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By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 watch Living Wage report Lawmakers in the Midwest U.S. city of Chicago have approved a measure requiring large-scale discount stores to pay their employees a so-called living wage. As VOA's George Dwyer
Indias Opposition Demands Rollback of Move to Allow Foreign Retailers In India, opposition parties and political allies of the government are demanding a rollback of a recent decision to further open up the country's retail business to foreign super
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One of the country's major sporting goods chains will no longer sell assault-style firearms or high-capacity magazines. Dick's Sporting Goods will also stop selling guns to consumers under the age of 21. The CEO of the company, E
Unit 100 The Wal-Mart You Don't Know Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest retailer. It's world's largest company -- bigger than ExxonMobil, General Motors, and General Electric. The scale is hard to absorb. Wal-Mart sells in three months what num
Most US Retailers Choose Not to Sign Bangladesh Factory Accord The factory fell just days after it was considered unsafe, but employees were told to come to work anyway. U.S. Congressman George Miller, a long-time advocate for garment workers rights,
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 19 January 2007 watch Big Brother Bollywood Accusations of racism leveled at a British television program have sparked outrage on the streets and in the highest levels of government in both Britain and India. The stag
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Wal Mart Banking report The world's largest retailer, U.S.-based Wal-Mart, is hoping to begin its own banking business soon. Critics are concerned i
By Mil Arcega Washington 14 May 2007 April sales figures show a disappointing month for Wal-Mart. The world's largest retailer reported a big drop in sales last month -- its worst decline in nearly 30 years. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, Wal-Mart is n
By Douglas Bakshian Jolo 21 February 2007 Philippine Marine Corps Commandant Maj. General Nelson Allaga points to the picture of Abu Sayyaf leader Abu Pula during a press conference in Manila, 19 Feb 2007 One of Southeast Asia's most violent terroris
World markets are mostly higher after China announced a massive program to stimulate its economy. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A South Korean man is reflected on an electronic screen displaying foreign exchange rates at the head of
By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 October 2009 Australian customs vessel, 18 Jan 2008 Australia is cutting its catch of southern bluefin tuna by 30 percent after warnings from scientists that stocks are close to collapse. The reduction follows an internation
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 06 September 2006 watch report Green Business Many companies are learning they can be both pro-business and pro-environment without hurting the bottom line. In fact, for some, it's been quite profitable. ----- Being envi
For Fashion Designer Christian Siriano, No Size Is Out Of Style play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0006:05repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 October 2006 A worker is seen on the Airbus A 380 superjumbo assembly line in Toulouse, southwestern France Several airlines in the Asia-Pacific region are reviewing their options after the latest delay in the delivery
Torsten: What are you doing, clipping coupons ? Thats a waste of time. Cindy: You can think what you like, but these days, we have to cut corners wherever we can. Torsten: No one actually saves much money using coupons. Cindy: Thats what you think .
Price of gold moves closer to $1,200 an ounce, bringing more income to mining companies and gold owners, but business is not so good for retailers and wholesalers Ron Corben | Bangkok 30 November 2009 An employee of a Bangkok gold shop shows several
Worries about the health of the global economy are again taking their toll on the world markets. Following earlier drops in Asia, European indexes are down across the board. 对全球经济健康的担忧再次冲击着世界市场。在稍早亚洲股
今天我们要学的词是uptick。 Uptick, 名词,意思是上升。 There has been an uptick in violent crimes in the past year, 过去一年里暴力犯罪有所上升。Local retailers expect to see a sales uptick in this year's holiday shoppi
You Snooze or You Lose 几乎每个人在忙碌了一天之后,都要香香地睡上一觉。当然也有活了一辈子不 睡觉的人,但那是极个别的。人要睡觉是一种生理反应,是大脑神经活动的一部分, 是大脑皮质