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China's Geely eyes bid for Ford's Volvo car

China's Geely Automotive (0175.HK) said its parent company plans to bid for all of Ford Motor Co's (F.N) Volvo Car Corp, becoming the latest Chinese automaker to chase a foreign marque in a global industry shakeup.

Myanmar junta asserts control over rebellious region

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Myanmar's military regime is stepping up efforts to show its neighbors that armed ethnic separatists on its border are under control after violent clashes that sent thousands of refugees pouring into China.

China's CNPC gets $30 billion loan for overseas buys

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China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), parent of Asia's largest oil and gas producer PetroChina, said it secured a $30 billion state loan to fund overseas expansion, as Beijing seeks to secure resources for the world's fastest-growing major economy.
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China's Geely eyes bid for Ford's Volvo cars

China's Geely Automotive said its parent company plans to bid for all of Ford Motor Co's Volvo Car Corp, becoming the latest Chinese automaker to chase a foreign marque in a global industry shakeup.
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Keeping Young With Tai Chi

In our youth-oriented society, we are constantly bombarded with information on how to stay young. From skin care products that claim to reverse the signs of aging to books that claim to help you eat to stay young, we are a people in search of the fountain of youth.
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Tai Chi Practice

Tai chi is a mind-body practice that originated in China as a martial art. It developed in China in about the 12th century A.D. It started as a martial art or a practice for fighting or self-defense, usually without weapons.
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Top 5 Conditions to Get Heal With Tai Chi

Visitors to China are often amazed when they look out their hotel room windows early in the morning. In parks, squares, plazas, and schoolyards, ten of thousands of Chinese of all ages
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What are the Benefits of Acupuncture ?

Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world. Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical technique. It is also called Oriental medicine. Acupuncture scientific name is paradigm.
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Parent of China's Geely eyes bid for Volvo

China's Geely Automotive said on Wednesday its parent wants to bid for Ford's Volvo Car Corp, becoming the latest Chinese firm to chase a foreign carmaker during a global industry overhaul.
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Suntech says solar demand has turned up

Global demand for solar power has improved substantially in the last month, led by top solar market Germany, Suntech Power Holding Co Ltd Chief Strategy Officer Steven Chan said on Tuesday.
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Airbus, Boeing trade blows after WTO edict

Airbus on Tuesday rejected U.S. calls to renounce government loans for its next airliner after the WTO gave a preliminary ruling against earlier loans, while a Boeing executive hit out at unfair subsidies.
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China coal mine blast kills 35, 44 missing

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's central Henan province early on Tuesday killed 35 people and 44 others were missing, the government's work safety watchdog said.
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China's SAIC considering plan to buy Saab

China's largest automaker SAIC Motor group (600104.SS) is considering taking a passive stake in Saab Automobile [GM.UL] by teaming with luxury sportscar maker Koenigsegg, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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China August car sales surge, set for 2009 record

China's passenger cars sales in August rose 90.18 percent from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on Tuesday, paving the way for record sales for the full year.
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Solar credit crunch to ease next year: Trina

China's export-dependent solar panel makers are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel after a difficult year fighting a global credit squeeze and a spate of project delays, a senior industry executive said.

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