Negotiations over annual iron ore contact prices have stalled between China and its suppliers in Australia and Brazil.

中国与澳大利亚和巴西供应商之间的年度铁矿石合约价格谈判已陷入僵局。

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Their reasoning is obvious: spot prices are sky-high and the process of annual negotiations is a shambles.

他们的逻辑很明显：现货价格高企，而每次年度谈判都搞得乱 七八糟。

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The share prices of Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rose as it emerged that the giant Japanese engineering conglomerates are in merger negotiations.

由于有消息称日立和三菱重工这两家日本工程公司巨头正在进行合并谈判，两家公司的股价随之上扬。

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But pay curbs will be more painful to impose this year than last: the broader measure of retail prices often used in wage negotiations is now rising at 3.7%, whereas it fell through most of 2009.

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Initially accused of stealing state secrets, seemingly to help Rio's bargaining position in the annual benchmark pricing negotiations for iron ore prices, Mr Hu was charged (along with some colleagues) this month with the lesser offences of commercial espionage and taking bribes.

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