An employee updates the price of petrol on a price board at a petrol station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province November 10, 2009. China will lift gasoline and diesel prices by around 7 percent from Tuesday to reflect the rising cost of crude oil, taking pump prices to their highest ever, China's top planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Monday. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

An employee updates the price of petrol on a price board at a petrol station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province November 10, 2009. China will lift gasoline and diesel prices by around 7 percent from Tuesday to reflect the rising cost of crude oil, taking pump prices to their highest ever, China's top planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Monday.

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