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PetroChina in drive to pump up refining

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PetroChina, the world's most valuable oil and gas producer, said it plans to pump up its refining capacity by two-thirds by 2017, banking on fuel pricing reforms at home to improve its finances as it bids to become a major global refiner.

China Unicom in deal for Apple's iPhone

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Apple's iPhones will go on sale later this year in China, the world's largest mobile market, its partner China Unicom confirmed on Friday, after the country's No. 2 mobile carrier posted first-half profits that fell 45 percent yet beat expectations.
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Ophone comes next week, gearing up for iPhone invasion

China Mobile is to release the closely-watched 3G Ophone next week, while rival China Unicom is to bring Apple's iPhone to China as soon as Friday, which may add fuel to the flames in the fiercely competitive Chinese market.
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WISCO H1 net down 90%, eyes acquisition for growth

Wuhan Iron & Steel Co.(WISCO) plans to raise as much as 12 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) in a rights offer to buy factories and a stake in a construction-steel maker from its parent, after a plunge in net income of first-half 2009.
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Former BHP China CEO heads for Kazakhmys

Kazakhmys PLC, the largest copper producer in Kazakhstan names Clinton Dines, former CEO of BHP Billiton China, as an additional independent non-executive director.
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Video: Apple To Sell iPhone In China

After months of speculation and rumors, reports surfaced on Thursday indicating that Apple will officially launch the iPhone 3G in China come October.
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Chrysler renews search for China partner: sources

Just two months out of bankruptcy, Chrysler Group has renewed the hunt for a manufacturing partner in China as it prepares to revamp its product lineup under the control of Italy's Fiat SpA (FIA.MI), three people with knowledge of the discussions said.
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Vale has no iron ore talks with China now, CEO says

Brazilian miner Vale is not not talking with Chinese steelmakers about the iron ore benchmark price for 2009, now and it will go on supplying iron ore to China at a temporary price, which is 60% to 80 % of the 2008 price, company CEO Roger Agnelli said on Wednesday.
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Kazakhmys first-half earnings beat expectations

Kazakh copper producer Kazakhmys Plc posted better-than-expected first-half earnings on Thursday, helped by cost cutting and the sale of stockpiled inventories to China, lifting its shares more than 4 percent.
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G20 to maintain expansionary policy

G20 policymakers meeting in London next week will likely pledge to maintain accommodative policies for as long as is needed, a G7 source told Reuters on Thursday.
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US copper futures down early as China worries weigh

NEW YORK - U.S. copper futures dipped into negative territory Thursday morning as a weaker open on Wall Street and lingering concerns about Chinese demand sapped earlier strength and pulled prices back down from the $2.90 a lb level.
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Rich could add CO2 cuts to bolster climate pact

Industrialized nations can deepen planned cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to shore up a U.N. climate treaty due in December but analysts say there are risks they will promise more than they deliver.
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Oil falls to $71 on U.S. stockbuild; China eyed

Oil fell to $71 on Thursday, extending losses by more than $3 after touching a 10-month high this week, as rising crude and diesel stocks eclipsed healthy economic data from the United States and Europe.
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Asian shares slip, wary of buying fatigue

Asian shares mostly eased on Thursday and the yen rose after a flat day on Wall Street following encouraging home sales and durable goods data left investors cautious about chasing shares higher.
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Oil falls towards $71 on U.S. stockbuild; China eyed

Oil fell toward $71 on Thursday, extending losses by more than $3 after touching a 10-month high this week, as rising crude and diesel stocks eclipsed healthy economic data from the United States and Europe.
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U.S. stocks unchanged despite data, oil slides

U.S. stocks closed near break-even on Wednesday despite fresh signs of a modest economic recovery, while rising U.S. crude stockpiles led oil prices to extend sharp losses from the previous session.

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