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<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed mixed in the morning session Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.32 percent to 3,008.76.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese firms 'face barriers' ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-20 13:59:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese companies still face great challengs from trade and investment barriers, although the number of trade remedies against Chinese goods and services declined sharply last year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Courts beef up protection of intellectual property rights ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-20 13:58:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's efforts to prevent infringements upon intellectual property rights have been gaining ground and judges are now hearing more cases than they did in the past, the country's top court announced on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China refutes interventions in price talks ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-20 13:56:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China on Tuesday defended its controversial talks with firms on stabilizing prices, saying they are not a form of administrative intervention.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Export prices set to rise ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-20 13:55:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The export prices of China-made electrical appliances will see an increase this year because of soaring raw material costs and strong renminbi, which may result in a decline in export volumes of those products.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HK's goods exports up 19.9% in Jan-Feb ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong's Census & Statistics Department announced Tuesday that the city's volume of total exports grew 19.9 percent year-on-year in the first two months this year, meanwhile the volume of imports rose 14 percent.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-4-20 13:53:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Japan's exports fell for the first time in 16 months in March, as the hugely negative impact of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on Japan's key export sector is becoming increasingly quantifiable, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Industrial value-added output of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grew 16.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2011, 2.5 percentage points higher than the overall industrial value-added output level, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Herbal medicine index launched ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-18 14:02:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's first herbal medicine index was launched in Chengdu over the weekend by the Ministry of Commerce, and is designed to monitor market prices of herbal medicines and avoid sharp price fluctuations.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher midday Monday despite Sunday's required reserve ratio (RRR) hike.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Changing face of China's economy ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-18 13:59:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time in seven years international trade in China has recorded a quarterly trade deficit. This is evidence of the shift in the structure of the Chinese economy but it doesn't signal an end to China's international trade surpluses with the world. It is evidence of an important longer-term trend.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's Q1 review: Strong growth, inflation worries ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-18 13:57:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's National Bureau of Statistics released first quarter and March economic data Friday morning. The data has attracted widespread market attention for two reasons. First, Chinese CPI will quite likely exceed 5 percent again, stirring up broad-based inflation concerns.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold eyes new record on weaker dollar, inflation fear ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-15 14:29:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange regained some momentum on Thursday, in response to the weaker U.S. dollar as well as rising inflationary expectations. Silver and platinum both rallied.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan sets new high against US dollar Friday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-15 14:28:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, on Friday strengthened to a record high against the U.S. dollar. The central parity rate of the RMB Friday stood at 6.5301 per U.S. dollar.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inflation battle set to redouble ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-15 14:27:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[New yuan-denominated loans stood at 679.4 billion yuan ($104 billion) in March, while the country's broad money supply (M2) rose 16.6 percent from a year earlier to reach 75.8 trillion yuan.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's Q1 economy up 9.7%, March CPI up 5.4% ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-15 14:26:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's economy expanded 9.7 percent in first quarter 2011 year-on-year, and 2.1 percent from the previous quarter, while China's consumer price index (CPI)]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's retail sales up 16.3% in Q1 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-15 14:24:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's retail sales of consumer goods rose 16.3 percent year on year to 4.2922 trillion yuan (657.29 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter this year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-4-15 14:23:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's urban fixed asset investment rose 25 percent in the first quarter of this year to reach 3.9465 trillion yuan (about 607 billion U.S. dollars), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Friday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More money for value ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-15 14:21:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From the second half of 2008, a financial storm that originated in the United States swept across the world. The root cause of this crisis was the US' long-term abuse of sovereign credit, the misuse of its status as a global major reserve currency issuing country and the promotion of twin deficits in its current account and the fiscal budget. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Price rises must stop, group says ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-14 14:26:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses were urged not to raise prices of consumer goods by a leading industry group on Wednesday as the State Council said that taming inflation is the government's most pressing task.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-4-14 14:25:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Leaders from the world's five emerging economies gathered in south China's beach resort of Sanya for the BRICS summit on Thursday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-4-14 14:24:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A high-ranking Chinese official has publicly admitted for the first time that the country is on the verge of overtaking the United States to become the globe's biggest energy consumer. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-4-14 14:23:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's imports from emerging countries, especially South Africa and Brazil, grew dramatically in the first quarter of the year. Analysts said China's trading ties with other BRICS countries will continue to grow because of the country's rising demand, but warned that trade among the bloc also faces uncertainty. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BRICS leaders issue Sanya Declaration ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-14 14:22:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Leaders of the five fast-growing emerging economies vowed to support the reform and improvement in international monetary system for the establishment of a stable, reliable and broad-based international reserve currency system. [Full coverage: BRICS summit]]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hu calls for financial reform at BRICS summit ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-4-14 14:16:50</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese President Hu Jintao called for the reform of international monetary and financial systems on Thursday, saying that the say and representation of emerging markets and developing countries should be increased.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-3-30 15:31:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Wednesday gained 39 basis points to 6.5586 per U.S. dollar from Tuesday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-3-30 15:30:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed lower in Wednesday's morning session, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.48 percent to 2,943.85.