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	<title>UPDATE 1-GIC trims Citi stake to below 5 pct; reaps $1.6 bln</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100175622-1-update-1-gic-trims-citi-stake.html</link>
	<pubDate>22 Sep 2009 09:22:58 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* GIC says realised $1.6 bln profit from Citigroup stake sale * GIC held more than 9 pct of Citigroup prior to stake sale * GIC says to stay invested in Citi as portfolio investor...	</description>
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	<title>Citi appoints Minggao Shen as chief economist of Greater China</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100153905-1-citi-appoints-minggao-shen-chief.html</link>
	<pubDate>12 Aug 2009 08:35:59 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Citigroup on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Minggao Shen as chief economist for Greater China, a newly created position in the bank.Johanna Chua, chief economist for Citi Asia-Pacific, said that Shen, who will be based in Hong Kong, will take on macroeconomic analysis and research with a primary...	</description>
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	<title>UPDATE 1-Caijing's Shen to rejoin Citi as China economist</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100153039-1-update-1-caijing%2527s-shen-rejoin-citi.html</link>
	<pubDate>11 Aug 2009 10:30:07 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>* Caijing chief economist Shen Minggao quits * Returns to Citi as chief Greater China economist * Caijing turns to four part-time economists (Adds comments from Caijing, Shen's background) HONG KONG/BEIJING, Aug 11 - Shen...	</description>
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	<title>China's Most Beautiful Cities in the Night</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/business-in-china/100016074-1-china%2527s-most-beautiful-cities-night.html</link>
	<pubDate>23 Jun 2009 01:37:15 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Shanghai is China`s most comprehensive industrial and commercial city, ranking the first in population and population density. As a tourist city, it attracts travelers from both home and abroad by its commercial activity rather than scenic beauty.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/16/07/1245721035731_us_backyard1_919.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>CITI demands proper policy support to rescue textile industry</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/textile-highlights/100035596-1-citi-demands-proper-policy-support.html</link>
	<pubDate>31 Dec 2008 10:04:35 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>To cope with declining demand in India and abroad, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has urged Government for proper policy support. CITI states ...	</description>
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	<title>Shaanxi: Geographic Location and Major Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/shaanxi/100072219-1-shaanxi%253A-geographic-location-major-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Dec 2008 22:49:20 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>geographic location and major cities in Shaanxi	</description>
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	<title>Regulator says Citi should expand in China - WSJ</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100179579-1-regulator-says-citi-should-expand.html</link>
	<pubDate>30 Sep 2009 00:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>NEW YORK, Sept 29 - Citigroup Inc, the third largest U.S. bank, should expand its operations in China...	</description>
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	<title>Dylan album goes for early sales to Citi customers</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100179575-1-dylan-album-goes-early-sales.html</link>
	<pubDate>30 Sep 2009 00:04:50 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>LOS ANGELES, Sept 29 - The times they are a-changin', and Bob Dylan's surprise decision to release his first Christmas album next month now comes with a banking tie-in that would have been unimaginable during...	</description>
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	<title>Citi hires co-head for China banking from BofA</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100173280-1-citi-hires-co-head-china-banking.html</link>
	<pubDate>17 Sep 2009 04:46:50 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>HONG KONG, Sept 17 - Citigroup on Thursday said it has appointed Rodney Tsang as co-head of China investment banking, joining the bank after more than two years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as...	</description>
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	<title>Caijing's Shen to rejoin Citi as chief economist -memo</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100152976-1-caijing%2527s-shen-rejoin-citi-chief.html</link>
	<pubDate>11 Aug 2009 08:48:32 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>HONG KONG/BEIJING, Aug 11 - Shen Minggao, chief economist for Chinese magazine Caijing, will rejoin his former employer Citigroup to cover macroeconomic research in the Greater China region, according to an internal memo. Shen's new...	</description>
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	<title>U.S. Cities Where It's Hardest To Get By</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/entrepreneur/100088996-1-u.s.-cities-where-it%2527s-hardest.html</link>
	<pubDate>22 Apr 2009 01:49:46 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>These struggling metros have a combination of high unemployment, steep cost of living and low median income.	</description>
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	<title>N China Textile City Trading Express (25 Nov 2009)</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/textiles/100206436-1-n-china-textile-city-trading.html</link>
	<pubDate>25 Nov 2009 09:59:34 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>In China Textile City, the trading volume of fabrics totals to 7.58mln meters (chemical fiber fabrics 6.26mln meters and cotton fabrics 1.32mln meters)...	</description>
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	<title>Shanghai Electric to buy 2.45% stake in Fuzhou City Commercial B</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100206426-1-shanghai-electric-buy-2.45%2525-stake.html</link>
	<pubDate>25 Nov 2009 09:25:20 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Shanghai Electric Power Co Ltd&lt;600021&gt;, the biggest power producer in the city, announced today that it plans to buy a stake of about 2.45% in Fuzhou City Commercial Bank from China Power Investment Corp.
