China Approves Pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai

China's State Council has given its formal approval for the establishment of a pilot free trade zone in Shanghai. Su Yi has the details. The new Free Trade Zone will combine four existing pilot free trade areas in the municipality, including Waigaoqi

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3046 trade deficit

今天我们要学的词是trade deficit. Trade deficit贸易赤字。The monthly U.S. trade deficit increased to a near 9?-year high in February to $57.6 billion. 美国二月份的贸易赤字升至576亿美元，是近9年半以来的最高水平。

ECONOMICS REPORT - Trade Dispute Over Boeing and Airbus

ECONOMICS REPORT - Trade Dispute Over Boeing and Airbus By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 12, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. America's biggest exporte

South Africa Proposes Legalizing Limited Trade in Rhino Horn

The parliament of South Africa may soon consider a law that would permit limited trade and export of rhinoceros horn for personal use. The government proposed the law earlier this year. It accepted comments about the measure for 30 days. That period

11 Nations Sign Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Without US

Eleven countries in the Pacific region have signed a major Asia-Pacific free trade agreement in Santiago, Chile. The deal is a new version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership from which the U.S. withdrew last year. The agreement is called the Comprehens

VOA慢速英语 Nations React to Pacific Trade Agreements

AS IT IS 2015-10-07 Nations React to Pacific Trade Agreements What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership that 11 Asia-Pacific nations agreed to with the United States? The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, sets rules or standards for trade between member

英闻天下——413 Japan Intends to Join in TPP Free Trade Talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that his country is preparing to join in the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership. Abe says once Japan is recruited in the regional free-trade group, the country is likely to enjoy duty-free treatment in e

2018年CRI Protectionism not the answer to address trade disputes: UN Chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that protectionism is not the answer to address issues such as trade disputes and calls for trade frictions to be solved through dialogue and cooperation. The UN Chief has made the comments while speaking wi

2018年CRI Trade war a blow to U.S. pork producers: spokesperson

Any time there is any potential restriction on our export opportunities, hog farmers and U.S. pork producers are very concerned. They are certainly concerned about the emerging trade war with China, and again, the Chinese market is very important to

双语有声阅读:EU, Japan call for new trade round 欧日呼

EU, Japan call for new trade round 欧日呼吁召开新一轮贸易谈判 Worldwide demonstrations disrupted trade talks 世界各地的示威活动中断了贸易谈判 Europe and Japan have called for the resumption of world trade talks by the end

China, Mercosur eye 200-billion-USD trade in 2016

MENDOZA, Argentina, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China and South American trading bloc Mercosur pledged here Friday to further promote economic cooperation and trade and to lift bilateral trade to 200 billion U.S. dollars in 2016. The target was announced in

CCTV9英语新闻：New cross-Strait service trade deal

The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will provide each other with business opportunities in the creative industry, financial services, transportation and IT. The two sides have already established their trade in goods, and e-commerce will serve as a new p

CCTV9英语新闻：Li's letter in local newspaper focuses on trade

A New Zealand newspaper published a letter from Premier Li before his visit. The letter reviews the relationship between China and New Zealand, and introduces the main focal points of the visit. Expanding free trade is Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's to

CCTV9英语新闻：Investment and trade, a top priority for S&ED

Before this round of China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, a senior official from the US Department of State told CCTV that the US will push forward the negotiations on bilateral investment and trade. During the interview, Principal Deputy Assist

China and US to talk about trade(中美洽谈贸易)

The trade talks come just a couple of weeks before the US President Barack Obama makes his first visit to China. The Americans say these talks are an important opportunity to engage China at a very senior level（高层） on specific trade issues（问题

英闻天下——135 MOC: Boost Foreign Trade in Accord with GDP

The Chinese government is aiming to boost foreign trade in line with the country's economic expansion in 2013. Shen Danyang, spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce, made the remarks at the press conference on Wednesday. Shen said China's foreign trade

英闻天下——366 Ivory Trade Surges in Kenya

The ivory trade will be back on the agenda at this year's Convention for the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), which opened in Bangkok on March 3. Paul Muya, deputy spokesperson for the Kenya Wildlife Service, says they hope that the

China's Exports and Imports Increase, While Trade Surplus Shrinks

China recorded a nearly 25% increase in exports and imports during the first nine months of this year, while the trade surplus shrunk due to sluggish global demand and rising costs in domestic markets. Shuangfeng has the story. The first three quarte

2018年CRI Who's winning in the US-China Trade War?

So who's winning in the US-China trade war? A short answer isit depends. Soybean Brazil may not have won the FIFA World Cup, but it's a winner in the soybean trade. Brazil now produces over half of China's soybean purchases, while US soybean sales to

2018年CRI SCO contributes to the Economic Cooperation and Trade in Asia

Economic cooperation has become one of the major components of Shanghai Cooperation Organization system, with observers suggesting significant headway has been made in economic and trade cooperation among SCO countries in the 17 years since the group