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China expunges unapproved, foreign content from school textbooks
China's education ministry has launched a "comprehensive" inspection of school textbooks to remove unapproved alterations or foreign content, state media reported late on Wednes...
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Alibaba takes joint venture route to Russia expansion
China's largest e-commerce firm, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has joined forces with a state fund and two technology firms in Russia, hoping that access to their client base of mor...
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China's Meituan Dianping to focus on domestic market after $4.4 billion Hong Kong IPO
China's Meituan Dianping, an online food delivery-to-ticketing services platform, confirmed it had filed for an up to $4.4 billion Hong Kong IPO and said it will focus on its do...
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Exclusive: Hyundai to ship China-made cars to Southeast Asia amid erratic sales recovery
Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) plans to ship China-made cars to Southeast Asia, its China joint venture and two people familiar with the matte...
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Magna-BAIC deal raises prospects for an 'automotive Foxconn' in China
In China, where the future of the car is looking more and more electric, newcomers to the auto industry are looking for partners to help them build their vehicles. Enter ...
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China eyes more vigorous fiscal policy short of strong stimulus
China will adopt a more vigorous fiscal policy to help tackle external uncertainties without resorting to strong policy stimulus, state radio said on Monday, citing the cabinet....
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China includes more cities in air pollution rankings to pressure local officials
China extended monthly air quality rankings to 169 cities from 74, including in the high-pollution region of Shanxi-Shaanxi in the country's northwest, adding pressure on local ...
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China says it won't devalue currency to bolster exports
China said on Monday the value of its currency is driven by market forces and that it has no intention to devalue the yuan to help exports, after Washington said it was monitori...
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China probes stainless steel imports from Indonesia, EU, Japan, South Korea
China began an anti-dumping investigation on Monday into stainless steel imports worth $1.3 billion, including from a privately owned Chinese mill with operations offshore, afte...
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