"The Chinese ministry of commerce came up with the idea two years ago, " recalls Faisal.
Unfortunately, the Ministry of Commerce's decision was perhaps the inevitable result of ongoing political developments.
The 2006 rules reiterate that all acquisitions of Chinese companies require approval from the Ministry of Commerce.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce rejected the deal in a high-profile test of its then-new anti-monopoly law.
Spokespeople for China's Ministry of Commerce and State Administration of Foreign Exchange didn't respond to requests for comment.
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The approval comes a month after the ministry of commerce cleared Yum Brand's takeover of Little Sheep Group.
To date, the Ministry of Commerce has yet to grant a single round-trip investment approval under the 2006 rules.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce denied the existence of such a prohibition.
The Xinhua news agency cited a joint announcement from the Ministry of Commerce and the National Reform and Development Commission.
So far 22, 155 Chinese workers have been accounted for, the China Daily reported, citing numbers from the Ministry of Commerce.
Last week, for instance, China's Ministry of Commerce announced it will reduce by 72% China's exports of rare earth minerals.
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Also on Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce confirmed that problems in the core economies have taken a toll on Chinese exports.
Asean is China's third-largest trading partner, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.
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More than 20 ministries and departments, led by the Ministry of Commerce, will hold a two-day conference about logistics and cost-related bottlenecks that get passed on down to consumers.
The Ministry of Commerce in 2010 said India should consider raising the limit to 74% as it would encourage the transfer of proprietary technology to India, bring in funds and boost exports.
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In reaction to the statements by China's Ministry of Commerce, Mr. Plummer said that it was entirely normal for a country to express concern about "unfair treatment" of a company headquartered in its borders.
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Government representatives from the Ministry of Commerce, the State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various Chambers of Commerce were all bullish on the opportunities for Chinese enterprises to go out and succeed.
The Ministry of Commerce is planning to assist manufacturers in identifying new markets beyond the U.S. and Europe, particularly India which is going through its own middle class expansion, albeit from a much lower base.
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Evergrande spokesman Jimmy Fong says his company, which has 112 property projects in 62 cities, chose to raise dollars rather than yuan because it already had approval from the Ministry of Commerce to bring dollars into China.
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Meanwhile, papers including the China Daily also report on the comment by Wang Shouwen, foreign trade head at the Ministry of Commerce, which warns that China's foreign trade " is facing a severe situation next year".
China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on its website that it hopes "relevant parties" in the U.S. would "abandon prejudice, avoid adopting protectionist measures and treat properly investments from China and other countries" with a fair and open attitude.
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In Nepal, the ministry of industry and commerce, mentioned on the main government site, had no active links.
The Department of Commerce and the Polish Ministry of Economy will organize the roundtable event, which will include participation by other U.S. Government agencies and Polish Ministries and organizations.
On the other side of the debate are China's commerce ministry and some members of its National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which formulates long-term economic strategy.
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Participants from Thailand include policy makers, administrators, educators and representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labour, the Federation of Thai Industries, the Thai Chamber of Commerce and other leading industry clusters.
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Taleban Deputy Minister for Trade, Qari Faizan, met representatives of Pakistan's commerce ministry to discuss a 1965 transit agreement, which allows land routes into Afghanistan.
The ECD, co-chaired by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Polish Ministry of Economy, last met at an experts-level in Warsaw, Poland in April 2011.
These included: the Ministry of Culture, the State Economic and Trade Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Industry and IT, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
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