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hong Kong shares up 1.71% by midday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-30 15:29:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong stocks gained 393.24 points, or 1.71 percent, to close Wednesday's morning session at 23,453.60.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil prices may surge to new highs ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-30 15:28:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crude oil prices may easily break record highs if the unrest in Libya and the rest of the Middle East and North Africa spreads to more major oil producing countries, a senior energy analyst said on Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Assets appraisal group set up toaid SOEs abroad ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-30 15:26:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China is set to establish five assets appraisal groups meeting internationally standards over the next five years to meet the State assets regulator's demand to strengthen the supervision of the overseas assets of State-owned enterprises (SOEs).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese M&A to focus on domestic consolidation ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-30 15:25:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China, which dominated the world's mining and metal transaction sectors in 2009, will shift its merger and acquisition (M&A) activity into domestic consolidation, with deals reaching an unprecedented level in 2011, according to a report from Ernst & Young released on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China contributes to Doha round talks: WTO ambassador ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-30 15:24:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By honoring its commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO), China has made an above-average contribution to the Doha round of world trade talks, Chinese ambassador to the WTO Yi Xiaozhun said Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese investment in US more than welcome ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-30 15:23:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[During his landmark visit to the US in January, Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the corporate headquarters of Wanxiang America Corporation, near the geographic center of the country in the state of Illinois.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Index likely to touch 3,000]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-28 14:16:07</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shanghai's key stock index is set to touch the 3,000-point level this week following last week's consolidation, but analysts rule out any sharp increase in the gauge until key quarterly economic data are released in April.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's yuan weaker against USD Monday]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-28 14:14:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Monday weakened 38 basis points to 6.5618 per U.S. dollar from Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-3-28 14:13:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Monday weakened 38 basis points to 6.5618 per U.S. dollar from Friday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares close higher at midday Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-28 14:12:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher in Monday's morning session, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.70 percent to 2,998.78.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Heightened inflation a concern in China ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-28 14:10:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spreading reports of price hikes for everyday products such as instant noodles, soap and shampoo have sprung up in newspapers across China, exacerbating concerns regarding ongoing inflation in the world's second largest economy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Radiation fears clobber Japan outlets ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-28 14:08:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The radiation scare in Japan caused by damage to the Fukushima nuclear power station is having repercussions in China.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's yuan higher against U.S. dollar Friday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-25 16:24:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Friday strengthened 45 basis points to 6.5580 per U.S. dollar from Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hainan to let travelers avoid duties ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-25 16:12:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Starting April 20, mainland travelers will be able to buy duty-free goods in Hainan as long as they leave the island by air and return to the mainland, the Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan quake brings opportunity to China's agriculture ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-25 16:07:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese producers and traders of agricultural products complain that exports to Japan have suffered a sharp decline since a massive quake and tsunami disrupted the country's transportation systems and power supply supplies.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BRICS to cccount for half of world GDP by 2030]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-25 16:00:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Heads of the world's leading emerging economies will gather in China in mid-April to discuss post-crisis financial reforms. And mark the inclusion of South Africa as a member of the bloc.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US keeps duties on China's pipe fittings ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-25 15:56:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) decided Thursday to maintain the existing antidumping duty orders on carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from China and some other markets.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open higher Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-21 15:35:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened higher on Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.24 percent to 2,913.91.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan up 36 basis points to 6.5632 per US.dollar Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011321153454.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-21 15:34:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Monday strengthened 36 basis points against the U.S. dollar from Friday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pace of growing trade seen to slow ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-21 15:32:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A surprisingly sharp moderation in China's export growth last month shook global markets and left many wondering about the economic outlook for the world's biggest exporter.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Impact on Japan's neighbors hardest ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-21 15:30:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Economic aftershocks of the devastation in Japan are rolling through Asia. It is among Japan's neighbors that the reverberations of the catastrophe are being felt hardest.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China asks deficit countries to loosen export controls ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-21 15:29:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said on Sunday that China hopes countries with large trade deficit could loose export control.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Made-in-Japan label loses luster in China ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-21 15:27:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An employee at an outlet of the Japan-invested department store and supermarket Ito Yokado in Beijing's Chaoyang district said spinach on the shelves was from local suppliers and made-in-Japan milk products had never been supplied to the Chinese market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Larger home prices head south: NBS ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-21 15:26:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Fewer cities across the nation saw property price increases in February, especially larger-sized homes, which analysts said Sunday indicate government efforts to cool the property market may be showing signs of success.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's growth this year slower but still robust: official ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011321152503.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-21 15:22:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's economic growth will slow this year but the growth momentum will remain strong, a government official said here Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks end mixed at midday Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-14 16:13:50</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed mixed in the morning session Monday, as investors weighed signals from China's own latest economic data as well as the aftermath of the devastating Japan earthquake.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nikkei plunges over 6%, closing below 10,000 ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011314161344.