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Chinese state councilor Yang Jiechi arrives in Cambodia for working visit

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Monday night for the second meeting of the Cambodia-China Inter-Governmental Coordination Committee, which will be held on Tuesday.

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Shenzhen restricts car purchases to ease congestion

Authorities in Shenzhen announced a car purchasing restriction requiring prospective buyers to acquire new car plates by lottery or auction on Monday.

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Singapore Exchange to adopt Nasdaq technology in new trading and clearing platform

​Singapore Exchange (SGX) will adopt a new generation of derivatives trading and clearing platform based on Nasdaq's Genium INET solution by the end of 2016, SGX said in a press release on Monday.

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China central bank changes rules for calculating deposits: report

China's central bank on Saturday issued a circular on adjusting rules for calculating deposits, which will increase the base of fund available for lending at commercial banks, according to web portal Sina.com.

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Beijing receives water from south, but doubts remain

Water through the south-to-north diversion project has arrived in Beijing on Saturday after a journey of over 1,200 kilometers, bringing with it a torrent of doubts and worries.

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China to advance agricultural modernization

China concluded a rural work conference on Tuesday, vowing to push forward agricultural modernization through reform and innovation.

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Ruble's slide adds pressure to Russian economy amid plunging oil prices, sanctions

News Analysis: Ruble's slide adds pressure to Russian economy amid plunging oil prices, sanctions

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Ruble's slide adds pressure to Russian economy amid plunging oil prices, sanctions

​A sharp depreciation in the value of Russia's currency ruble added further pressure to the country's economy already weakened by plunging oil prices and Western sanctions, leading U.S. experts said.

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Finland takes outdoor alcohol ads off public space

​A landmark 14-meter beer can that stands as an advertisement for a brewery near Helsinki is to be painted red within this year and cannot be claimed to be a beer can any more.

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Nicaragua Canal breaks ground

​The construction of the inter- oceanic Nicaragua Canal started Monday and will end in 2019, said Wang Jing, chairman of the HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co., Ltd. which will construct the canal, at the inauguration ceremony Monday.

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Funeral services to be held for Sydney siege victims

​Funeral services will be held on Tuesday for two hostages died in a cafe siege in downtown Sydney last week.

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S.Korea, New Zealand FTA reaches "milestone" agreement on text

​The chief negotiators of New Zealand and South Korea have initialed the text of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), in an important step towards boosting trade between the two nations, New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said Monday.

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China issues real estate registration rules

​The State Council, China's Cabinet, has issued provisional regulations on real estate registration, according to a statement released on Monday.

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Japan, U.S. delay defense guideline revision due to collective defense

​Japan and the United States announced Friday that they will delay the revision of their defense guidelines planned in the end of this year until the first half of 2015 so as to keep in step with Japan's legislation over the right to collective self-defense, according to local media.

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Israeli PM slams Abbas over Palestinian UN draft resolution

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday over the Palestinian-proposed United Nations draft resolution which calls for Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories by the end of 2017.

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Plummeting oil prices advantageous for Turkey's budget

Turkey, an energy importing country, has been taking advantage of the falling oil prices to shrink its high current account deficit, experts agreed here on Thursday.

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U.S., Cuba to normalize ties after decades of animosity

The United States and Cuba announced Wednesday that they have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, in a move to end more than half a century of estrangement between the two countries.