Chinese shares dropped by 0.72 percent to close at 1,969 points on Friday amid rebounds on other Asian equities markets.

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Chinese shares dropped 1.67 percent to close at 1,983 points on Thursday despite sharp falls on other global equities markets.

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China is likely to continue increasing holdings of US treasury bonds even after becoming the No 1 holder.

• Bonds in the limelight as stocks lose their sheen
• China issues $3.5b book-entry T-bonds
• China's futures exchange signs MOU with NYSE Euronext
• China issues $2.9b bonds for railway construction
• China to float $2.93b certificate T-bonds

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Former Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission Zhou Zhengqing openly suggested thrice in ten days that the country should launch a buffer fund to correct what he called the irrational fluctuation of the domestic stock market.

• Societe Generale, Credit Suisse granted QFII licenses
• China allows insurance funds to invest in non-listed companies
• Fund market suffers from global crisis
• CIC says US fund to return all its investment
• Firm set up to manage CIRC fund

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Oil prices plunged over $3 Thursday, briefly dipping below $50 a barrel as 16-year high US unemployment figures and plummeting stock markets caused investors to price in lower crude demand.

• US govt provides 33.56 billion dollars to 21 banks
• Wall Street stage huge rebound; Dow jumps 553 points
• Oil hovers near $59 on global growth pessimism
• Wall Street higher on China's stimulus plan
• US stocks plunge as investors ponder Obama presidency

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Beijing's property rental market, which had maintained its upward trend since early this year, saw its first decline in October.

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Beijing's property rental market, which had maintained its upward trend since early this year, saw its first decline in October.

• Trade: China, Japan coordinating economic dialogue schedule
• Chemical: Tighter controls on chemical producers

Beijing's property rental market, which had maintained its upward trend since early this year, saw its first decline in October.

• Trade: China, Japan coordinating economic dialogue schedule
• Chemical: Tighter controls on chemical producers

Beijing's property rental market, which had maintained its upward trend since early this year, saw its first decline in October.

• Trade: China, Japan coordinating economic dialogue schedule
• Chemical: Tighter controls on chemical producers

Beijing's property rental market, which had maintained its upward trend since early this year, saw its first decline in October.

• Trade: China, Japan coordinating economic dialogue schedule
• Chemical: Tighter controls on chemical producers

Beijing's property rental market, which had maintained its upward trend since early this year, saw its first decline in October.

• Trade: China, Japan coordinating economic dialogue schedule
• Chemical: Tighter controls on chemical producers

Beijing's property rental market, which had maintained its upward trend since early this year, saw its first decline in October.

• Trade: China, Japan coordinating economic dialogue schedule
• Chemical: Tighter controls on chemical producers

Huangshan city in East China announced on Thursday a multi-billion yuan package of transport infrastructure projects, on top of an already announced expansion of the rail network in the area.

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• Harman opens new auto systems plant in China
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Harman International has opened a new manufacturing facility to produce automotive audio and infotainment systems. The new facility was inaugurated in Suzhou of East China’s Jiangsu province on November 17.

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Intel Capital, the chip giant's venture capital arm, yesterday made its first foray into the nation's clean technology sector, purchasing a $20 million stake in local solar energy firm Trony Solar Holdings Co Ltd.

• IPO dreams dashed amid global turmoil
• Buyout firms and VCs held back by crisis
• Nokia's VC invests in first Chinese firm
• China sees 84% VC collection decline in Q3
• Slowing investment and exports dampen IT growth

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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) yesterday gave the nod for Belgium brewer Inbev's $52 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (AB).

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• GM seeks to raise stake in China vehicle JV
• China Life eyes stakes in lenders
• Actis buys major stake in Beijing hot pot company

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The country's 24,000 licensed chemical producers will be required to list and classify all their products to the State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS) by the end of next year, as part of efforts to improve industry safety, authorities said Thursday.

• Banks ignore call for expanding export credit
• China admits employment in "grim situation"
• China to spend $2.93b on rural water conservancy projects
• Job seekers lower expectations as downturn hits
• Stimulus unlikely to impact iron ore talks

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China's highest legislative body has already "reached a consensus" to boost the individual income tax threshold soon to encourage domestic consumption, China's leading economist revealed Friday.

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• Job seekers lower expectations as downturn hits
• Hotels facing meltdown blues
• Back to basics
• $132b investment for low-income housing

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Tougher environmental controls reduced the amount of pollution in China in the first half of this year, Minister of Environmental Protection Zhou Shengxian said on Tuesday.

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• SMEs urged to hire talents now
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Guangdong province has been a pioneer in many fields in China's drive toward reform and opening-up.

• City announces fresh investment in transport
• Shanghai govt boosts stimulus plan
• Yunnan to build new gas pipeline
• Tough times ahead for local firms
• Financial court opens in Shanghai

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up that has historical significance for both the country and the people.

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China's highest legislative body has already "reached a consensus" to boost the individual income tax threshold soon to encourage domestic consumption, China's leading economist revealed Friday.

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• Shares close 0.72% down amid regional market rebounds
• Hong Kong's CPI growth dips to 1.8% in October
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Individual investors were allowed to buy and sell Au99.95-category gold as of Friday at the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE), the Shanghai Securities News reported.

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• More textile export rebates soon
• Tighter controls on chemical producers to improve safety
• 'Country leisure plan' to boost domestic travel
• China to further increase tax rebate for light industry

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The commercial real estate market in China's key cities has begun to feel the pinch from the global financial slowdown. Full coverage

• Beijing's property rent drops in Oct
• Shares close 0.72% down amid regional market rebounds
• Hong Kong's CPI growth dips to 1.8% in October
• Shares end 1.67% down with investor confidence restoring
• Beijing property prices show downward trend

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