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-14 16:11:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stocks plunged in Tokyo Monday, with the key Nikkei index losing over 6 percent to close below the 10,000 line as investors were concerned about an adverse economic impact from last Friday's deadly quake and tsunami.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks close higher Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011314161134.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-14 16:09:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 3.83 points, or 0.13 percent, to 2,937.63.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cities line up in beauty contest ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-14 16:07:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While images of China beam out from an advertising screen in New York's Times Square, individual Chinese cities are also busy promoting themselves.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's February fiscal revenue surge 41.5% yoy ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-14 16:05:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's fiscal revenue jumped 41.5 percent year on year in February to 699.7 billion yuan (106.5 billion U.S. dollars), the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Global recovery faces headwinds ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-14 16:04:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The global economic recovery was under way in a two-speed growth manner, with headwinds such as inflationary pressure to deal with, World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin said Friday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's February new loans hit 535.6 bln yuan ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-14 16:01:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, said Monday that new yuan-denominated loans stood at 535.6 billion yuan (81.52 billion U.S. dollars) in February.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil falls on stronger dollar ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-11 16:09:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. crude oil fell on Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened on European debt woes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks close lower Friday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-11 16:08:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed lower Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 23.35 points, or 0.79 percent, to 2,933.8.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-3-11 16:07:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As Chinese investment in Europe rises in the future, it will play an important role in driving European economic recovery and generating employment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[As the good times roll from East to West ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-11 16:05:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As Chinese investment in Europe rises in the future, it will play an important role in driving European economic recovery and generating employment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan not to blame for trade gap with US ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-11 16:04:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's rising inflation is partly rooted in the rapid monetary expansion of the United States, and the real concerns for the US economy are its lack of competitiveness and trade deficits and not of the China factor, US economists said on Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Salary growth expected to accelerate ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-11 16:04:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The average salary across all industries nationwide grew by 12.34 percent last year, and is expected to increase by 12.6 percent in 2011, a record high in the last decade, according to Salary Report 2011 released by Adfaith Management Consulting Wednesday in Beijing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boom in BRIC billionaires ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-11 16:00:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and the booming economies in China and India fueled a spike in billionaires from the BRIC countries on the Forbes 2011 rich list, Reuters reported. The world's richest man, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, retained his crown for the second year running, taking his fortune to $74 billion. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares close lower at midday Wednesday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-9 17:13:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed lower in Wednesday's morning session, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.14 percent to end at 2,995.73.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[London Stock Exchange mulls Nasdaq takeover ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-9 17:11:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is eyeing a takeover of its US rival Nasdaq just weeks after announcing a merger with the Toronto stock exchange, the Sunday Times reported.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks close higher Wednesday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-9 17:09:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 2.21 points, or 0.07 percent, to 3,002.15, slightly above the market's psychological expectation of 3,000 points.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yiwu plans int'l trade reform ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-9 17:07:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's State Council may soon approve a pilot program for a comprehensive reform of international trade in Yiwu city in Zhejiang province.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's February consumer confidence rebounds ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-9 17:06:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese consumers' confidence slightly rebounded month on month in February on lower food prices and a shopping spree on non-daily essential goods during the Spring Festival holiday, according to an index reading released Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reform of capital account to go deeper ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-9 17:05:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China will deepen reform of its capital account and encourage more yuan cross-border transactions, the country's foreign exchange regulator said yesterday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When the migrants stay at home ... ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-9 17:03:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jia Yongwan, 36, a migrant worker from southwest China, didn't join the millions traveling home last month for the traditional Spring Festival break. Instead, he chose to stay alone in Shanghai to see if he could find a better-paying job.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Will gold sparkle or lose its shine? ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:57:10</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With so many investors jumping on the gold bandwagon amid rising inflation and widespread unrest in Arab countries, the temptation to join the latest rush is no doubt high among Chinese people in a country that has cherished the precious metal for centuries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan advances to record high of 6.5651 per dollar ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:56:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, on Monday strengthened to an all-time high of 6.5651 per U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open higher Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:55:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened higher on Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.35 percent to 2,952.72.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares close higher at midday Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:53:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher in Monday's morning session, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.44 percent to end at 2,984.53.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks soar driven by resources sector ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:52:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China stocks closed sharply higher and tested the key psychological marks Monday, lifted by investors' moves to buy shares of resources companies.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[February price fall forecast ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:51:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's top economic planner said yesterday that February consumer prices would drop from the previous high levels, and was confident of checking inflation on the back of abundant grain reserves.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China follows sovereign debt crisis in EU closely: FM ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:50:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Monday that China has been following the sovereign debt crisis in some European countries and has bought treasury bonds from relevant countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China prepares to end GDP obsession ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:49:10</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China will seek lower economic growth in the coming five years as the constant pursuit of rapid expansion in past years has brought about unbalanced economic and social development.