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Update 2-Sands China raises $2.5 bln, low end of range

By Kennix Chim HONG KONG, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sands China Ltd, the Macau operation of Las Vegas Sands, raised $2.5 billion through its initial public offering in Hong Kong, a source familiar with the deal said on Saturday,...

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Bonhams Offers Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian Paintings in London

LONDON.- Bonhams will offer the Mary and George Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian paintings at its 2009 Autumn Auction. A foremost collector of fine arts in Hong Kong, George Bloch (12 October 1920 - 27 April 2009) was born into...

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Myanmar to build new railroad to link Chinese border town

YANGON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will construct a new railroad to link Myanmar's border town of Muse with China's Jie Guo, Yunnan province to facilitate commodity flow in bilateral border trade, sources with the Rail...

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16 Chinese scientists to explore Mekong River

TIANJIN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen Chinese scientists will start an exploration mission of the Mekong River on Nov. 26, exploration team head Tao Baoxiang said here Friday. Huo Mingyuan, chief scientist, said the 20-day...

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Police shoot abductors, free woman

POLICE shot dead two kidnappers and caught another while rescuing a woman on Thursday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, yesterday's Chuncheng Evening News reported. The woman, surnamed Jiang, 37, who was...

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China shares mixed on electricity price increase (AP)

China shares mixed on electricity price increase, end week up 3.8 pct; resources fall SHANGHAI (AP) -- Chinese shares ended mixed Friday after a five-day rally on electricity price increases, but finished the week up 3.8...

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Hostelio has not received any gifts yet Hello, I am working as a freelance article writer at a Youth Hostels website and travelling around the world as a backpacker. I am currently living in a Lijiang hostel and will be moving...

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Malaysia to promote Muslim tours to Chinese tourists

KUNMING: Malaysia will step up the promotion of Muslim tour packages, including Ramadan attractions, for the Chinese market, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen. "The number of Chinese Muslim tourists to Malaysia in...

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HK, China shares ease as banks, developers fall

By Jun Ebias and Claire Zhang HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai fell on Friday, tracking losses in other Asian markets as weak U.S. data prompted investors to dump riskier assets, while...

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Yunnan police shoot 2 kidnappers dead

POLICE shot dead two kidnappers and caught another while rescuing a woman hostage early yesterday in southwest China's Yunnan Province, today's Chuncheng Evening News reported. The woman surnamed Jiang, 37,...

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