French strike heats up, Chinese businesses remain unaffected
China Daily | Updated: 2010-10-15 08:13
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French tankers are blocked by on strike workers at the entrance of Fos-sur-Mer's oil terminal, on Thursday. The country's nationwide stoppage was launched on Sept 27. Gerard Julien / Agence France-Presse |
PARIS - The French government on Thursday urged drivers not to rush to the petrol stations, insisting stocks would last despite a shutdown of refineries amid a strike against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reforms. Chinese companies, meanwhile, say no major activities have been affected by the ongoing strikes.
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