2017年CRI Attendees of World Economic Forum optimistic about Chinese economy

Li Daokui, Director of the Center for China in the World Economy at Tsinghua University, was among those noting the growing role of consumption and services in the world's second largest economy. Consumption contributed to more than 70% of China's ec

President Bush Discusses the Economy(2008-10-10)

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Over the past few days, we have witnessed a startling drop in the stock market -- much of it driven by uncertainty and fear. This has been a deeply unsettling period for the American people. Many of our citizens have ser

VOA双语新闻 Bush Says Iraq and Economy Top 2006 Agenda

President Bush says his biggest priorities for 2006 are winning the fight against terrorism and keeping the U.S. economy growing by creating more jobs. Opposition Democrats say the president is unfairly cutting spending on social programs. 布什总统

AS IT IS 2016-08-15 As World Follows Rio Olympics, Brazil’s Economy Struggles

AS IT IS 2016-08-15 As World Follows Rio Olympics, Brazils Economy Struggles Pictures from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been beautiful. But underlying the beauty, there is unrest in Rio and many other parts of Brazil. The country is in th

VOA标准英语2012--NH Voters Want Improved Economy

NH Voters Want Improved Economy Americans are apt to vote when they want change. Republicans are counting on that in this year's election to unseat President Barack Obama. The nation's first primary voting takes place in New Hampshire on Tuesday, tha

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Puts Economic Focus on the Middl

U.S. President Barack Obama is shifting his economic focus to the middle class. His State of the Union address Wednesday will detail a series of initiatives to help middle-income families. President Obama spent his first year in office trying to prev

VOA标准英语2012--Debate: How To Fix The Economy

Debate: How To Fix The Economy Austerity measures angered many Greeks, including some who threw gasoline bombs and rocks at police. They protested plans to cut government spending on services and raise taxes in a bid to repay loans. Those loans were

VOA标准英语2012--French Voters Concerned About Economy Ahead of Election

French Voters Concerned About Economy Ahead of Election At the northern Paris branch of Secours Populaire, people are loading up on basics that will get them through the week. The French charity offers food, clothing and emergency shelter to the need

VOA标准英语2011-India's Economy Rebounds in 2010

The rebound in India's economy in 2010 brought good news for the nation's middle class, which had experienced a boom prior to the global financial crisis. The world's second fastest-growing economy was also lauded by a stream of world leaders who vis

VOA标准英语2010年-Little Hope Seen for Burma's Economy

Burma, one of the poorest nations in East Asia, may be entering a new phase of development after recent elections and the release of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from detention. Regional political analysts fear little will change for most in the c

VOA标准英语2011--Iowa Voters Focus on Economy

Iowa Voters Focus on Economy 爱荷华州选民集中关心经济问题 As Republican presidential hopefuls campaign in the Midwesteern state of Iowa are encountering voters increasingly concerned about the state of the economy. The recent debate abo

美国国家公共电台 NPR New 'Basic Economy' Airfares May Not Be As Cheap As You Think

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The big three airlines - American, Delta and United - are taking on discount carriers like Spirit and Frontier by offering no-frills discounted fares called basic economy. Some are calling it misery class because among other thing

美国国家公共电台 NPR Despite Strong Economy, Federal Deficit Soars

NOEL KING, HOST: All right. This morning, the Labor Department reported another month of strong job growth. Employers added 157,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.9 percent. And of course, we had news last week that the U.S.

A UN Symposium Held in Beijing to Discuss Green Economy & Sustainable Development

A high-level symposium on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development has kicked off in Beijing. The two-day session, which serves as the forerunner to the conference that will be held in Rio de Janeiro next June, offers an opportunity for in-depth

2017年CRI Housing and economy to top new HKSAR gov't agenda: Lam

Chinese President Xi Jinpinbg meets with Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong SAR, on April 11th, 2017 in Beijing. [Photo: gmw.cn] Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), said that bolster

2016年CRI China's economy grows 6.7 percent in the third quarter

Growth of 6.7-percent in both the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters has most observers now suggesting the Chinese government stands poised to meet its full-year growth target of between 6.5 to 7-percent. The analysis released along-side the new figures from

VOA常速英语2007-Indian Professionals Return Home as Economy Boom

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 08 October 2007 Tens of thousands of highly qualified Indian professionals migrated to Western countries in recent decades for better job opportunities. But as India's economy booms, a lot of them are now opting to return

VOA常速英语2007年-Ukrainian Economy Grows Despite Political Probl

By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv, Ukraine 13 November 2007 Ukraine has been experiencing impressive economic growth for most of this decade, despite political turmoil at the highest levels of government. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky recently visited Ukrain

VOA标准英语10月-World Economy Heading into Major Slowdown, says I

The International Monetary Fund anticipates sharply lower world growth because of the financial crisis rippling across the globe. VOA's Barry Wood reports the IMF, however, does not anticipate a repeat of the global depression of the 1930s. Olivier

2016年CRI China's Economy Makes A Good Start: Vice Premier

Vice premier Zhang Gaoli says China will do what must be done to avoid systemic risk, while trying to conduct structural reforms and stabilize economic growth. We will strengthen regulations and tamp down on risks to the stocks, bonds, foreign-exchan