Conoco and the CNOOC will also pay 100 million yuan and 250 million yuan to restore the marine
Dressed in ancient official robes and wearing chaplets, the groom and bride exchanged jade pendants as symbols of their marriage instead of rings in a silk-curtained lounge.
BEIJING - Guo Xi never thought she would be a movie star but she felt like one after hearing a big round of applause from the 140 guests at the beginning of her wedding ceremony.
Surrounded by her female colleagues, a woman in her 20s takes out the brand-name nail polish and rouge from a parcel posted in London.
All goods bought and sent from foreign countries should pay import duties when they arrive on China's shores.
A woman surnamed Ling, usually begins her day at noon. But on weekends, she wakes at about 9 am, has a quick breakfast and then prepares for her busiest day of the week.
Chinese banks sold more foreign currency than they bought from clients in December.
The preliminary HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index was 48.8 in January, a third consecutive reading below 50, indicating a slowdown.
Data from China's National Bureau of Statistics showed the income gap between the country's urban and rural residents narrowed further in 2011.
China Investment Corporation has acquired a minority stake in Thames Water, a utility group in UK.
The Dragon became a main design element in Western luxury brands at the start of 2012.
Exports say rapid growth of revenue may allow leeway for tax reductions.