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 | A man stands in front of an electronic board at a stock exchange in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province July 25, 2007. China's main stock index closed up 2.7 percent on the day, led by banks and other large-caps and buoyed by investor anticipation of better-than-expected corporate interim earnings. click to open  |  | Chinese work at an Volkswagen Jetta assembly line in Changchun, in northeast China's Jilin province Saturday July 15, 2006. Foreign investment in China fell 0.5 percent in the first six months of this year, but to a still-robust US$28.4 billion, the Commerce Ministry announced said Friday. The number of foreign-financed companies set up in China in the same period fell by 6.9 percent, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing ministry spokesman Chong Quan. click to open |  | A store assistant holds up an advertisement placard to attract shoppers to a summer sale on a street in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province, July 30, 2005. click to open |
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