After rough patch in China, Yum looks to repair image
ReutersBy Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI, May 10 (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc, the largest foreign fast-food chain in China, is strengthening its media strategy in the country in a bid to win back customer loyalty after a series of food scares that decimated sales this...Tags: Consumers, Bird Flu, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Corporate Officers, Media Industry
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China: Mandarin's artful Shanghai hotel opens
Art gallery or hotel? Mandarin Oriental has just opened its eighth property in China, this one in Shanghai, and the hotel houses 4,000 original artworks. The art collection at Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai, can be seen throughout the hotel, where...
Tags: Personal Service, Michelin Group, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Arts and Culture, China
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METALS-Copper slips on stronger dollar, but still up on week
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 10 (Reuters) - London copper futures fell for a second straight session on Friday as a firmer U.S. dollar hurt commodities, taking the metal further away from near one-month highs touched earlier in the week. But copper is still looking...Tags: Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Metal and Mineral, Metal, Foreign Exchange Market
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Old friends await Northern State University band students in China
When members of the Northern State University Symphonic Band arrive on the other side of the world, they will have friends waiting for them. NSU student Megan Vockrodt, for instance, will see her old roommate, Xin Hua Jiang. Vockrodt, who plays...
Tags: Entertainment, Education, Travel, Teaching and Learning, Beijing (China)
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GM to build $1.3-billion Cadillac factory in China
The Chinese appetite for luxury automotive brands, including Cadillac, has become so great that General Motors has won government permission to build a $1.3-billion factory near Shanghai, the automaker confirmed Tuesday. The Chinese National Development...
Tags: General Motors Corp., Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Plant Openings, China
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METALS-LME copper slips from 3-week top, market eyes China demand
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 9 (Reuters) - London copper edged lower on Thursday, giving up gains from the previous session when it climbed to a more than three-week high on a string of promising data that revived hopes for global economic growth. Shanghai copper...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Metal, Metal and Mineral, China, Japan
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WRAPUP 1-China's oil, iron ore imports rise in April
Reuters* Cheaper commodity prices encourage stockpiling-analysts * Crude oil imports up 3.7 percent on a year ago * Iron ore imports rise 4 percent from March * Copper imports fall but seen rising from May SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - China's crude...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Beijing (China), Government, Mitsubishi Corporation, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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METALS-London copper ticks up ahead of Chinese trade data
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) - London copper futures edged higher on Wednesday, while the Shanghai market was little changed in cautious trade ahead of China's April trade data, which will give evidence about growth in the world's second largest economy....Tags: Petroleum Industry, Metal and Mineral, Metal, China, Russia
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Israel's Netanyahu visits China but avoids Palestinian leader Abbas
BEIJING -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Shanghai on Tuesday, paying tribute to the city’s role sheltering Jews during World War II and conveniently avoiding Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was visiting Beijing....
Tags: Communist Party of China, Heads of State, Mahmoud Abbas, Religion and Belief, Xi Jinping
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GM to open Cadillac plant in China in bid to boost brand's sales
AP Auto WriterDETROIT (AP) — General Motors Co. confirms that it's building a new Cadillac factory in China. GM will start building the $1.3 billion plant next month in Shanghai's Jinqiao zone. It will produce 150,000 vehicles per year. The auto maker...Tags: Cadillac, General Motors Corp., Plant Openings, China, Luxury Vehicles
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