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Resident income to grow in 2011-2015 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-7 16:48:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A total of 24 provincial regions have set targets for the growth of resident income which equal or outpace local GDP growth goals in the 2011-2015 period, an official with China's top economic planning body said Sunday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's yuan rises to record high of 6.5671 per USD ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/201134162142.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:20:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, on Friday strengthened to an all-time high of 6.5671 per U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open mixed Friday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:18:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened mixed on Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.03 percent to 2,902.19.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index opens lower Friday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/201134161830.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:17:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The index, officially launched on June 1, 2010 on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, has a base value of 1,000 points.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wall Street gains on upbeat jobs, sales data ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:15:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Labor Department reported on Thursday that the number of people requesting unemployment benefits last week fell by 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 368,000.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil retreats from multi-year high ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:13:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. crude oil price fell on Thursday from its two and half year high as efforts for Libya's peace eased investors worries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold retreats from record high ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/201134160812.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:06:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange declined from its record high on Thursday, as Venezuela offered to mediate a resolution to the crisis in Libya, which helped dampen safe-haven demands.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One big American Ponzi scheme ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:04:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While Bernard Madoff languishes in jail, bankers continue to profit and the poor lose their homes and hope. Thank you, Bernie, for breaking your silence - even if you are still clinging to that cover-up mode you adopted since you took the entirety of the blame for your crimes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks close higher Friday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/201134160448.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:03:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 39.33 points, or 1.35 percent, to end at 2,942.31, the highest close since mid-November.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's lottery sales up 26.1% in January ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:02:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's lottery sales in January rose 26.1 percent year on year to 16.01 billion yuan (about 2.44 billion U.S. dollars), according to figures released Friday by the Ministry of Finance (MOF).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Global recovery facing major challenges: Geithner ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201134160234.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:01:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The global economy is now expanding after the profound crisis over the last three years, but the recovery is facing several major challenges and risks in the near term, said U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gov't to boost renminbi's role ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201134160127.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 16:00:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The government will expand a pilot project allowing importers and exporters across the country to settle trade transactions in renminbi this year, the central bank said Wednesday, a move aimed at boosting the currency's role in global financial markets.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IMF's 2008 quota and voice reforms take effect ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201134155902.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 15:57:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Quota and Voice Reforms of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) entered into force Thursday, representing an important milestone to reinforce IMF legitimacy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Too early to say China has unique growth model ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201134155741.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-4 15:56:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is too early to say that China has its own unique economic growth model as the country was still in an early stage of development, said a leading expert on Marxist theory.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold extends rally, close to historical record ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/201132164741.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:46:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange further hiked on Tuesday, approaching its historical record made in December 2010, as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa continued to boost safe-haven demands.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open lower Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/201132164526.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:44:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened lower on Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.46 percent to 2,905.51.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cocoa may rise ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:43:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cocoa in New York may average $4,000 a ton in the fourth quarter, according to Standard Chartered Plc, which raised its forecast for the three-month period by 18 percent from $3,400.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan weakens 30 basis points against US dollar Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/201132164338.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:42:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The value of Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), the yuan, weakened 30 basis points against U.S. dollars Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks close lower Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/201132164155.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:41:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed lower Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 5.11 points, or 0.18 percent, to end at 2,913.81.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South China firms on the rise ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201132164047.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:39:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A record 95 percent of businesses in South China said they are profitable or will be within two years, according to the latest annual survey conducted by the US Chamber of Commerce in South China.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wealthy economies must promote growth ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201132163914.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:38:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Developed countries need to step up and invest heavily in the infrastructure and clean-energy sectors to offset the expected downturn in East Asia's economic engine, said World Bank Chief Economist Justin Yifu Lin.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[M&As in murky waters without professional talent ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201132163747.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:36:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A shortage of professional talent has become a formidable challenge for Chinese enterprises going overseas, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic policy planner, said Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CPI fluctuation temporary as price pressure continues ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201132163600.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:34:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The growth of the nation's consumer price index (CPI) is expected to further slow down in February, officials and economists said Tuesday while cautioning consumer prices are likely to rebound, which may force the central bank to stick to its course of monetary tightening.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The way out for Made in China ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/201132163438.shtml</link>
