Growing inflationary pressure on the Chinese mainland, led by rising food prices, is driving mainland buyers to Hong Kong to fill their shopping carts. 由于物价飞涨,不断增长的通货膨胀压力迫使一些大陆居民选择赴港购物。

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IN THE NEWS - High Oil Prices and the World Economy By Jill Moss Broadcast: Saturday, August 27, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, crude oil traded briefly at a

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WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up modestly in April, led by rising energy and food costs, the Labor Department reported Thursday. As a main gauge of inflation, the CPI increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjuste

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BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer confidence increased slightly in March even though inflation rose last month from February. The Bankcard Consumer Confidence Index (BCCI), jointly compiled and released by Xinhua News Agency and China Uni

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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued the latest Food Price Index, saying rising food prices last month were spurred by weather-driven concerns about sugar and palm oil supplies, a UN spokesman told rep

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The Chinese government has started distributing grain reserves to ensure market supply during the Spring Festival. Yao Jian is the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce. He says the move will help ensure market supply doesn't get affected by extre

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