Who on Earth are we 9

Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English and the tenth programme in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? Today, with the help of Rebecca Fong, a teacher of inter-cultural communication at the University of the West of England, Marc Bee

Who on Earth are we 10

Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English and the tenth programme in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? Today, with the help of Rebecca Fong, a teacher of inter-cultural communication at the University of the West of England, Marc Bee

Who on Earth are we 5

Callum:Hello. In recent programmes in this series, Who on Earth are we? Marc Beebys looked at some of the more obvious ways that cultures can be different from one another -the different ways we use language, or non-verbal communication, for example

Who on Earth are we 7

Callum: Hello and welcome to the eighth programme in our series Who on Earth are we. In the last programme Marc Beeby began an investigation into the differences between cultures where the individual is seen as central individualist cultures and tho

Who on Earth are we 8

Callum: Hello. Recently in our Talk about English series, Who on Earth are we? Marc Beebys looked at the differences between cultures that value the individual, and those that value the group, or the collective. Heres Marc to tell us about the work

Who on Earth are we 3

Callum: Hello today we have the third programme in our series on culture and inter- cultural communication: Who on Earth are we? In this programme Marc Beeby looks at language and culture. Heres Marc Marc: Hello. Today we begin our look at the build

Who on Earth are we 2

Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English. Today we have the second in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? In this programme presenter Marc Beeby tries to answer the difficult question: what is culture? Heres Mark. Marc:Culture is a di

Who on Earth are we?

Who on Earth are we? 我们到底是谁？ Who on Earth are we? is a series about culture and how it affects us. It explores some of the major differences between cultures and looks at what happens when people from different cultures meet and communicate.

Relief materials sent to quake-hit SW China

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Tents, quilts, coats and other relief materials have been sent to southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in the wake of an earthquake that jolted the area on Sunday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday. Loca

Earth Day（世界地球日）

Earth Day was first observed in Spring of 1970. An estimated 20 million people nationwide attended festivities out of which came the largest grassroots environmental movement in U.S. history, and the impetus for national legislation like the Clean Ai

SW China colliery blast kills 3, injures 4

GUIYANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and four others injured, including three who were seriously injured, in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The blast occurred around 5:25 p.m.

SW China earthquake injures 8

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

Iran Reports 180 Dead in Earthquakes

Officials in Iran say 180 people have been killed in two strong earthquakes just 11 minutes apart in the country's northwest, near the city of Tabriz. More than 1,300 people are estimated to have been injured in Saturday's mid-afternoon quakes. State

China launches emergency response to SW floods

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's central authorities initiated a level-four emergency plan on Sunday afternoon in response to severe flooding in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality. The National Commission for Disaster R

2,350 involved in SW China forest fire rescue

KUNMING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Some 2,350 people in southwest China's Yunnan Province are working to put out a forest fire that broke out on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday. The fire erupted around 3 p.m. in the border areas between t

SW China quake kills 4, injures over 100

KUNMING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- At least four people have been killed and over 100 others injured after an earthquake hit a mountainous area in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday. The magnitude-5.7 quake, which struck the border

Rains help ease SW China drought

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Precipitation has helped ease a lingering drought in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and conditions will further improve as rainy season arrives, the drought relief authority said on Thursday. Recent rainfall has alleviated 2

Earthquake Shakes Eastern US

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked much of the U.S. east coast, shaking buildings and sending panicked office workers into the streets in places like Washington. The earthquake shook the region Tuesday afternoon. The U.S. Geological Survey says th

Thunderstorms, hail hit SW China

GUIYANG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hail and thunderstorms have killed one person and forced the relocation of more than 1,600 people in southwest China's Guizhou province since Tuesday morning, local authorities said Wednesday. Ten counties have been hit by

Multiple quakes hit SW China, killing 64

Multiple quakes hit SW China, killing 64 ZHAOTONG, Yunnan, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Sixty-four people have been confirmed dead and 715 others injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China on Friday, authorities said. A