2018年CRI China's foreign trade volume in January rises higher

The latest figures from China's General Administration of Customs have shown that China's foreign trade volume increased in January 2018, with both imports and exports rising higher than expectations. The country's foreign trade volume rose 16.2% yea

国家地理:China's Lost Girls 被抛弃的女孩 -10

Boys and girls are equal, but it could take generations to change centuries of tradition. The abandonment of baby girls isn't the only consequence of the one child policy. When a child doesn't have any brothers and sisters, something else may happen.

SpaceX's New Rocket Ready for First Flight

SpaceXs huge rocket makes its first launch this week. It will leave from the same launch pad that sent men to the moon almost 50 years ago. The rocket, called the Falcon Heavy, could be launched as early as Tuesday. When it does, it will be the most

2006年VOA标准英语-Dubai's Economy Continues to Grow

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

VOA标准英语2012--Kenya's 'Slum Drummers' Make Beautiful Music With Scrapped Objects

Kenya's 'Slum Drummers' Make Beautiful Music With Scrapped Objects It's hard to imagine that this instrument, called a kalimba, is actually an old cooking pot, that has been fished out of this place. But Nairobis Slum Drummers are masters at making b

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS - Relations between Burma's ethnic Rohingyas and Rakhine Buddhists

AS IT IS - Relations between Burma's ethnic Rohingyas and Rakhine Buddhists From VOA Learning English, welcometo AS IT IS! Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today we look at relations between Burmas ethnic Rohingyas and Rakhine Buddhists, which have been tense

VOA标准英语2013--India's Tourism Industry Thrives on Largest Slum

India's Tourism Industry Thrives on Largest Slum With a million people crammed into less than three square kilometers - Dharavi is one of the worlds most densely populated slums. Life-long resident Niyamath Khan, 70, recalled the transformation of wh

College Grad's Dream to Become Schoolmaster Comes True

While most college graduates struggle to attain employment in China's weak job market, one young man has chosen to realize his dream by starting his own business in Beijing. CRI's Zhang Ru has the story. Ji Zaibing chose to work at a consultancy firm

2015年CRI Innovation to Be the Focus of China's Economic Development in 2016

A new economic report compiled by Renmin University, which has been presented at the sessions, is warning China's economic growth will continue to dip next year. The report says the transition from an investment-and-export driven model towards innova

2018年CRI Foreign experts laud China's economic progress

Several foreign experts have hailed China's economic progress during interviews on the sidelines of the NPCCPPCC, or Two Sessions meetings, in Beijing. They said that China's economy has seen progress both in scale and quality, and that the country's

2018年CRI Jia Zhangke's biggest budget movie to hit Chinese theatres soon

Director Jiang Zhangke's new gangland flick Ash Is Purest White is scheduled to open in Chinese theatres this Friday (Sept 21). In addition to making his wife Zhao Tao a lead actress, as he has in other movies he's directed, he also hired movie stars

词汇大师--F-u-n With Broadway's

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: a track from the original Broadway cast recording of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. RS: The show is a musical satire of spelling competitions and the pressure to go t

Israel's Parliament Approves Plan to Dismantle Jewish Settle

By Larry James When the votes were counted Mr. Sharon had the victory he had sought, with 67 votes for, 45 against and seven abstentions. The Knesset has 120 members but one was absent due to illness.

Studio denies Charlie Sheen's return claim

BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhuanet) -- ABC television Friday announced it will cancel two of its three long-running daytime soap operas, media reports said. ABC said the two dramas（戏剧 ）, All My Children and One Life to Live, would be replaced by ne

China's premier says 7.5 pct GDP target not low

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday that the 7.5 percent GDP growth target for 2012 is a result of the government's proactive macro-control and can not be viewed as low. China's GDP has reached 47 trillion yuan (7.46 trill

Africa's Transformation on Display at World Economic Forum

The pace of change across Africa may be about to accelerate, driven by advances in technology that are just breaking onto the scene. The World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa provides a peek at the coming transformation. Africa's big guns att

China's economic transformation "great": Luxembourg minister

China's economic transformation great: Luxembourg minister LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Luxembourg Minister of the Economy and Foreign Trade Etienne Schneider said on Tuesday China's economic transformation has been great. The invention and researc

2016年CRI UN Expert: China's Green Strategy Conducive to Global Sustainable Development

Sheng Fulai, the head of the economic research unit of the United Nations Environment Program, hailed China's ecological civilization approach for redefining the global discourse on green economy and sustainable development. Sheng says China's model

2017年CRI Foreign companies optimistic on China's manufacturing upgrade

Surveys of foreign companies and organizations at a recent seminar on the Made in China 2025 strategy suggest most remain optimistic about China's economic prospects. As part of a seminar on transformation in the manufacturing sector, attendees have

VOA常速英语2008年-President Bush Praises Croatia's Embrace of Dem

By Paula Wolfson 05 April 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush is welcoming two new members to NATO. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush hailed the transformation of the Balkans in a speech in a town square in the Croatian capital, Zagreb. Croatians f