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China's Renren Signs Deal with Microsoft's MSN

Chinese social-networking site Renren said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Microsoft's joint venture instant messaging firm, MSN, to cooperate in areas of instant messaging and social networking.

China's Renren signs agreement with Microsoft's MSN

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Chinese social-networking site Renren said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Microsoft's joint venture instant messaging firm, MSN, to cooperate in areas of instant messaging and social networking.

U.S. Ambassador Visits Rebellious Syrian Town

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The U.S. ambassador made a surprise trip to a southern Syrian town Tuesday, his second visit to an area rocked by protests against President Bashar al-Assad and a move likely to antagonize the authorities in Damascus.
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Gold Back up to $1,851 after Brief Drop

Gold rebounded more than 1 percent Wednesday after posting its biggest drop in 18 months, as risk appetite retreated after Moody's downgraded Japan's debt rating and strong buying interest in Asia's physical market lent support.
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China gas tax rebate may nudge spot LNG imports up

A tax rebate on natural gas imports may accelerate China's purchases of liquefied natural gas, but only marginally given high prices for spot supplies and the nation's policy of using long-term contracts.
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China Factory Output Cools in August--HSBC

China's factory sector is likely to slow slightly for a second consecutive month in August as sluggish overseas demand saps new orders, HSBC's China Flash PMI showed on Tuesday.
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China urges Libya to protect investments

China on Tuesday urged Libya to protect its investments and said their oil trade benefited both countries, after a Libyan rebel warned that Chinese oil companies could lose out after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.
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China needs to diversify FX reserves -c.bank adviser

China should diversify its huge foreign exchange reserves into non-financial assets to hedge against risks from a long-term decline in the U.S. dollar, Xia Bin, an academic adviser to the central bank said on Tuesday.
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China Vice Foreign Minister Frets About Eurozone Collapse

The eurozone could collapse if its member countries don't work together to solve its debt crisis, but China is pleased to see that Germany and France are cooperating to avert that risk, a Chinese vice foreign minister said in an interview.
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Europe stagnant as China cools slightly, PMIs show

Economic growth is stagnating in Europe and cooling slightly in China, according to surveys of business activity released on Tuesday, fuelling concern about the risk of a global slump as Western governments struggle to cope with their debt problems.
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Gold Gives up Some Ground on Profit Taking, Fed Prospects

Gold closed down 1.6 percent as investors ignored mixed economic news to take profits from recent gains and to put their confidence in the head of the U.S. central bank whom they hope will use a speech later this week to signal support for the ailing American economy.
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Joe Biden Takes on Mongolian Wrestlers [PHOTOS]

While in Mongolia to enhance economic ties with the mineral-rich nation, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was treated to a lavish celebration and was caught joking around with some Mongolian wrestlers.

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