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"IBM Research can provide a lot of value to Beijing and other Chinese cities that are facing significant pressure to better monitor, respond to and address air pollution issues."

Wang Tao, resident scholar at the Beijing-based Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, saying IBM is to help curb Beijing's pollution.

"It is evident that China's relaxation of its low-altitude airspace regulations is enabling the country's burgeoning helicopter market to realize its potential."

Guillaume Faury, Airbus Helicopters chief executive officer, announcing that the company's helicopter division has signed contracts to sell 123 aircraft three Chinese companies over six years.

"For women, Seoul is like heaven on Earth, with plenty of choices for cosmetics and luxury products. From what I can see, the prices are lower than those in Hong Kong, as is the cost of visiting South Korea."

Xue Qin, a sales manager at a textile machinery company. South Korea is expected to overtake Thailand to become the top travel destination for Chinese tourists this year, China's largest online travel agency Ctrip.com International Ltd said on July 7.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 07/11/2014 page18)