Nor is there much appetite in the U.S. for Chinese stocks after a string of flameouts and duds (though others are thriving).

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Fujian puppetry is a Chinese performing art consisting mainly of string and hand puppetry.

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Meanwhile, the Nexen deal is only the latest in a string of deals that Chinese energy companies have done in Canada.

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Out the door have gone a motorcycle factory and brewery in Shanghai, a stake in Chinese satellite operator Apstar, and a string of other non-core ventures in an effort to pay down debt.

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Dora the Explorer and Diego characters were also included in the latest in a string of safety recalls of Chinese products came from Fisher-Price, which said it was asking for a voluntary return of almost 1 million toys.

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In China, where Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 0.7% and the mainland's Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.2%, investors were digesting a string of earnings reports from large Chinese companies.

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In China, where Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 0.6% to 22251.15 and the mainland's Shanghai Composite Index ended down 0.1% at 2326.71, investors were digesting a string of earnings reports from large Chinese companies.

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It's the latest in a string of such deals made recently by Chinese companies.

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