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BEIJING, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Standard and Poor's Ratings Services said on Monday that it had raised its long-term corporate credit rating on China Petroleum and Chemicals Corp. (Sinopec) to A- from BBB...
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Shell eyes Russian gas project
2019-04-08BRUSSELS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Dutch oil giant Shell wants to participate in the exploitation of a large gas field on the Russian peninsula Jamal in northern Siberia, Dutch paper Financiele Dagblad repo...
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GUATEMALA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Guatemalan President Oscar Berger cast his ballot on Sunday at an electoral booth in southern Guatemala City in a second round to elect the country's next president while...
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BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's urban fixed-asset investment rose 26.8 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2007, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday. The figure indicat...
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Beijing plans to build a community health service system in 2008 that will cover all its urban and rural residents. Beijing residents will soon be able to enjoy house call service from community docto...
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China's Ministry of Education (MOE) on Thursday announced that the government would send 12,000 Chinese students to study overseas in 2008, including 6,000 postgraduates. Most of the students receivin...
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Iran, India vow to broaden co-op
2019-04-08TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon met with Iranian officials on Sunday and both sides vowed to broaden their cooperation and ties, the official IRNA news ...
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JERUSALEM, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel allowed around 900 Gaza pilgrims to travel through Israeli territory to the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, local media reported Sunday.Israeli offici...
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China to raise pension fund as of Jan.
2019-04-08BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security announced Friday that pension fund for retirees of enterprises will be increased starting Jan. 1 next year, reported the Beijing News....
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Dollar rises amid U.S. inflation data
2019-04-08NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The dollar rose against most major currencies on Friday after a report showing higher inflation trimmed expectations of aggressive rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The...