Australia, U.S. to hold discussion on energy

CANBERRA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Australia and the United States will have a bilateral discussion on energy supply and security in 2013, Australian Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson said in a statement on Friday. This bilateral discussio

AIDS Conference Concluding After Debate on Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. More than 20,000 participants are wrapping up the global AIDS conference in Washington, after a week of events intended to invigorate efforts to halt the epidemic. While scientists and international policy makers discussed research a

Bill Clinton Seeks Designs for a Better World

Bill Clinton Seeks Designs for a Better World NEW YORK Designing for Impact is the theme of the 8th annual Clinton Global Initiative which began Sunday in New York City. What former president Bill Clinton means by design has nothing to do with fashio

央行表示 将稳步推进人民币国际化

China will steadily liberalize the yuan's use on the capital account, which makes the currency convertible for investment purposes, as part of the country's strategy to make the yuan a global currency, the central bank said last Monday. 央行上周一

U.S. agriculture suffers worst drought in 25 years

WASHINGTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. farming heartland had been suffering from the worst drought in 25 years, Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday, after meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss a response to the disaster. Three fi

世行:全球经济处于转折点

WASHINGTON The global recovery is gaining momentum according to new projections by the World Bank. But unlike previous years, the World Bank says growth in 2014 is likely to be driven in large part by high income countries. Five years after the finan

“南南合作”博览会开幕式

NAIROBI, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 global South-South development expo was opened in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday with UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson expecting emerging nations to contribute more to a peaceful and prosperous worl

Saudis Set to Boost Oil Production

Saudi Arabia is signaling that it is going to boost its supply of oil on its own after failing to convince other oil producers to jointly agree to more production. Several news agencies reported Saturday that the Saudis could increase their oil produ

UN officials say CPC congress sends encouraging signals

UN officials say CPC congress sends encouraging signals BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- A series of policies and guidelines formulated at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) not only will favor China's long-term development,

经济学人332:加勒个油 The New Grease?

WITH the euro crisis in abeyance, high oil prices have become the latest source of worry for the world economy. Oil is the new Greece is a typical headline on a recent report by HSBC analysts. The fear is understandable. Oil markets are edgy; tension

我国对外直接投资将保持升势

Statistics show that the volume of China's direct investment abroad in the first 10 months of this year has increased by 16.3% compared to last year, surpassing 95 billion U.S. dollars. The volume last year was 45.6 times as much as in 2002. Zhang Xi

环境保护(Environmental Protection)

Today the quality of our natural environment has become an important issue. The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources and at the same time polluting our environment with dan

China, Colombia vow to boost cooperation

BOGOTA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China and Colombia on Monday vowed to improve bilateral cooperation and strengthen coordination in global issues. Both China and Colombia are developing countries. We would like to work together with Colombia and treat ou

托福听力高频词汇之地理环境

location--locate 地点 North Pole 北极 South Pole 南极 Antarctic 南极的 Arctic 北极的 globe 地球，地球仪 global 全球的 the Pacific Ocean 太平洋 the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋 the Arctic Ocean 北冰洋 Oceanica 大洋洲 continen

中美合作 全球都受益

During an exclusive interview with China Radio International, Bertrand Marc-Allen said he is excited about the visit by President Xi. The opportunity to host the president is historic--the 1970s, 1990s, 2006--this is just the fourth time in four deca

经济学人:全球面临债务危机 中国为何能全身而退?

You can find bubbliness in bits of American finance, including the corporate-bond market, and some nasty off-balance-sheet liabilities like student loans and public-sector pensions, but America does not look like a source of imminent trouble. 你可以

经济学人:全球金融 下一个雷曼兄弟在哪儿?

Global finance 全球金融 Where's the next Lehman? 下一个雷曼兄弟在哪儿？ Five years after the maelstrom of September 2008, global finance is safer. But still not safe enough 五年前国际金融历经了2008年9月金融危机的冲击，

绿箭侠第一季 第350期:查找黑箭的线索

Did you find anything? Lots. 发现什么了吗？很多东西。 Anything helpful? No, still looking. 有什么有用的吗？没有，还在找。 What about you? You learn anything from the cops? 你呢？从警察那儿打探到什么了吗 As a

投资者需调低回报预期

Markets favour clarity and while clarity seems easy with hindsight, its rarely as stress-free when looking ahead. 市场喜欢清晰；虽然事后来看有些事情显而易见，但在展望未来时却很少会那么毫无压力地看得清楚。

美国仍是世界最大武器输出国

The United States continues to hold the title of the worlds top weapons exporter, supplying almost $23 billion worth of weapons to other countries last year particularly in the Middle East according to a new report by IHS Jane's. 简氏防务周刊发表