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More signs that the US economy is moving in the right direction: The US Labor Department says new claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, dropping below 400,000 for the first time since July 2008. Other data also shows that businesses ex
Another dismal day on the overseas markets as the global economic downturn continues. In Asia, tumbling Chinese exports are now affecting jobs there. In Europe, British retail sales are nose-diving. 星期二,全球股市在经济衰退继续蔓延的
After a hectic week of fittings, photo shoots and fashion shows, New York Fashion Week is over. But for designers, the challenge goes on. How to get consumers shopping in the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Anna Wintour, editor-
今天我们要学的词是rev up。 To rev up, 意思是加速,加快。 The soccer team revved up its defense in the second half, 足球队下半场加强防守。 The retailers plan to rev up sales in the upcoming holiday season, 零售商计划通
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 15 June 2007 Automakers are ramping up their operations in China to take advantage of record-breaking growth in vehicle sales. China replaced Japan last year as the world's second-biggest auto market, and industry experts
Australia's once mighty wine industry is facing one of the biggest ever surpluses as supply levels soar and sales shrink. The country's wine surplus is estimated at about 100 million cases. That figure is expected to increase by 40 percent over the c
Once upon a time, music videos didnt look like this. Now sexually charged images especially of women are the norm. The new reports singles amount is the key driver of the early sexualization of children. We are telling girls you value lives that attr
Fair trade has become an increasingly important campaign in today's global market place. Its focus is the rights of millions of workers in developing countries who earn low wages and face harsh working conditions to produce low cost products many of
Amazon may be be taking steps to move its grocery business into new territory: drive-up grocery hubs, which would give it a new slice of the highly competitive, $800 billion grocery market. 电商巨头亚马逊正逐渐开拓旗下的实体店业务新
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed today that there's been a more serious incident at the detention centre on Manus Island. The minister says all non-essential staffs have been evacuated as a pre-caution. He says a group of asylum-seek
The corporate regulator says it plans to announce the results of its investigation into the financial planning arm of Macquarie group after a Senate inquiry recommended re-examine the group's activities. The inquiry's report has slammed ASIC's handli
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A new survey indicates just how much Amazon, the giant online retailer, has reshaped America, this nation of shoppers. Here's NPR's Alina Selyukh. ALINA SELYUKH, BYLINE: OK. Here's a big number - 92 percent. The new NPR/Marist po
Have you ever wondered why sweets are always by the till in supermarkets? Why you are made to walk down many aisles to reach the everyday essentials at the back of the shop? Retailers are always coming up with new tactics to get us impulse buying. Th
EU agriculture ministers are set to discuss the horsemeat scandal which has now affected up to 16 countries. EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg is hosting talks in Brussels. It follows the shock discovery last week of meat sold in Europe labelled as b
The Hong Kong Tourism Board has launched a new campaign to promote the summer tourism season. The biggest Hong Kong Summer Fun campaign in years will be held between June 15 and Aug.31. During this period, two mega lucky draws will be held at the Hon
Hong Kong's Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development, Gregory So, says total arrivals climbed 1.5 percent year-on-year. The number of mainland tourists increased by just 2.3-percent this year to around 1.1 million arrivals over the 7-day holida
Preparations for the Chinese New Year are well underway in Beijing with streets and parks lined with decorations. At Wukesong New Year market, all manner of lanterns and decorations, many in the shape of the monkey, are on sale. Liang Jianfeng took h
Hong Kong's retail sector has shown signs of recovery for the second month, as the decline eased to 7.5 per cent in April from 9.8 percent a month earlier. But this is the 14th month in a row that retail sales have declined, the longest contraction p
Just two days after Apple released its latest iPhone upgrade, the iPhone 6S, reporters in Shanghai did a straw poll survey of locals around the city to gauge the reaction. While certainly not scientific, the lack of enthusiasm is quite evident. Apple
今天我们要学的词是 implication. Implication 的意思是没有明说的,暗指的。 The World Health Organization is creating a panel to study the implications of gene editing after a Chinese scientist claimed to have created the world's