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Business leaders to gather in Shanghai for UN Global Compact summit

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 800 international business leaders and representatives of government and civil society will assemble in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday for the summit of the UN-backed Global Compact initiative.

At the two-day summit business leaders from around the world will demonstrate how they are implementing the Global Compact's 10 universal principles in the areas of the environment, labor standards, human rights and anti-corruption, the UN office for the initiative said in a statement.

Business executives will be joined by leaders of ...

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