Dalian
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Formerly Lüta. (Pinyin) Lüda,. an urban municipality in southern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, on the southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula: comprises the old cities of Dalian and Lüshun, and five adjacent counties. About 1,300 sq. mi. (3,367 sq. km).
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(Russian) Dalny. (Japanese) Dairen. an old city in outhern Liaoning province, in northeastern China: one of the finest harbors on the East Asian coast; now part of the urban area of Dalian.
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The most-traded iron-ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange is down 1.7% at CNY768.5 a ton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The most-traded iron-ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange rose 0.2% to 822.0 yuan a metric ton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
The most-traded iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange is down 0.5% at CNY791.0 a ton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
In Dalian earlier this year, the police arrested 13 suspects, and seized more than 12,000 yellow-breasted buntings, a wild bird with the highest protection level in China.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
Dalian has become for Japan what Bangalore has become for America and the other English- speaking countries: outsourcing central.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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