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Added on the 29/10/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Beijing, Dec 13 (EFE/EPA).- Stocks in Asia rose on Friday following news that China and the Unites States moved closer in negotiations of signing a trade deal to avoid a new round of tariffs between the two world's top economies, according to the media reports. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).FOOTAGE SHOWS STOCK MARKET INDICATORS IN BEIJING, CHINA.
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