HONG KONG, June 11 (Reuters) - Asia's top oil and gas producer PetroChina (0857.HK) (PTR.N) (601857.SS) said on Wednesday it plans to raise up to 60 billion yuan ($8.7 billion) by issuing domestic bonds to reduce financial costs.
The proceeds could also be used in its second natural gas pipeline running across the country, it said in a statement. ($1=6.919 Yuan) (Reporting by Judy Hua; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable and News Corp's Fox Networks agreed to a brief extension of their current carriage contract on Thursday to avoid a blackout that would have prevented 13 million U.S. homes from seeing TV shows like "The Simpsons" and college and NFL football games.
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