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CNPC to expand oil refinery in Sudan

Business | Energy
2009-11-20

CHINA'S largest oil and gas company said today it had signed agreements with Sudan to strengthen cooperation in oil refining. China National Petroleum Corp, the parent of PetroChina Co, has signed a memorandum...

Telco signals busier call traffic

Business | Information industry
2009-11-20

CHINA Mobile, the world's top mobile carrier by subscribers, yesterday said its call traffic has bounced back to pre-global downturn levels, lifted by a rebounding economy. China Mobile's international business...

Denmark rallies to beat US 3-1 in friendly

Sports | Soccer
2009-11-19

DENMARK'S three second-half goals fed a comeback 3-1 friendly win over United States in the last outing of the year for the both World Cup teams yesterday. Danish substitutes Johan Absalonsen, Soren Rieks and...

China likely to host 2019 Presidents Cup

Sports | Golf
2009-11-19

THE US PGA Tour is looking into the possibility of staging the Presidents Cup in China in 2019. Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said that might be enough time for China to set a goal of having a player capable of...

US sees faster rise in prices

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-19

CONSUMER prices in the United States edged up faster than expected last month, driven higher by another increase in energy prices and the biggest jump in new car prices in 28 years. Still, prices are lower than...

China Mobile gears up for 4G

Business | Information industry
2009-11-19

CHINA Mobile is to launch 4G mobile communication services as early as 2011 to boost its high-margin data services, industry officials said yesterday. The world's biggest mobile carrier will roll out LTE (long...

SOHO China Beijing complex deal

Business | Real estate
2009-11-19

SOHO China, a leading real estate developer, said yesterday it had acquired a 37-story office and retail complex in Beijing through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, the second major acquisition by the company...

China UnionPay Co Yen for debit cards

Business | Banking
2009-11-19

CHINA UnionPay Co yesterday teamed up with the Bank of China to issue Japanese yen-denominated UnionPay-standard debit cards in Japan, UnionPay said yesterday. The card can also be accepted in China and UnionPay's...

PetroChina in talks for LPG pact

Business | Energy
2009-11-19

PIPED-GAS supplier China Gas Holdings said yesterday that PetroChina is in talks to invest in a China Gas unit, which will distribute liquefied petroleum gas for Asia's top oil producer. China Gas Chief Financial...

9 die in Guizhou bus crash

National
2009-11-18

NINE people died and more than 30 were injured when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged down a 30-meter slope in southwest China's Guizhou Province today. The accident took place at about 5:15 am on...