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Sany turns to Russia for more construction deals

Industrial machines maker Sany Group Co Ltd has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with officials in the Russian city of Kostroma, on a series of joint-venture infrastructure projects.

Signaling firm's successful listing opens new frontier in nation's railway technology push

The Chinese are not resting on their laurels in their quest to dominate the global rail-technology industry: They have also set their eyes on the high-margin signaling business.

ING Group bets big on China's trade initiatives

ING Group NV is looking to grab a major slice of the business opportunities arising from the outbound moves of Chinese companies and will accordingly expand its banking facilities in the country, a top official said.

Dalian Wanda in talks to buy World Triathlon for $850m

Chinese property and investment firm Dalian Wanda Group is in exclusive talks to acquire World Triathlon Corp, the United States-based owner of the popular Ironman Triathlon franchise, for more than $850 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Heed lesson of history in tragedy of two cities

At a ceremony of remembrance in Hiroshima on Thursday, the city's mayor, Kazumi Matsui, made a renewed call for a nuclear weapons-free world.

Close eye on funds for poor

'I cooked food for my mother, but when I went to give it to her she had died."

Law enforcers should be given power to stop smoking in public

A CONFERENCE VENUE run by China Tobacco Corporation in Beijing recently prevented law-enforcement officials from the capital's public health supervision bureau from entering the premises. This is the first case of its kind since Beijing implemented a strict tobacco-control law on June 1. Comments:

Too much red tape earns telling off from police

A POLICE STATION IN LOUDI, Central China's Hunan province, reportedly rebuked the local civil affairs bureau on Wednesday for demanding that a 68-year-old resident obtain a redundant police certificate when she applied for a new senior citizen pass.

UK school shows merits of Chinese teaching methods

THE BBC DOCUMENTARY Are Our Kids Tough Enough, which filmed an experiment in which five Chinese teachers taught 50 children at a school in the United Kingdom with the teaching methods used in China, has sparked heated debate about whether Chinese or Western teaching methods are better. Comments:

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