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

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First to East Asia. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, but it was part of Great Britain between 1842 and 1997. And thats why during the Second World War in 1941, Japanese troops invaded Hong Kong after their nation had declared wa

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Argentina Amends its Immigration Law, Speeds Up Deportations Argentina made a major change to its immigration law Monday. The change makes it easier to expel foreigners who do crimes or who are under investigation. 阿根廷周一对其移民法进行了

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普亲切会见日本首相安倍晋三

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AS IT IS 2016-08-27 French Burkini Bans Revive Debate On Muslim Clothing

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Sunday's mayoral election in Sochi, Russia, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, has resulted in charges of fraud against the Kremlin favorite who is reported winning the contest in a crushing landslide. In an election seen as a test of President Dmitr

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奥巴马国情咨文将以贫富差距为重点 Recent government surveys in the United States show that the income gap between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else is growing. A Congressional Budget Office survey found that the wealthiest one

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Outside a subway terminal in west Beijing, dozens of illicit cabbies are seen drumming up passengers almost every day. These illegal cabbies occupy the roadside outside the subway station, and it's very hard for buses to stop at the bus station. When

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Afghan troops facing off with Taliban fighters in the city of Khost, this is south of Kabul, a US military base is in that area as well. Suicide bombers attacked government buildings including an Afghan military hospital. At least one confirmed suic

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Topic1 Kids get sick after International Children's DayJust after celebrating the Children's Day, my child gets sick. Yesterday, a Changchun citizen Mr. Zhu brought his daughter to the hospital. To his surprise, there were more than 20 kids waiting i

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At a recent forum on Sino-US relations held in Beijing, American studies expert Tao Wenzhao from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says he believes the ties between China and the US will be positive during Obama's second term. China's developmen

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Topic1 Single's Day Is Shopping DayYesterday was the Singles' Day and also the country's biggest e-commerce sales day. The total sales volume on Tmall exceeded 57.1 billion yuan, 57% higher than sales on the same day last year. How crazy was it? Topi

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The idea to house senior officials was first identified as a priority in a 2013 decision announced by the Communist Party of China. Almost two and half years later, Wang Yukai, a professor of the Chinese Academy of Governance, finished a 3-month surv

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China has been piloting judicial reforms since 2014 to create a mature socialist court system, which aims to get rid of influence and protectionism from local officials. Cross-regional courts were set up in Shanghai and Beijing to counter the interfe