The company said in a statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange that it will spend RMB 120...	</description>
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	<title>PVC-Yuyao China Plastics City Price (25 Nov 2009)</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/chemical/100206224-1-pvc-yuyao-china-plastics-city-price.html</link>
	<pubDate>25 Nov 2009 07:11:37 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>PVC-Yuyao China Plastics City Price (25 Nov 2009)	</description>
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	<title>PP-Yuyao China Plastics City Price (25 Nov 2009)</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/chemical/100206222-1-pp-yuyao-china-plastics-city-price.html</link>
	<pubDate>25 Nov 2009 07:09:31 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>PP-Yuyao China Plastics City Price (25 Nov 2009)	</description>
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	<title>ABS-Yuyao China Plastics City Price (25 Nov 2009)</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/chemical/100206213-1-abs-yuyao-china-plastics-city-price.html</link>
	<pubDate>25 Nov 2009 06:49:37 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>ABS-Yuyao China Plastics City Price (25 Nov 2009)	</description>
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	<title>Geek America: The Top 10 U.S. Cities for Technology Jobs</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/popular-guide/100005139-1-geek-america%253A-top-10-u.s..html</link>
	<pubDate>9 Dec 2008 08:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Take a photo tour through New York, Silicon Valley, Boston and the rest of America's leading cities for high-tech jobs. <img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/05/13/1228809633440_us_backyard1_23.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>America's Most Wired Cities (2nd part)</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100002266-1-america%2527s-most-wired-cities-%25282nd.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Oct 2008 06:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>A look at the American cities with the most Internet access.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/26/1225174441489_us_backyard1_20.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>America's Most Wired Cities (1st part)</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100002262-1-america%2527s-most-wired-cities-%25281st.html</link>
	<pubDate>28 Oct 2008 05:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>A look at the American cities with the most Internet access.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/02/26/1225172838213_us_backyard1_2.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>America's Most Affordable Retirement Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100001185-1-america%2527s-most-affordable-retirement-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>10 Sep 2008 09:36:52 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Factors such as the cost of living, jobs and access to health services make these cities tops for those in their second acts of life.
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	<title>America's Fastest-Dying Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/trade/100001117-1-america%2527s-fastest-dying-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>9 Sep 2008 05:51:28 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Changes in American industry--from the woes of General Motors and Ford, to the closure of steel mills and manufacturers in Ohio and Pennsylvania--have brought difficult times to many cities. To examine this ongoing trend, Forbes.com compiled a ranking of America鈥檚 struggling cities, using data from 2000 to today. We looked at unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and economic measurements from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. 
<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/01/11/1220939488544_us_backyard1_1235.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>Best Cities For Singles</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/trade/100001013-1-best-cities-singles.html</link>
	<pubDate>5 Sep 2008 05:13:18 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>For the first time ever, Atlanta tops our list of the best cities for singles. The capital of Georgia and home of Coca-Cola earns the top slot because of its hopping nightlife, relatively high number of singles and sizzling job growth... 
<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/01/01/1220591598696_us_backyard1_164.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>World's Most Expensive Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/trade/100000980-1-world%2527s-most-expensive-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>4 Sep 2008 04:53:22 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Mercer's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2008 is used to help multinational companies determine living costs for their expatriate employees, who usually demand a relatively high quality of life. Mercer surveyed 253 cities across six continents and measured the relative cost of over 200 items in each place, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. 
<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/00/98/1220504002955_us_backyard1_1160.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>America's 5 Most Debt-Ridden Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/trade/100000821-1-america%2527s-5-most-debt-ridden-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>29 Aug 2008 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>America's 5 most debt-ridden cities...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/00/82/1220004060712_us_backyard1_275.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>Transportation: America's 10 Worst Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100000214-1-transportation%253A-america%2527s-10-worst-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>18 Aug 2008 07:05:15 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>10 Worst Cities For Commuters...you can choose there if you wish...<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/100000214/1219043115884_us_backyard1_814.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>China's Most Beautiful Small Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/business-in-china/100016075-1-china%2527s-most-beautiful-small-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>23 Jun 2009 01:39:22 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Lijiang is an exceptional ancient town set in a dramatic landscape which represents the harmonious fusion of different cultural traditions to produce an urban landscape of outstanding quality. Located at the northwest corner of Yunnan Province, Lijiang is a small peaceful town set in a valley and distinguished by an intricate system of narrow waters and canals. With an elevation of 2400 meters above sea level, the urban area covers 6 square kilometers with a population of 60,000.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/16/07/1245721162670_us_backyard1_925.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>America's Most Stressful Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/finance/100001423-1-america%2527s-most-stressful-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Sep 2008 08:41:17 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>In these 10 spots, residents are getting squeezed by expensive housing, high unemployment and pricey petrol. Polluted air and 

a densely packed population add anxiety to taut nerves.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/01/42/1222245677289_us_backyard1_353.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>America's Most Expensive Waterfront Cities</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/trade/100001168-1-america%2527s-most-expensive-waterfront-cities.html</link>
	<pubDate>10 Sep 2008 08:45:40 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>Everyone wants to live on the beach, but some beaches are pricier than others. Using data from Coldwell Banker's 2008 Housing Price Comparison Index, which measures the median cost of a two-bedroom, 2,200 square foot home in the 315 largest property markets in the country, we looked at the most expensive waterfront property markets. Most were in California, but a few others might surprise you.
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	<title>the Ancient City of Suzhou</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/business-in-china/100017355-1-ancient-city-suzhou.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Sep 2009 08:53:16 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>With a history of more than 2,500 years, the ancient city of Suzhou,boasting splendid scenery,rich cultural heritage and abundant agricultural products ,is situated in the Lower Yangtze basin by the side of lake tai.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/17/35/1253782396175_us_backyard1_264.jpg"></img>	</description>
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	<title>Best Cities for Small Business</title>
	<link>http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/entrepreneur/100014667-1-best-cities-small-business.html</link>
	<pubDate>24 Mar 2009 06:47:08 GMT</pubDate>
	<description>The 12th annual Hot Cities report from Entrepreneur.com will give you the lowdown on the nation鈥檚 most dynamic cities for entrepreneurs.<img src="http://img.alibaba.com/img/news/albumThumbnail/10/00/14/66/1237877228878_us_backyard1_2269.jpg"></img>	</description>
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