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Mondelez abandons pursuit of U.S. chocolate maker Hershey

Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ.O), the maker of Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates, said it was no longer pursuing the acquisition of Hershey Co (HSY.N), two months after the U.S. chocolate company turned down its $23 billion cash-and-stock bid.

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Clinton, Obama, Stand-Ins Emphasize Her Trustworthiness

Hillary Clinton and her high-powered campaign stand-ins are talking about trust everywhere they speak these days, and for good reason.

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Xi's visit to strengthen China-U.S. trust

​The following is the translation of an article by Zuo Xiying, a lecturer with the school of international studies of Renmin University, published by the overseas edition of the People's Daily on Monday.

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Upcoming China-U.S. dialogue key occasion for repairing trust

​Senior Chinese and U.S. officials are to convene later this week in Washington for an annual gathering considered to be a paramount dialogue crucial for China and the United States to repair mutual trust damaged by U.S. moves.

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U.S. welcomes former Cuban leader's comments on thaw in bilateral ties

The United States on Tuesday welcomed former leader of Cuba Fidel Castro's first public comments about the restoration of U.S.-Cuban diplomatic relations.

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Default risks worry China's trust sector

The failure of a major trust program to repay investors at maturity on Wednesday has alerted the sector to default risks after years of feverish "gold rush."

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Obama wishes German chancellor "speedy recovery" from injury

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday wished German Chancellor Angela Merkel "a speedy recovery" from her injury sustained in a skiing accident in December, as Washington is trying to rebuild trust with Berlin and other allies damaged by extensive U.S. spying.

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Ex-chairman of Israel's top bank sentenced to one year in prison for fraud

An Israeli court on Thursday pronounced a sentence of one year in prison on Dan Dankner, former chairman of Israel's largest bank Hapoalim Bank, for fraud while he served as the bank chief.

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EU official calls on U.S. to tighten privacy laws to rebuild trust

A senior European Union (EU) official on Tuesday said in Washington that the U.S. side needs to tighten privacy laws to rebuild trust that's been damaged during the National Security Agency (NSA) eavesdropping scandal, as the issue has already put Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations in jeopardy.

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News Analysis: Paradigm shift in South Korea's policy toward North Korea

High-level talks between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were called off last week. If it happened, it could have ended the no-dialogue period between the two sides under the former Lee Myung-bak administration.