On Friday Beijing hiked the cost of fuel by 18-percent. As a result -on the other side of the globe in New York - oil prices fell by almost five-dollars. Traders are worried that Chinese consumers won't buy as much petrol - dampening global demand for...
from YouTube on Fri, Jun 20 2008
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| 19 Jun 08 |
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| 08 Oct 08 |
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Cleaner fuel comes at a price in Beijing » People's Daily The Beijing municipal authorities have raised pump prices by up to 4 percent to cover the cost of cleaner fuel. From Tuesday, gasoline prices in Beijing have gone up by 200 yuan ($29.18) per ton, or more than 2 percent, with the quantum of the increase... |
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