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Shop sale fetches record price in Hong KongHong Kong (AFP) Dec 22, 2009 A company run by Hong Kong's best-known entertainment mogul has paid a record 108 million US dollars for a shop in one of the busiest districts, a report said Tuesday. The sale of the 1,212 square foot outlet comes as the city's government tries to contain soaring property costs due to fears they are getting out of control. The price works out to about 90,000 dollars per square foot ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 22, 2009Copyright piracy in China remains at "unacceptably high levels," causing "serious harm" to American businesses, the top US trade official said in an annual report to Congress Tuesday. US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in the mandatory report on China's compliance with its World Trade Organization accession obligations that Beijing was not taking adequate steps to enforce intellectual ... more  
Lusaka (AFP) Dec 22, 2009Zambia's northern Lunashya Copper Mines will resume production, projected at 20,000 tonnes a year, after shutting down a year ago, the China Nonferrous Metals Company said Tuesday. "We are projecting to producing 20,000 tonnes of finished copper per annum but our target is 40,000 tonnes per annum" within five years, the company's chief executive Luo Xingeng said. Lunashya stopped ... more  
Brussels (AFP) Dec 22, 2009European Union countries on Tuesday agreed to start negotiations with Russia on nuclear energy cooperation, the bloc's executive said. The move is part of a broader push to secure stable energy supplies long-term, after the EU struggled in recent winters to guarantee gas supplies from major energy exporter Russia. "This is an important step, which will give a new impetus to EU-Russia ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) Dec 22, 2009The European Union, the world's biggest market, on Tuesday extended punitive taxes on imports of Chinese and Vietnamese shoes. Ministers from the 27 EU nations "today adopted a regulation extending, by a further period of 15 months, the anti-dumping duty on imports into the EU of footwear with leather uppers originating in China and Vietnam," a statement from the bloc's presidency said. ... more 
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 22, 2009Hong Kong and several European states are set to begin talks aimed at hammering out a free trade pact, the southern Chinese city said Tuesday. Hong Kong officials will sit down in early 2010 with their counterparts from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which comprises Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, according to a government statement. A free-trade agreement ... more  
London (AFP) Dec 22, 2009Budget airline easyJet cancelled more than 100 flights Tuesday due to severe weather conditions, in a fresh blow to European passengers hoping to travel for the Christmas holidays. British Airways and Irish low-budget carrier Ryanair also warned of delays and cancellations due to the heavy snow and freezing temperatures, which have already caused chaos on the roads and suspended Eurostar ... more |
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