While China remains the major player in copper, 2012 will be a tough year.
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However, the OECD warned that while China's economy had rebounded it continued to face various risks.
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While China's government is particularly efficient in rescue and repair work, travellers should avoid these areas.
As a point of reference the US has about 250 retail stores while China has 11.
While China is No. 1 in consumption, the U.S. remains the world's biggest economy.
While China also presents notable opportunity for revenue growth, costs could become an issue for Nike.
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While China is all about exports, India is an economy that thrives on domestic consumption.
Many economists reckon it is likely to be closer to 6%, while China's slows to 8%.
Rival iPhone carrier China Unicom Hong Kong added 2.3%, while China Mobile closed 1% higher.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed 0.3%, to 20741.45, while China's Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.4%, to 2396.32.
While China and India do bring in volumes, what sells more here are the lower-priced and lower-margin products.
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While China's growth data is always keenly watched, it seldom causes such large moves in gold and other markets.
Sun-Young Yoo, also of South Korea, took the Kraft Nabisco Championship, while China's Shanshan Feng won June's LPGA Championship.
If Europe melts down while China stumbles, our strong export sector will decline.
While China is already the second-largest economy in the world, it is still in an embryonic stage of development.
And while China is the world's largest beer market by volume, it is also one of the least profitable.
France (21%) and the United States (19%) had the highest rates, while China (6.5%) and Mexico (8%) had the lowest.
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In comparison to this, its competitors, China Unicom has a 20% market share while China Telecom has the remaining 11%.
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While China holds an abundance of tungsten that it will not export, there is still global demand for the metal.
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But while China deals with its own unsustainable investment policies, many sectors of the Chinese economy are in firm rebound mode.
It would appear that while China might be becoming more productive in generating patents, these may not necessarily translate into economic impact.
While China attempts to maintain its dominance of the world markets for these metals, the scarcity of REs is compounded by smuggling.
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China Unicom added 3.25 million 3G customers in November 2012, while China Telecom and China Mobile were at 3.11 million each.
Sugar production in Brazil has also been much better than expected, while China has generally had a good growing season, Mr Walton adds.
Brazil's productivity grew by only 1.3% between 1990 and 2010, while China led the way at 8.3%, followed by India at 4.7% over the same period.
The country is now reinvesting 2 percent of its gross domestic product in energy infrastructure while China is plowing back 9 percent, Kearney adds.
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Asian bourses were mixed, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gaining 1.2% on its first trading session of 2012, while China's Shanghai Composite shed 1.4%.
While China faces slower-paced growth, its middle class continues to earn more than they ever have before and is spending on brands with cache.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reported that there were 884.37 million mobile connections in India as of November, while China had 963.68 million.
While China is a big growth driver for the retail side of the iPhone business, the enterprise is also growing increasingly fond of the iPhone.
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