The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht, which was signed in February 1992 and came into force in November 1993, on the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community. With almost 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share (US$16.8 trillion in 2007) of the world's nominal gross world product.
Source: China Daily
Yet China shows persistent deficit due to huge demand China's service trade will continue to maintain a double-digit growth in the years to come and present even more opportunities to global service providers, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...
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An Airbus SAS employee works on an A320 aircraft at the company's assembly facility in Tianjin. AirAsia Bhd, the region's biggest budget carrier, will become the first foreign airline to receive an A320 assembled in Tianjin in December. Nelson Ching / Bl ...
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Source: Salt Lake Tribune
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, right, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, address the media at the end of an EU summit, at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, May 24, 2012. The leaders of the 17 ...
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Source: Christian Science Monitor
Iran has been desperate for years to acquire spare parts for its aging fleet of civilian aircraft. But does it want those parts badly enough to get them in exchange for giving up its prized stockpile of 20-percent-enriched uranium? Apparently not ...
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Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo arrived in the Spanish capital, Madrid, on Wednesday, kicking off a goodwill visit to inject new vitality into bilateral cooperation amid the European country's financial woes. The visit will de ...
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Masood Khan (first right), the Pakistani ambassador to China, and Carlo Krieger, Luxembourg's ambassador, visit an exhibition of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee on Thursday. Photo by Zou Hong / China Daily For the first time ...
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The fair's product and design center attracted over 5,300 visits from enterprises and promoted more than 1,000 deals. Deputy Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan (center) at the 111th Canton Fair. Photos by Guo Xiaohong / for China Dai ...
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Source: Hurriet Daily News
Opportunities for mediation have often been missed, including with regard to Iran’s nuclear program, Cyprus, Palestine and the indirect talks between Israel and Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said, speaking on a U.N. pa ...
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Source: Bloomberg.com
Oil headed for a fourth weekly decline in New York, the longest losing streak since August, on concern the global economy will weaken and curb fuel demand. Futures were little changed after advancing 0.9 percent yesterday ...
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