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China Unicom adds execs from Internet giants

ChinaUnicom,oneofthethreebigstate-ownedtelecommunicationoperatorsinChina,hasexpandeditsboardto13membersfromsevenmembers,andintroducedfournon-independentdirector

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Two leading SOEs merge into China Energy Investment Corp.

TheGuodianGroupandShenhuaGroup,twoleadingstate-ownedpowerandenergycompanies,havemergedintoanewcompanycalledChinaEnergyInvestmentCorporationadministratedbytheSta

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Saudi Arabia to purchase S-400 air defense systems from Russia

SaudiArabiahasagreedtobuyRussianS-400surface-to-airmissilesystems,Saudi-ownedal-ArabiyatelevisionreportedonThursday.ThereportcameduringavisitbySaudiKingSalmanto

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China slashes state-run companies to 99

China'scropofstate-ownedenterprises(SOEs)willslimtojust99asthegovernmentlookstoincreasetheirefficiencyandprofitability,whilebolsteringcompetitiononaglobalstage.

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State-owned firms inflate revenue by 29 billion US dollars

China's government auditor said that 18 of 20 audited state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have inflated revenue by 200 billion yuan (29 billion US dollars) and profits by 20.3 billion yuan (3 billion US dollars) in recent years.

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State-owned firms inflate revenue by 29 billion US dollars

China'sgovernmentauditorsaidthat18of20auditedstate-ownedenterprises(SOEs)haveinflatedrevenueby200billionyuan(29billionUSdollars)andprofitsby20.3billionyuan(3bil

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China's growing assertiveness led Australia to block grid sale

Australia blocked the sale of a major power grid company to Chinese interests in part over concerns that China, its biggest trading partner, is becoming a geo-political threat, a senior member of Australia’s government said.

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China sets timetable for further government car reform

​China set a timetable on Wednesday to reform government car use in state-owned public institutions and enterprises to reduce fiscal expenses.

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SOE reform fresh signal of economic transformation

The latest round of state-owned enterprise reform measures, announced on Sunday, are a fresh signal of China's commitment to structural transformation.

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China's former state-assets chief stands trial for corruption

Jiang Jiemin, former head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, went on trial Monday for corruption, a local court said.

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China allows foreign-owned hospitals in more cities

China has allowed private hospitals solely owned by foreign investors to open in seven cities and provinces, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Wednesday.

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China names 6 SOEs for pilot reforms

Six big state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will pilot reforms in ownership, management and supervision, Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday.

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Senior state-owned power corporation executive expelled from CPC

Huang Baodong, a senior executive of a state-owned power-related corporation, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and public office for "serious disciplinary and legal violations."

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Step-up predicted in China's SOE reforms

The China Securities Journal on Tuesday gave a glowing review to China's newly announced state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms, with experts reinforcing how the measures eye reorganization and the involvement of more private capital.

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China's Wenzhou applies to trial private banks

Wenzhou, a manufacturing hub in east China's Zhejiang Province, has applied to the State Council to begin piloting private banks, the China Securities Journal reported on Thursday.

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Russia launches European telecom satellite

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying a European-owned telecommunication satellite blasted off Monday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the rocket's operator said.