2017年CRI China to strengthen authentification checks on companies going abroad

Zhou Liujun, director of the Commerce Ministry's Overseas Investment Department, says new regulations are being drafted which will have Chinese companies looking to invest abroad undergo stricter authentification checks. Our first move is to increase

美国国家公共电台 NPR Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Using a so-called air ambulance can be expensive, which is why such flights are usually only used by the critically ill. But a legal quirk means that paying for one of these flights can actually lead to financial ruin. Congress h

VOA双语新闻：美议员继续讨论挽救金融业计划

U.S. lawmakers are continuing talks on a massive rescue plan for America's struggle financial services industry. U.S. President George Bush is facing opposition from members of his own party who object to the cost of the plan. 美国国会议员们继续

VOA常速英语2018--联合国为维和人员提供性虐事件调查能力培训课

While the vast majority of the nearly 100,000 men and women who serve as UN peacekeepers do so with honor and integrity, acts of misconduct still occur, including incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse against the very people peacekeepers are dep

2006年VOA标准英语-World Bank, IMF Annual Meetings to Deal With Co

By Daniel Schearf Singapore 18 September 2006 The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund open their annual meetings in Singapore Tuesday. At the top of the agenda for two days of talks among the world's finance ministers are debt relief and

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台四月-Department of Education Probe Finds No Et

It was just about a year ago that Washington University professor Henry Schvey was visiting New Orleans to deliver a paper on one of his favorite topics, Tennessee Williams. During a side visit to Faulkner House Books. He found a small blue test book

VOA标准英语2008年-Volatile Markets Pressure US Lawmakers on Emerg

Members of Congress are demanding more taxpayer protections and congressional oversight in the $700 billion bailout plan lawmakers are expected to debate this week to rescue failing U.S. financial institutions. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Cap

VOA标准英语10月-Asian, European Leaders Vow Cooperation on Financ

Asian and European leaders meeting in the Chinese capital, Beijing, say current efforts to resolve the global financial crisis are not enough and that further cooperation is needed. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. ASEM delegation members during

VOA标准英语2009年-British PM Calls for Return of Traditional, Con

Writing in Britain's Observer newspaper, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for a return to old-fashioned, conservative banking practices. It is a change for Mr. Brown who as Treasury Secretary for a decade was a proponent of the light regulator

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Seeks Tighter Regulation of Financial Ind

President Barack Obama is calling for legislation to more tightly regulate the U.S. financial industry. The president said Wednesday that he wants to prevent more situations like that at the giant insurance company, American International Group, or

美国国家公共电台 NPR Body Camera Maker Weighs Adding Facial Recognition Technology

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Axon, formerly known as TASER International, makes tasers and body cameras for police departments. And in the near future, body cams may be equipped with facial recognition software. The company has created a new ethics board to co

VOA双语新闻：前司法部挑选雇员搀杂政治因素

The inspector general at the Justice Department says a top aide to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales used political considerations in screening candidates for employment at the agency in violation of federal law. Appearing before the Senate Ju

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Administration Faces More Tough Quest

By Dan Robinson Washington 02 March 2006 watch Port Security report Cargo ship is unloaded at Maryland's port of Baltimore Bush administration officials faced more tough questions Wednesday from Democ

2007年VOA标准英语-Ex-White House Aide Denies Distorting Climate R

By Dan Robinson Washington 19 March 2007 The former chief of staff of the White House environmental policy office has denied charges that he sought to politicize government reports on the causes and effects of global warming. VOA's Dan Robinson repor

VOA标准英语10月-Brown Presses Hard for Banking Crisis Agreement a

Speaking in Brussels at the start of a two-day summit of European leaders, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was hopeful the 27-member group could unanimously agree on a banking-system rescue package based on the British model of recapitalizing fi

2007年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Argue Over Iraq Spending Measure

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 13 March 2007 Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to spar over a multi-billion dollar spending bill containing money for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, majority D

2007年VOA标准英语-Indonesian Minister Hopes to Privatize State-Ow

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 07 June 2007 The Indonesian government says it hopes to privatize its more than 100 state-owned enterprises in an effort to raise money for the cash-strapped budget, improve transparency, and encourage foreign investment. Cha

VOA双语新闻 - 白宫国会接近达成救助汽车业协议

Congress and the White House are close to a deal to give struggling U.S. automakers $15 billion in loans and require the industry to restructure in order to survive in the marketplace. 美国国会和白宫在为陷入困境的美国汽车制造公司提

VOA双语新闻：美两党议员：对金融计划审慎行事

As key U.S. financial officials testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Bush administration officials were on Capitol Hill trying to allay concerns and press for action on the $700 billion financial bailout plan. Majority Democrats report pro

VOA双语新闻：国会担忧布什七千亿美元金融计划

Members of Congress are demanding more taxpayer protections and more congressional oversight be included in the $700 billion bailout plan that is being debated to rescue failing U.S. financial institutions. Democrats and some Republicans voiced displ