<author>en.rf.hk</author>
<pubDate>2011-3-2 16:32:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Japan recently acknowledged that China had outstripped it to become the world's second largest economy. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Officials prepare for wave of listings in China ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011228152606.shtml</link>
<author>en.rf.hk</author>
<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:25:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's authorities are preparing for overseas companies wishing to float shares in China's A-share market. Foreign players are expected to list on the Shanghai international board in the second half of this year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open higher Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011228152456.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:24:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened higher on Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.06 percent to 2,880.17.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index opens higher Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011228152357.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:23:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The index, officially launched on June 1, 2010 on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, has a base value of 1,000 points.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Major meetings may boost key index ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011228152255.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:21:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shanghai stocks may rise this week as investors anticipate the central government will announce more investment plans to boost economy during the annual legislature conferences to be held from March 3 and 5.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's yuan strengthens 5 bps against USD Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011228152121.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:19:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The value of Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB), the yuan, strengthened five basis points against U.S. dollars Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stock index futures open mixed Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011228151928.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:18:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's stock index futures opened mixed Monday. The contract for settlement in March, the most actively traded, opened 0.6 points lower at 3,214.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fight to tame inflation will be crucial: experts ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011228151746.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:16:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the 1980s, affluent people from Hong Kong traveled to neighboring Shenzhen in South China's Guangdong province to buy vegetables and food because they were much cheaper.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China eyes 7% annual growth ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:14:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's government will set its annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth target for the 2011-2015 period at 7 percent, and make the improvement of living standards a fundamental aim.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Heavy hand needed to push market back on track ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-28 15:12:27</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For many Chinese economists, the policy of limiting purchase is unthinkable. Indeed, it reminds us of the days of the planned economy when people had to use ration coupons. People in Chinese economy dislike purchase limit instinctively]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold settles at new 7-week high ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:55:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange further climbed on Thursday, refreshing its 7-week record, on the back of unrest in Libya and other Middle East countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan strengthens against US dollar Friday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011225165525.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:53:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The value of Chinese currency, the yuan, strengthened against U.S. dollars Friday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks close mixed Friday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:52:19</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed mixed Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.04 points, or 0.00 percent, to end at 2,878.57.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SOEs will expand foreign business]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:50:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's central State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will try to expand their business abroad over the next five years, despite public concern about their earning abilities and ongoing political turmoil in some overseas markets, said a senior official in charge of the State assets.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Economist sees PBOC eying March and April ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:48:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese government is expected to raise bank reserve requirement ratio one more time in March and increase interest rates again as early as April, Lu Zhengwei, a senior economist at the Industrial Bank, said yesterday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada's foreign minister upbeat about China trade ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011225164628.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:45:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canada wants to increase bilateral cooperation with China to meet the target of $60 billion in trade volume between the two major economies by 2015, according to the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada's foreign minister upbeat about China trade ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:42:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canada wants to increase bilateral cooperation with China to meet the target of $60 billion in trade volume between the two major economies by 2015, according to the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China to relax bad loan controls for SMEs ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:42:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's bank regulator said it would ease its controls on bad loans incurred by smaller Chinese firms to encourage more banks to lend to them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Understanding the Pentagon's ban on Chinese solar products ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:40:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The continuous efforts of the Obama administration to promote the US solar industry have resulted in the anticipation of a robust solar technology market for 2011. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sichuan to invest heavily in 'wireless city' project ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:39:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Authorities in southwest China's Sichuan Province plan to earmark 5 billion yuan (758 million U.S. dollars) this year to its "wireless city" project to offer rapid, convenient Internet access to local people.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[State monopolies tenacious barrier to reform ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011225163911.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-25 16:38:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This was the right road to take, as China's accomplishments have confirmed its success, and the policy receives approval from international society.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold tops $1,400 amid safe-haven demands ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011223171337.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 17:12:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday topped the psychological mark of 1,400 dollars per ounce, buoyed up by safe- haven demands amid growing violence and protests in the Middle East.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil soars over 8% on Libya's supply disruption ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011223171216.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 17:11:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. crude oil price soared over 8 percent on Tuesday as unrest in the important oil exporter Libya disrupted its oil output, although the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Saudi Arabia said they would be ready to act if there were any supply shortage.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dollar mixed amid unrest in Libya ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 17:09:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. dollar traded mixed against major currencies in late New York trading on Tuesday as the unrest in Libya continued and a European Central Bank (ECB) official warned of interest rate hike in euro zone.