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Turkmenistan’s president in Pak for talks on TAPI pipeline

Islamabad / AP Turkmenistan’s president has arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit that is likely to focus on a proposed gas pipeline from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan, Pakistan and on to India. The project, known as TAPI, is aimed at meeting the regional energy needs. Pakistani state-run TV showed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif receiving Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on Wednesday, complete with ...

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China 3D to take over HMV in HK$408mn deal

Hong Kong / DPA Music and video retailer HMV will be sold for HK$408 million ($52.5 million) to film makers and distributors China 3D Digital Entertainment Limited, which has agreed to the deal with parent company AID Partners Capital Holdings Ltd, according to a statement the two companies filed to the stock exchange on Tuesday. Both China 3D Digital Entertainment ...

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Japan eyes 40,000 fuel-cell cars by 2020

Tokyo / Bloomberg Japan is aiming to have 40,000 hydrogen-powered cars on its roads by 2020, with plans for a 20-fold expansion to 800,000 by 2030, according to a report released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Wednesday outlining the future use of hydrogen and fuel cells. The country, whose prime minister has vowed to turn it ...

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