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This month, one of China's largest oil and gasoline companies, Sinopec has started to use an online shopping platform to sell petrol. Let's follow our reporter Li Dong to find out more. China Sinopec Guangdong recently launched its online gasoline pu

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2018年CRI Cainiao and YTO launch China's most efficient smart warehouse

Cainiao Network Technology Co Ltd, the courier aggregator backed by China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, has launched its latest smart warehouse together with YTO Express in Hangzhou, reports thepaper.cn. This smart warehouse, equipped with the most adv

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US Commerce Secretary Expresses Optimism to 1)World Economic

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VOA标准英语2012--E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores

E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores Lynne Shaner used the Internet to buy everything she needed for her wedding and holiday gifts for her husband and step daughter. Other than food, 90 percent of her purchases are made on the computer in her Was

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Good morning everyone. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcome the proposal to reduce Sunday pay rates for workers in the retail and hospitality industries. A draft report from the Productivity Commission calls penalty rates in th

英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-08

The Australian share market has reversed earlier gains. Right now, the All Ordinaries index is down around half of a per cent, as is the ASX 200 index. The banks are weaker. Insurance, like QBE insurance, are on the rise. Mining stocks are down. The

英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-03

The share markets fail to recover earlier losses and close down. ASX200 off by 14 points. Macquarie share has got a good run though today after a report of 39 percent rise in half-year-net-profit to half a billion dollars.And shares XX jump after rev

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BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's e-commerce industry is being tested as more than half of couriers are going home for the Lunar New Year holiday. Though the State Post Bureau has urged companies to continue deliveries over the period, which lasts

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Iran urges for quick formation of Iraqi government

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Courier Industry Dilemma

Since last year, several renowned domestic courier companies have been publicly expressing their dissatisfaction regarding rising cost due to hikes in fuel prices and labor costs, including Shunfeng Express, ZTO Express Service Co. and Yuantong Expre

Work Underway for a Potential E-commerce Tax

The Chinese Commerce Ministry's spokesperson Yao Jian has confirmed that research is underway for a potential e-commerce tax. Tax should be managed by the financial and taxation authorities. Our financial and taxation authorities will regulate the ta

Chinese booming e-commerce nibbles traditional retailers

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- China's e-commerce giant Jingdong Mall announced Saturday that it has secured 700 million U.S. dollars in its latest fundraising effort. Canada's Ontario Teacher Pension Fund and Kingdom Holding Co, the international i

Obama Seeks to Merge Trade, Commerce Agencies

President Barack Obama is asking Congress for authority to merge a series of federal agencies that deal with trade and commerce. Addressing reporters in the East Room of the White House, he said consolidating the U.S. Commerce Department with several

新西兰英语 225 Film and Music Piracy

This week the Commerce Minister has announced there will be a new law to fine people who download films and music from the internet without paying. Illegal downloading is called piracy. Downloading music illegally is a big problem for the recording i

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India's e-commerce sector is on the rise. Given the country's large population and the fact that more and more Indians are getting access to the Internet, investors are keenly eyeing the opportunities. American retailer Walmart is among those looking

新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2013/08/19

Rebecca Hume with you on this Monday, August 19th, 2013. Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital. Coming up on our program this morning... Trains to and from Guangzhou suspended following landslides blocking the line.