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Mattel Cuts Sales Target for Shanghai Barbie Store
Mattel Inc, the world's biggest toymaker, lowered the sales target for its Barbie store in Shanghai by at least 30 percent after deciding the original marketing concept didn't work.

Low Rates Could Discourage Financing Real Economy: Zhou
Low interest rates would discourage financial institutions from providing adequate financing to the real economy, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said Friday.

China Rejects Call for WTO Panel on Export Limits
China on Thursday rejected requests made by the United States, the European Union and Mexico to establish a WTO expert panel to investigate and rule on so-called Chinese restrictions of raw materials exportation.

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• Luxury Flat in HK Sets New World Price Record

• Weddings Spur Diamond Sales

• IMF Lowers Estimate of Losses from Global Financial Crisis

• New Expressway Sparks Tourist Boom

• Home Rates Going Through the Roof: City Dwellers

• Beijing's New Subway Line to Open Monday

• Year-end Bonuses to be Taxed at Lower Rate

• Rise of 131 Percent in Credit Card Defaults

• Study: More Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck

• Canadians Feeling Safer about Jobs as Economy Improves

• Gold Soars to Three-month High as Dollar Goes Down

• China Agrees to Buy 50-billion-dollar IMF Bonds

• World's Largest Watch, Clock Fair Opens in Hong Kong

• U.S. Pending Home Sales Continue to Rise

• Consumer Prices in OECD Countries Drop 0.6 Percent Annually in July

• Forbidden City Comes Alive Online

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