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1. The company incurred a loss of more than 20 billion yuan in its refining business in the first quarter of this year.
2. Customs'statistics for the first half year also show a brisk business in furniture.
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3. It was boosted by the business income tax as corporate profits improved in the first half of the year.
4. In this year's Spring Festival travel rush, passengers could buy train tickets online or by telephone for the first time.
5. BEIJING - The group buying industry in China has gradually regained popularity after a first quarter slump this year.
6. Purchasing and buying power decreased in the first quarter after the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.
7. The restructuring is seen by many as a major reason for the significant drop in telecoms investment in the first half of the year.
8. In the first quarter of this year, its gross domestic product rose by 9 percent over the same period last year.
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9. The city's gross domestic product increased by more than 14 percent in the first sixth month of last year.
10. It was the first official US meeting with a Palestinian Cabinet minister in a year.