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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, left, during a ceremony marking the opening of Nissan assembly plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, June 2, 2009.

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  1. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  2. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  3. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  4. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  5. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  6. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) attends talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  7. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appears on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: John T. Chambers (L), Chairman and CEO of Cisco, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appear on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  9. John Chambers (L), Chairman and CEO of Cisco, Carlos Ghosn (C), Chairman and CEO of Renault-Nissan and Jeffery Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, participate in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York, September 24, 2009. About 1,200 participants including heads of state, business leaders, humanitarians and celebrities will attend the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) which started on Tuesday.
  10. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appears on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  11. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: John T. Chambers (L), Chairman and CEO of Cisco, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appear on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  12. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: John T. Chambers (L), Chairman and CEO of Cisco, and Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan Motor and CEO and President of Renault, appear on a panel at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 24, 2009 in New York City. The Fifth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) looks to gather prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics and religion to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former president Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations as most world leaders are in New York.
  13. Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. chief executive and managing director Kiminobu Tokuyama, poses for the media during the unveiling of the new versions of Nissan's X-Trail sport utility vehicle, right, and luxury Teana sedan, left, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Nissan Motor Co. launched two new car models in Mumbai Wednesday, part of an aggressive India expansion plan by Japan's third-largest automaker.
  14. Los Angeles Auto Show Names the Nissan V2G as the Youthmobile 2030 Design Challenge Winner.
  15. Researcher Xavier Nissan seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.
  16. Researcher Xavier Nissan seen in his laboratory at the Institute for Stem cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem) in Evry, near Paris November 27, 2009. The team has succeeded in grafting epidermis from human embryonic stem cells onto mice in order to produce temporary skin substitutes for patients awaiting skin grafts.

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