Chinese oil giant CNOOC have officially wrapped up the 15 billion US dollar takeover of Canadian oil and gas firm Nexen. This comes more than 7-months after the takeover was first announced. Nexen shareholders will receive 27.5 dollars per share in c

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The place to meet Jana Danica is at the Lanzhou University library. Jana has been studying Chinese for 6 and half years, and earned a bachelor's degree in sinology. For the last 2 and half years she's been working on an environmental law program taug

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The United States Senate is considering a ban on military-style assault weapons. The proposal comes in the wake the Newtown, Connecticut shooting where 20 children and 6 adults were killed. Gun-control efforts currently face an uphill battle against

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China's top economic planner says the country is studying a new fuel pricing scheme to make it reflect the global markets' oil price fluctuations more swiftly. Zhang Ping, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission or NDRC, says the c

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The central bank here in China is making moves to allow more flexibility in the yuan's exchange rate. Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, has made the suggestion on the sidelines of the National People's Congress. At the same time

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Electric cars presented by the world renowned automakers including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Ford highlighted the auto show's preview, with several models drawing visitors attention with their highly sophisticated technology, sleek designs, and stunnin

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As Barack Obama was sworn in for a second term as the US president, China-US relations have been at the top of the agenda at a forum in Beijing. American studies expert Tao Wenzhao is optimistic about Sino-US relations during Obama's 2nd term. China'

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Algeria says that a total of 37 foreigners and an Algerian died at a desert gas plant and five people are still missing after the four-day hostage-taking siege. American, British, French, Japanese, Norwegian, Filipino and Romanian workers were dead o

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Israelis are preparing to vote in a general election on Tuesday. Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling on voters to focus on several important issues. When you vote for a big ruling party you vote for a united Jerusalem; for security

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China's vehicle exports topped the one-million mark for the first time in 2012. Figures from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that the country delivered just over one million units abroad in 2012, an almost 30 percent rise on 2011.

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that it's still a long way from getting the Syrians together for a political solution to the crisis in the country. At his first press conference this year, Ban characterized the humanitarian situation in Syria a

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Netanyahu suffered a heavy blow as his rightwing electoral alliance, Likud-Beiteinu, received only 31 of 120 seats in the next parliament. Being the leader of the biggest party, Netanyahu remains on course to continue as prime minister. However, form

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China's top oil and gas producer said overseas operations will take a much larger share of its overall output as the company continues to expand abroad. The China National Petroleum Corp or CNPC produced around 110 million tonnes of oil equivalent th

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Currently, many group buying websites are promoting their New Year specials. No matter if you want dates, nuts or chocolate you'll easily find a discounted package through the group buying websites. Huang Wenmou is the product director with a group b

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For millions of devout Hindus, it is time yet again to soak in the spiritual energy of what is perhaps the world's largest religious gathering - the Maha Kumbh mela or Grand Pitcher Festival. The 55-day festival is being held in the holy city of Alla

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French President Francois Hollande says it is up to African forces to restore Mali's territorial integrity once towns are retaken from Islamist extremists. What do we still need to do? Stop the terrorist offensive. That's done. Then retake the towns

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Beijing's municipal authorities will issue new regulations to improve air quality by the end of this year. The smoggy weather has affected a total area of 1.3 million square kilometers in China recently. The new regulations include higher standards f

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February is a big month for the film industry, when movie makers look to capitalize on school holidays and the start of a new year. After the blockbusters Lost in Thailand and The Grand Master, what are the expectations of the audience in February? I

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A number of economists are suggesting inflation here in China may be back under 2-percent. ICBC chief economist Lu Zhengwei is forecasting CPI for January will be at 1.8-percent. This would be down from the 2.5-percent figure in December. In December

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Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in memorial events on Saturday in the southern city once known as Stalingrad, as Russia marked the 70th anniversary of the end of one of modern warfare's bloodiest battles. As part of the day's commemoration

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