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The Indian government has announced a cut in customs duty on imports of key components of mobile phones from 15 percent to 10 percent, a senior federal government official said on Wednesday.
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The State Council on Thursday announced the appointment and removal of several officials. Lin Xin was appointed vice minister of science and technology, and Zhao Zenglian was appointed deputy chief of the
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