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan weakens against US dollar Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011223170917.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 17:08:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The value of Chinese currency, the yuan, weakened against U.S. dollars Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open lower Wednesday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 17:06:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened lower Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.37 percent to 2,844.99.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Central SOEs increase payback to the State ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011223170452.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 17:02:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Central State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will hand over 15 percent of their total profits to the State this year - 5 percent more than last year - in a bid to share the benefits provided by the rapid growth of the SOEs with the public.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improved review process ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011223170219.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 17:01:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The news that China will review proposed mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by foreign firms has been a hot topic among foreign media recently. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hong Kong economy expands 6.8% in 2010 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 16:59:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong's financial chief John Tsang said on Wednesday in his budget speech that the city's economy grew by 6.8 percent in 2010.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inflation drives China's consumer confidence down in last quarter ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011223165718.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-23 16:55:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's consumer confidence index fell for the second consecutive quarter in the last three months of 2010, said an agency of China's statistics bureau Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asian stocks bounce back ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011221161932.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:18:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Asian stocks rebounded last week after US and Japanese central banks raised their growth outlooks and companies posted better-than-estimated earnings, boosting confidence in the global recovery.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shares open lower Monday following RRR hike ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011221161825.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:17:27</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened lower Monday, the first trading day following the central bank's announcement Friday to further hike reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for commercial banks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold price opens higher in Hong Kong ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011221161721.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:16:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The gold price in Hong Kong went up 58 HK dollars to open at 12,915 HK dollars per tael on Monday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimism on future of stock market ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011221161623.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:15:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Playing the gyrating mainland stock markets was a game of nerves last year for individual investors, eaving many disappointed with their returns.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's yuan hits new high against US dollar ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011221161221.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:11:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The value of China's currency, the yuan, hit a record high for the fifth straight trading day Monday with the central parity rate at 6.5705 yuan per U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading system.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares close higher midday Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011221161112.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:10:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed slightly higher in the morning session Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.12 percent to 2,903.38.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan reform pace remains 'unchanged' ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011221160958.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:09:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's pace in internationalizing its currency remains "unchanged" despite calls on the country to quicken the process, central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eying tax cut to avoid losses ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011221160900.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:08:12</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China may reduce import duty and consumption tax on some products to avoid tax losses through "unusual import methods," China National Radio reported.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[G20 settles for compromise in deal ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011221160806.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:07:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The world's dominant economies struck a watered down deal on how to smooth out trade and currency imbalances many say exacerbated the financial crisis, but the difficulty in getting vastly different economies like China and the United States on the same page doesn't bode well for the Group of 20 rich and developing countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Macao's gaming tax revenue leaps 62% in Jan. ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011221160620.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-21 16:04:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Macao's gaming tax revenue leaped 62.3 percent in January over last year, according to the data released by the Finance Services Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stock index futures close down Friday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011218172150.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-18 17:20:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The index futures was launched at the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) and started trading from April 16, 2010. The CFFEX has set the base value for all the four contracts at 3,399 points.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks close down Friday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011218172021.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-18 17:19:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's stocks closed lower Friday on concerns that the central government might raise the bank reserve requirement ratio again over the weekend.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDI growth to remain robust over coming year ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011218171858.shtml</link>
<author>en.rf.hk</author>
<pubDate>2011-2-18 17:17:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's foreign direct investment (FDI) will continue to experience robust growth this year, following an increase of 23 percent in January, said the Ministry of Commerce.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nation boosts efforts to tackle trade surplus ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011218171716.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-18 17:15:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China will increase efforts to expand imports this year to help balance trade, and to maintain the surplus-deficit ratio at below 3 percent of GDP on the nation's current account, said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No wage rise for 70% in 2010 ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011218171542.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-18 17:13:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly 70 percent of Shanghai residents said in a survey that their salary did not increase or that it fell in 2010, but most of them think a pay rise is possible this year, according to the Shanghai Statistics Bureau Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NYSE Euronext,Deutsche Boerse merge ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011216170212.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 17:00:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NYSE Euronext and Germany's Deutsche Boerse announced on Tuesday that they had reached a final agreement on business combination to form the biggest exchange operator in the world.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan rose to all-time high of 6.5855 per USD Wed.]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011216170035.shtml</link>
