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China regulator delivers $72 million fines for a bank's illegal lending

China'stopbankingregulatorhasfinedaChengdubranchofShanghaiPudongDevelopmentBank(SPA)462millionyuan(about72.19millionUSdollars)forofferinghugecredittobogusfirms,

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Global box office for French films doubles

Frenchfilmsdoubledtheirglobalboxofficein2017thankstothepopularityinChinaofthesci-fiepic"ValerianandtheCityofaThousandPlanets",whichwasaflopintheWest.Theacclaime

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China's Guangzhou eager to prop up IAB industries

TheGuangzhoumunicipalgovernmenthasreleasednewincentivestoencouragethedevelopmentofinformationtechnology,artificialintelligenceandthebiomedicalindustry(IAB),21st

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Broadband subscribers cross 50 million mark in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD,Jan.16(APD)-Thenumberofbroadbandsubscribersincluding3Gand4GsubscribersinPakistanhascrossedthemarkof50million,showingaround24.5percentpenetrationtillNo

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Thai tourism grows with international tourists topping 35 mln in 2017

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Jan.16(APD)--Internationaltouristarrivalsrose8.8percentin2017toarecord35.38million,equivalenttohalfofThailand'spopulation,Thailand'

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VW car sales hit a record 6.23 million in 2017

Volkswagen’scoreautosdivisionreachednewrecordsalesfigureslastyear,asrisingdemandforVWbrandmodelsintheAmericasandthekeyChinesemarketoffsetadeclineinWesternEurope

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Volkswagen reports record global car sales in 2017

Volkswagen’scoreautosdivisionreachednewrecordsalesfigureslastyear,asrisingdemandforVWbrandmodelsintheAmericasandthekeyChinesemarketoffsetadeclineinWesternEurope

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'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' remains atop North American box office

Sony'sactionadventurecomedyfilm"Jumanji:WelcometotheJungle"remainedontopofNorthAmerican'sboxoffice,dominatingtheMartinLutherKingholidayweekendwithanestimated27.

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Lionel Messi -- 'the 100 million-euro man'<br>

LionelMessi,whorecentlypennedalucrativenewcontractwithBarcelona,couldcomfortablyearnmorethan100millioneuroseveryyear,accordingtoareportreleasedbyFrance-basedMed

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Two on the run, all jewels recovered after Ritz heist

Allofthejewelslootedinamulti-million-eurorobberyattheRitzhotelinParishavebeenrecovered,asourceclosetothecasesaidThursday,asapolicehuntfortwooftherobberscontinue

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Two new companies register in China-Belarus industrial park

TwonewcompaniesreceivedtheircertificatesofregistrationattheAdministrationofChina-BelarusindustrialparkGreatStonelastWednesday,becomingthefirstresidentsregistere

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Malaysia signs $50-million deal with U.S. firm to find missing MH370

MalaysiasignedadealonWednesdaytopayaU.S.seabedexplorationfirmupto$50millionifitfindsthemissingMalaysiaAirlinesaircraftMH370inanewsearchareaintheSouthernIndianoc

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LG’s Q4 profits jump 84%, still misses expectations

LGreportedaprofitof366.6billionwon($343million)inQ42017,upfromalossof35.2billionwon($33million)inQ42016.Analystsexpectedittomakemorethan471billionwon($440millio

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Forecast predicts 2018 of record U.S. oil production

U.S.crudeproductionwillsoartoarecordhighthisyearbeforerisingevenmorein2019,accordingtoagovernmentforecastpublishedTuesday.Nationwideoutputwillaverage10.85millio

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Barcelona ink deal for Colombian defender Yerry Mina

BarcelonahavereachedanagreementwithBrazil'sPalmeirastosignColombianinternationalcenter-backYerryMina,bringingforwardanexistingdealbysixmonths,accordingtowidespr

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Barcelona to unveil 160-million-euro Coutinho

PhilippeCoutinhoistobeofficiallyunveiledasaBarcelonaplayeronMondayashecompletesa160-million-euro($192million)move--thethirdrichestinhistory--thathedescribedas"a

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Barcelona to unveil $192 million man Coutinho

PhilippeCoutinhohasdescribedhis160-million-euro($192million)movetoBarcelonaas"adreamcometrue"withcoachErnestoValverdepredictingtheBrazilianwillcomfortablyfitint