Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez celebrated May Day, the international workers' holiday, by issuing a decree that transferred control of the country's last privately owned oil fields to government control. The state will own at least 60% of every oil

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 商务英语基础

On July 16th, nearly 7.2 million Venezuelans voted in an unofficial plebiscite to reject President Nicolas Maduro's plan to create a new, 545-member Constituent Assembly that would have the power to rewrite Venezuela's constitution a further step in

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AS IT IS 2015-12-08 Socialists in Venezuelan Elections Voted Out 社会党在委内瑞拉大选中败北 The socialist government in Venezuela has lost control of the legislature after national elections, say officials. Officials say the opposition w

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委内瑞拉总统命令逮捕政治颠覆分子 CARACAS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered to arrest anyone involved in inciting violence or fomenting instability in post-election Venezuela. Maduro issued t

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委内瑞拉缴获2.7吨可卡因 CARACAS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan authorities seized nearly 2.7 tons of high-grade cocaine in the northwestern Zulia state, Interior and Justice Minister Miguel Rodriguez said on Thursday. We were able to deal

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委内瑞拉宣布90天电力应急 CARACAS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Tuesday declared a 90-day state of emergency for the electricity sector to address the challenge of growing power demand and better protect the country's p

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委内瑞拉反对党示威活动导致7人死亡61人受伤 CARACAS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The violent protests following Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela have so far left seven people dead and 61 others injured, Venezuelan General Attorne

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CARACAS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan president-elect Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that his government has defeated an alleged coup staged by the right wing by creating violence, while opposition leader Henrique Capriles accused the government of p

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委内瑞拉驱逐三名美国外交官 CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua on Monday announced that they were ordering three American diplomats who were allegedly found to be related to the violent actions that have g

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

After years of decline, the situation in Venezuela is becoming desperate. Could the latest fall in the oil prices provide the tipping point that finally brings to an end the unhappy period of Marxist rule begun by Hugo Chavez in 1999? 经历多年衰落

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委内瑞拉副总统警告反对派不要被操纵 CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Vice President Jorge Arreaza on Monday warned the country's opposition and its followers against the fascist elements in the ring-wing groups, which he allege

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委内瑞拉驱逐3名哥伦比亚毒贩 CARACAS, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government on Monday deported three alleged drug traffickers wanted by Interpol ( International Criminal Police Organization) to Colombia, local media reported. The s

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The latest sign of deepening crisis in Venezuela? McDonald's has been forced to suspend sales of Big Macs in the country because it can't source one of the burger's key components. 这是委内瑞拉危机日益加重的最新迹象吗?由于委内瑞

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(304) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

CARACAS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela is working to simplify the process for private companies to buy U.S. dollars and other foreign currencies, National Foreign Trade Center (Cencoex) President Alejandro Flemming said Tuesday. The Cencoex, which o

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CARACAS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela is in the process of installing a powerful antiaircraft weapons system to protect against incursions of its airspace, President Nicolas Maduro announced Wednesday. We are installing the most powerful system in t

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2008年失踪的委内瑞拉飞机被发现 CARACAS, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan authorities announced Wednesday the undersea wreckage of a small plane that disappeared in 2008 with 14 people on board has been found. Foreign Ministry press chief J

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委内瑞拉反对派领袖自首 CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, wanted by authorities on charges of inciting violence, handed himself over to police on Tuesday amid waves of pro- and anti-government rallies

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古巴抨击外国干涉委内瑞拉乌克兰 HAVANA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Cuba on Thursday condemned the attempts by some foreign countries to destabilize and overthrow the governments of Venezuela and Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference, Foreign

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委内瑞拉实行新的价格控制法 CARACAS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela began Monday to implement a new price control law that limits company profits as part of the government's efforts to tame inflation. The new Fair Price Law sets a maximum

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CARACAS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela plans to develop three pristine Caribbean islands that are home to military facilities into tourist resorts, Tourism Minister Andres Izarra announced Monday. The state-run Venezuelan News Agency (AVN) quoted Iza

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