<author>en.rf.hk</author>
<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:59:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Wednesday gained 74 basis points to 6.5855 per U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index opens lower Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011216165936.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:58:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ChiNext Index dropped 0.96 points to open at 1,086.77 points Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stock index futures open lower Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011216165820.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:57:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's stock index futures opened lower Wednesday. The contract for settlement in February 2011, the most actively traded, opened 1.6 points lower at 3,214.4.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares close higher midday Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011216165714.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:55:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher in the morning session Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.17 percent to 2,904.27.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stocks close up Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011216165543.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:54:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher Wednesday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 24.95 points, or 0.86percent, to end at 2,924.19.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index closes up Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011216165431.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:53:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) on June 1, 2010, rose 19.52 points, or 1.79 percent, to close at 1,107.24 Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stock index futures close up Wednesday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011216165320.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:52:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's stock index futures closed higher Wednesday with the contract for February, the most actively traded, up 0.69 percent from the previous trading day to end at 3,245.0 points.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[January inflation figure beats forecast ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011216165147.shtml</link>
<author>en.rf.hk</author>
<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:50:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The consumer price index (CPI), a major gauge of inflation, grew a lower-than-expected 4.9 percent year-on-year in January but economists warned that inflation remains a threat that may lead to further monetary tightening policies. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's farm produce prices slightly down last week: MOC ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011216164951.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:48:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the week ending Feb. 13, farm produce prices in China declined slightly for the first time this year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said in a report released on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ABAC: Chinese economy expects strong growth in 2011 ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011216164840.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:47:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to an economic outlook report from an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business advisory body, China's economy is expected to remain strong in 2011, but inflationary pressures are likely to rise further due to rising food prices.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Consumers try to make the most of their money ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011216164715.shtml</link>
<author>en.rf.hk</author>
<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:45:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ordinary Chinese consumers are coming up with different ways and ideas to cope with rising food and household prices, hoping to improve their standard of living while prices continue to rise.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Revised CPI basket shows slight inflation drop ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011216164503.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:43:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reduced the weighting of food by 2.21 percentage points in the revised consumer price index (CPI) basket, a change that is partially responsible for a month-on-month drop in the headline inflation figure released on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[japan,india,fta,trade barrier]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011216164317.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:42:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The lower-than-expected rise in the consumer price index (CPI) is no cause for optimism. Chinese policymakers should continue their efforts to fight inflation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan, India sign deal to remove trade barriers ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/economy/2011216164200.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-16 16:40:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Japan on Wednesday signed a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with India aimed at boosting trade between export-dependent Japan and rapidly-growing India.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's yuan weakens 33 bps to 6.5985 per USD Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011214170901.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-14 17:08:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Monday weakened 33 basis points to 6.5985 per U.S. dollar from Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stock index futures open mixed Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011214170751.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-14 17:06:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's stock index futures opened mixed Monday. The contract for settlement in February 2011, the most actively traded, opened 4.8 points higher at 3,122.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open higher Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011214170647.shtml</link>
<author>en.rf.hk</author>
<pubDate>2011-2-14 17:05:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened higher Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.04 percent to open at 2,828.57.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares close higher midday Monday ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011214170202.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-14 17:01:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed higher Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.75 percent to 2,876.81.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's key stock index shoots up above 2,900 points ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011214170058.shtml</link>
<author>en.rf.hk</author>
<pubDate>2011-2-14 16:59:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's stocks shot up on Monday, sending the benchmark Shanghai Composite index above 2,900 points in the afternoon trading, led by strong financial and cement companies.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's stocks rally to 2-month high ]]></title>
<link>http://en.rf.hk/news/markets/2011214165918.shtml</link>
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<pubDate>2011-2-14 16:58:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's stocks rallied for a third consecutive trading day on Monday, sending the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index to its highest point in almost two months.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan rate 'at right level but fluctuation possible' ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-14 16:54:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The exchange rate against the US dollar is currently at an appropriate level but could fluctuate in the future, Yi Gang, vice-governor of the central bank and head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, said on Sunday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shanghai's labor market tightens ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-14 16:53:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On a chilly weekend throughout Shanghai, the city's first jobs fairs of the year met with a similarly cold response from job hunters.