NPR 2012-04-25

Five states are holding Republican primaries today. Mitt Romney is expecting victories in all of them. That will get him that much closer to the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican Partys presidential nomination. But as NPRs Ari Shapi

NPR 2009-12-30

President Obama said today its clear that a systemic failure allowed an attempted attack in a passenger plane last week. A Nigerian man is suspected of carrying explosive device aboard Northwest Airlines plane Christmas day. It failed to detonate. Sp

英语商业新闻-日本经济再次下滑

日本再次下滑陷入衰退，金融分析师开始思考其对全球经济的影响 Japan has slipped back into recession, leaving financial analysts to ponder over the implications for the global economy. Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank for

CCTV9英语新闻11月：整个欧洲的信心上升

By CCTV correspondent Jack Barton Confidence is remarkably up in major European economies, as data shows signs of optimism in the block's recovery, however the long lasting decline in the eurozone will not end in the short term. The European Commissi

Snow, rain pushes China's farm produce prices up

Snow, rain pushes China's farm produce prices up BEIJING, Nov.6 (Xinhua) -- Rain and snow in China's north have driven farm produce prices slightly up in 36 large and medium-sized cities, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday. In the week endin

股价飙升 中国多了41个亿万富翁

China has 41 brand new billionaires thanks to a surge in share prices. 股价的飙升让中国新增了41位亿万富翁。 The recent surge in share prices on the mainland has created at least 41 new super-rich people in the nation whose individual

Pork Price Hike in China

Latest official figures show China's pork prices, a stable meat in the country and a key driver of inflation, has hit a new record high, rising 0.7 percent last week from the previous week. The Ministry of Commerce said that was the fifth consecutive

China to raise gasoline, diesel prices

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will raise the retail prices for gasoline and diesel by 300 yuan (47.53 U.S. dollars) per tonne starting Feb. 8, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted

上海深圳两市提高购房门槛 降温房价

China's housing market continued to warm in February, with more than half of surveyed major cities reporting month-on-month rises in new home prices. 中国房地产市场2月份持续升温，在调查的主要城市中，超过半数城市的新住宅

Rain-triggered farm produce price rise continues: MOC

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's farm produce prices continued to rise last week in the wake of strong rainfall across the country, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Wednesday. The wholesale prices of 18 types of vegetables in 36 cities rose for

China to reform prices in energy sector

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China will reform its energy and resource pricing system this year, but will time it to minimize impacts on consumer prices, the country's price regulator said Tuesday. The move is aimed at letting the market play a role

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Grain Prices Start to Level Off in China The grain price hikes that have occurred in China in recent months are gradually winding down(很有用的词汇,表示逐渐慢慢地降下来,写线段图的时候可以用), according to the National Develo

农业部协助处理“卖奶难”

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Sunday that it would help dairy farmers in northern China who have resorted to throwing out milk and killing their cows through lack of sales avenues. The ministry encourages dairy f

China raises minimum wheat purchase prices for 2012

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced Wednesday that it will raise the minimum purchase prices for wheat from farmers in 2012 to boost grain output. The move aims to protect farmers' enthusiasm to grow grains and furthe

U.S. stocks achieve weekly gains

NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, the sixth gain in the past seven sessions, as more evidences in domestic(国内的) economic recovery offset uncertainties from overseas. The Dow Jones industrial average（道琼斯指数）

China's autumn grain output to hit record high

China's autumn grain output to hit record high BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's grain output this autumn is likely to hit a record high and bring a ninth year of consecutive growth in the annual output, an official with the Ministry of Agricultur

VOA标准英语2010年-Cold Weather Driving Oil Prices Higher

Investors are seeing new opportunities to make money on oil. The price of crude oil rose to its highest level in 15 months on Wednesday amid speculation that a weak dollar and cold weather across many parts of the world will boost energy demand. But

US Consumer Confidence Surges

US Consumer Confidence Surges Two new reports are pointing to an improving U.S. economy. A research group, the Conference Board, reported Tuesday that consumer confidence in the U.S. jumped this month, reaching a seven-month high. Rising home values

China to raise gasoline, diesel prices after three cuts

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China will raise the retail prices of gasoline by 390 yuan (62 U.S. dollars) per tonne and diesel by 370 yuan per tonne starting Friday, the country's top economic planner said Thursday. The move, which followed three cons

Food price rise does not signify crisis: WFP

Food price rise does not signify crisis: WFP BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The current rise in food prices does not signify a global crisis, as the situation is fundamentally different from previous crises, according to Brett Rierson, director of the