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Developers are not revealing the exact height of the Burj Dubai until its official debut. But they say the $1.5 billion tower will reach 200 stories into the sky. It will stretch 300 meters higher than Taiwan's Taipei 101, which currently holds the w
LONDON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- When the sun withdrew its last drop of sunshine on Tuesday, the ancient Stonehenge was transformed into a carnivalesque fire garden to mark the London 2012 Olympics. Lit up with fire sculpture, the megalithic monuments wer
By Barry Unger Washington, DC 13 January 2006 watch Dubai Economy report Dubai is becoming a business hub and is one of the world's fastest growing economies. But Dubai will now have to move forward w
By VOA Sports Washington, DC 02 February 2008 South African golfer Ernie Els has overtaken four-time defending champion Tiger Woods for the lead at the Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates. Els has an overall lead of one stroke, and he is
NAIROBI, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Rotterdam marathon bronze medalist Moses Mosop will not attend this year's Dubai marathon because of family commitments. Mosop, the former Chicago marathon winner, has fully recovered from his muscle injury, but w
Bob Beamon established himself as the favourite in the 1968 long jump by winning 22 of 23 meets in the pre-Olympic season. He almost met with disaster in the qualifying round. After fouling his first two attempts, he had only one try left. His teamma
VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the Arabesque festival at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This three-week event brings eight hundred
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. In recent years, a shining city grew in the desert of Dubai on -- and even off -- the Gulf coast. An island shaped like a palm tree was built for hotels, homes and entertainment. In October of last ye
By Cindy Saine Washington 21 September 2007 The U.S. tech-heavy stock exchange, Nasdaq, has struck a deal to sell a 20 percent stake to the United Arab Emirates-owned Borse Dubai, in exchange for control of the Nordic bourse operator OMX. But the dea
Hundreds of influential thinkers from around the world have gathered in Dubai to participate in the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda. Participants of the three-day event will look at ways that international institutions like the G2
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 15 November 2009 The biennial Dubai Air Show is underway, with the global economy dampening expectations among those selling civilian planes. But regional tensions have led to some optimism among manufacturers of military a
Pre-Listening Vocabulary luxury: expensive abandon: to leave without taking someone or something expat: short for expatriate; a person who lives in a country that he/she is not a citizen of auction: a public sale where the highest bidder gets to buy
Lin Peng, FC-31's chief designer, says the fighter can be customized according to users' demands. The users can designate domestic or International suppliers to provide communications equipment, sensors and guided weapons. The FC-31 is expected to ma
VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the Arabesque festival at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This three-week event brings eight hundred
DUBAI, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- While many fairs in crisis-ridden Middle East struggle to attract sponsors and exhibitors, the Gulf Information and Technology Exhibition, or GITEX, which opened Sunday, has a different challenge: a lack of space due to the
Financial markets in Dubai and other Arab emirates plunged about seven percent early Monday, with investors worried about Dubai's ability to pay back $60 billion in debt Elizabeth Arrott | Cairo 30 November 2009 An Emarati man talks on his mobile pho
The government-owned company, Dubai World, has reassured investors abroad by revealing details of its restructuring plans, nearly a week after hinting it may not have enough money to repay its debts. Phillip Wellman | Dubai 01 December 2009 Watch: Re
A top finance official in Dubai says the emirate's government will not guarantee the debts of the heavily-indebted, state-owned conglomerate Dubai World. VOA News 30 November 2009 Lenders bear some responsibility for the current crisis Finance Depart
Asia reacted positively Monday to word from the United Arab Emirates' central bank that it would inject money into the banking system Kurt Achin | Seoul 30 November 2009 The Gate building, left, of Dubai International Financial Center, DIFC, in Dubai
True Dedication! 好投入啊! Mrs. Fortesque was getting more and more worried. 福特斯克太太越来越担心。 Her husband had left for a round of golf early in the morning and by mid-afternoon he still wasn't home. 因为她先生一早出去打