China bars factories' toy exports amid crackdown
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China's Guangdong provincial government announced export bans for 764 toy factories in the nation's southern region following inspections of 1,726 manufacturing sites. The move is part of continuing quality improvement efforts that were prompted by recent product recalls, including toys tainted with lead-based paints.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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China, Turkmenistan sign gas deals
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China and Turkmenistan have signed a deal for China to import natural gas from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Although details of the deal were not available, the talks have involved 30 bil cubic meters of gas per year for the next three decades via a new pipeline.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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