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's foreign trade jumps 44% in January ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-14 16:52:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's foreign trade surged 44 percent year on year in January boosted by busy shipments ahead of the nation's traditional Spring Festival, while trade surplus shrank by half, the customs agency said on Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Japan confirms China surpassed its economy in 2010 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-14 16:50:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Japan confirmed Monday that China's economy surpassed its own as the world's second largest in 2010 and said a late-year downturn was Japan's first quarterly contraction in more than a year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stocks slump cools fundraising ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:44:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese companies scaled back or slowed their fundraising plans in January because of a slump in the stock market and increased government efforts to control liquidity and tame inflation, industry data have showed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yuan weakens to 6.5952 per US dollar Friday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:43:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Friday weakened 103 basis points to 6.5952 per U.S. dollar from its record high Thursday, snapping a streak of three consecutive trading days of gains, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open slightly lower Friday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:42:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened slightly lower Friday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.11 percent to open at 2,815.12.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold price opens higher in Hong Kong ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:41:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The gold price in Hong Kong went up 80 HK dollars to open at 12,673 HK dollars per tael on Friday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's stocks close higher Friday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:40:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese stocks closed higher Friday, as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.33 percent, or 9.17 points, to 2,827.33 points.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PBOC plans overhaul of money policy ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:39:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's central bank is planning to use an indicator measuring total financing quantity and broader measures of money supply, such as M3 and M4, to better monitor liquidity conditions and curb inflation, local media reported on Thursday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:38:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Senior European officials have pledged to "set an example" by reconstructing a solid and healthy financial regulatory framework as global economies have yet to emerge from the global financial crisis.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Prudent monetary move set to ease in H2 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:37:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese government's prudent monetary stance may be eased in the second half of the year when inflationary pressure is expected to cool, said a chief economist of a brokerage.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bernanke warns of sharp cuts in spending ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:36:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday warned against sharp cuts in United States spending at a time when the economic recovery is still fragile enough to require extraordinary support from the central bank.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[67% firms in Jiangsu expect labor shortage ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:35:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sixty-seven percent of companies in the eastern province of Jiangsu expect to have difficulty recruiting new workers this spring, a survey showed Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fight inflation hard ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-11 16:33:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The latest interest rate hike that China announced on Tuesday was surprising only in its timing. To sustain sound and stable economic growth, Chinese policymakers must take more measures to prevent inflation from escalating further.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Liquor shares fizzle despite festival sales surge ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-9 16:04:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Liquor producers in China have enjoyed brisk sales while the country celebrates the Spring Festival but their stocks have disappointed investors who bet on the holiday spending spree.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's yuan hits new high against U.S. dollar ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-9 16:03:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese currency, or the yuan, rose to a new high of 6.585 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shares close down midday Wednesday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-9 16:02:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares closed slightly lower midday Wednesday as the latest interest rates increase refreshed investors' concerns over inflation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2011-2-9 16:00:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The central bank on Tuesday raised interest rates for the third time since mid-October by another 25 basis points, to help mop up liquidity and tame surging inflation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Private enterprise exports skyrocket ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-9 15:59:10</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The year-on-year increase on average has been 26 percent over the past five years, the association, which governs the nation's more than 40 million private and individual businesses, was quoted by Xinhua News Agency as saying on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovative push forward ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-9 15:58:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As indicated by recent government documents and policy guidelines, alongside urbanization, innovation is seen as becoming a main driving force for China's sustainable economic growth in the years ahead.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eye for intangible values helps in gobbling up foreign firms ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-2-9 15:57:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While a few Chinese companies such as Haier, Giant, and Li-Ning have established themselves firmly in international markets, their advancement has not reached anything like the global status enjoyed by their closest international competitors.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shares open slightly higher Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-1-24 17:14:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese shares opened slightly higher Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.05 percent to open at 2,716.52.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's yuan advances to 6.5883 per USD Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-1-24 17:12:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The central parity rate of yuan, the Chinese currency, Monday gained 3 points to 6.5883 against the U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ChiNext Index closes down Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-1-24 17:10:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The ChiNext Index, launched by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) on June 1, 2010, dropped 29.54 points, or 2.88 percent, to close at 994.97 Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China stock index futures close mixed Monday ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-1-24 17:09:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's stock index futures closed mixed Monday with the contract for February, the most actively traded, shrank 0.89 percent from the previous trading day to end at 2,970.2 points.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Investors bet on tighter policy controls ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-1-24 17:06:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's faster-than-estimated economic growth has raised investors' speculation that the monetary authority will boost borrowing costs. Their tightening concerns dragged the Shanghai Composite Index down 2.7 percent last week.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China economy to grow 9.8% in 2011 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-1-24 17:05:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China's economy is expected to continue to power ahead with a growth of 9.8 percent this year, and inflation at 3.7 percent, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a government think tank, predicts in a report.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dollar falls as euro hits highest level in 2 months ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-1-20 15:35:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies in late New York trading on Wednesday as the euro touched two-month high with European debt situation eased.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Investor enthusiasm for IPOs decreases ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2011-1-20 15:34:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Investor enthusiasm for new listings on the Chinese mainland stock markets is waning as more than 60 percent of the new shares that debuted this year have fallen below their initial public offering price.]]></description>
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