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RCEP Asia-Pacific free trade agreement comes into force

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade agreement, officially came into force on Saturday.

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Spanish CEO banned from U.S. over Cuba business

02:15 The CEO of one of Europe's largest hotel companies is banned from entering the United States.The reason - the company does business with Cuba. It's an escalation of sanctions by

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Russia ranks among top 5 gold holders

Russiabecamethefifth-largestgoldowneraftertheCentralBankofRussia(CBR)increaseditsholdingsofgoldby20metrictonsto1,857tonslastmonth.Thecountryhasincreaseditsholdi

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China could become world's largest importer within five years: report

ChinaisexpectedtoovertaketheUnitedStatestobecometheworld'slargestimporterwithinfiveyears,aleadingChineseinvestmentfirmsaidMonday.Inthepasttenyears,China'sannual

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Fire breaks out at India's largest slum in Mumbai

AfirebrokeoutatagarmentgodowninDharavi,India'slargestslum,infinancialcapitalMumbaiFriday,policesaid.Therehavebeennoreportsofcasualtyormajordamagetopropertiessof

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Russia to become world's second largest gold producer

Russiawillbecometheworld'ssecondlargestgoldproducerafterthelargestminingandsmeltingfacilitywaslaunched,saidthepressserviceoftheMinistryfortheDevelopmentoftheRus

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Hyundai Merchant Marine in talks with BlackRock about future investment

SouthKoreanshipperHyundaiMerchantMarineCoLtdisintalkswithBlackRockIncaboutapotentialinvestmentbutdetailshaveyettobediscussed,aHMMspokesmansaidonMonday.BlackRock

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China starts work on world's second-largest hydropower station

ChinastartedconstructionontheBaihetanprojectonThursday.Itwillbetheworld'ssecond-largesthydropowerstationoncecompleted.Thepowerstationislocatedonthelowerreachoft

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China completes test ignition of largest solid-fuel rocket motor

China's largest solid-fuel rocket motor goes through test ignition on August 2, 2016, in the northwest city of Xi'an. [Photo: Sina Weibo of CCTV]

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China Vanke shares plunge as trading resumes

Shares of China Vanke, the country's largest home builder, plunged in Shenzhen as their trading resumed on Monday following more than six months of suspension. The stock price tumbled by the daily limit of 10 percent to 21.99 yuan (3.3 U.S. dollars) at the opening of the market.

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Progress in China-ASEAN FTA talks

The second round of negotiations on an upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) has made "notable progress", China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

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U.S. gov't delays Sysco's acquisition of U.S. Foods

Sysco Corp., the world's largest food distributor, said Monday that its deal to buy U.S. Foods is being delayed as federal antitrust regulators continue their review of the acquisition.

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Argentina to see bumper harvest

Argentina's crop harvest is set to increase by 4.1 percent in the 2013-2014 farming season, a private-sector report said Thursday.

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Hainan to host 2014 global tourism summit

The 2014 World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit will help draw global attention to China's tropical island of Hainan and boost the country's travel industry.