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Last week was a dramatic one for Thailand's economy. Monday, Thai bank regulators put new rules into effect requiring banks to keep 30% of new foreign currency deposits for at least a year in order to slow the trading on their baht currency. Tuesday

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LONDON The Eurostar rail link beneath the English Channel, now 23 years old, once symbolized the bonds between Europe and Britain that many thought unbreakable. It was an appropriate way then for London Mayor Sadiq Khan, an ardent supporter of Britai

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Three people have been shot and injured at a wedding reception at Canley Vale in Sydney's southwest. A 23-year-old man is in a critical condition. Police have sealed off the Serbian function centre and are appealing for witnesses. The race for the Wh

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Time now for business news. There was plenty of bad news on the economic front yesterday. Stock prices slid while the cost of a barrel of oil rose by more than two dollars and forty cents. One reason for the moves was a steep drop in the value of the

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Approximately 6.6 billion people populate the earth today, with an estimated 3.7 billion living in Asia. But over the past 50 years, economic and social modernization in the region has been accompanied by a remarkable drop in birth rates. Sociologist

VOA标准英语2010年-Asian Markets Mixed After Surprise Chi

Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan fell and the U.S. dollar rose a day after China raised interest rates for the first time since December 2007. Economists interpret the move as a sign that authorities are taking a more aggressive stance against inflation

VOA标准英语2010年-US-China Relations Color Clinton Trip

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks Wednesday on a two-week Asian tour that will take her to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia and China. The trip is expected to bolster Washington's ties with Asian all

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Asian defense chiefs avoided a confrontation over issues such as territorial disputes during a meeting in Hanoi. China tried to assure its neighbors that its military rise is not a threat, while the U.S. secretary of defense endorsed negotiations to

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Obama to Reassure Asian Allies WASHINGTON President Barack Obama begins a weeklong trip to Asia next Tuesday, in a bid to reassure allies in the region. Obama will travel to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. China is not on the itiner

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today from StoryCorps on this Friday, we have memories of a Chinese-American immigrant killed 35 years ago today. Vincent Chin was a draftsman living near Detroit. In 1982, Chin and a group of friends went out to celebrate his up

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By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 15 December 2006 Government leaders from around Asia have pledged to boost air quality control programs in some of the most polluted cities of the world. As Chad Bouchard reports from the Indonesian city of Yog

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South Asian leaders have agreed to work jointly to combat terrorism, eradicate poverty, ensure regional food security and enhance trade ties. The declaration was affirmed in Sri lanka at the 15th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Co

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VOA标准英语2009年-Asia to Welcome President Obama

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 10 November 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to Asia this month with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. In Singapore, Mr. Obama will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao leaves for Laos, at the end of the week, to take part in a Southeast Asia summit that is held every three years. The regional gathering is just one of several China has pursued in recent years, in an effort to build stronge

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, along with his counterparts from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam are attending the meetings. The leaders have witnessed the signing of the Sanya Declaration which sets the tone for future cooperation. Premier