词汇大师-- Wanna, Gonna, Hafta

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: reduced forms in spoken American English. RS: We're talking about forms like whaddaya -- meaning what do you, as in whaddaya say? Whaddaya Say? is also the title of a popular teac

英闻天下——524 Iceland, 1st European State to Sign FTA with China

China and Iceland have signed a Free Trade Agreement. The agreement was signed during Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigur-dar-dottir's official visit to China on Monday. Iceland becomes the first European nation to have an FTA with China. The agre

2017年CRI China Swiss FTA brings benefits to Swiss small business

Hans-Ulrich Bigler is Director of the Swiss Federation of Small and Medium sized enterprises. He says he expects the visit by the Chinese president to usher in a new stage in their bilateral relationship. I hope the visit can help further deepen the

2017年CRI What to expect from China-New Zealand FTA Upgrading

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to New Zealand marks the 45th year of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand, and comes three years after the two countries formed a comprehensive strategic partnership during a visit to New Zealand by t

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Keep Close Tabs on North Korean Missile

By Kurt Achin Seoul 28 June 2006 World leaders have expressed concern for weeks over the possibility of a North Korean missile test. Beyond satellite images of the missile launch base, however, relatively little is known about Pyongyang's prospectiv

美国国家公共电台 NPR Justina Machado On Her Quincea?era, Rita Moreno's Abs And 'One Day At A Time'

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, THIS IS IT) POLLY CUTTER: (Singing) This is it. This is it. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In the 1970s and '80s, the TV show One Day At A Time pushed boundaries. It was about a divorced mother raising two teenage daughters in Indianapolis. N

2015年CRI China-Australia FTA to Take Effect

Under the Free Trade Agreement, or FTA, nearly 86 percent of the two countries' export products will see a tariff reduction to zero on Sunday. Starting January 1 next year, a second round of tariff reduction will take effect. Member of Australia's Ho

2016年CRI Major progress made on FTA ahead of APEC meeting in Peru

Wang Shouwen, China's Vice Minister of Commerce, was among those attending the APEC ministerial level meeting. He says a number of fruitful results have come out of the sessions. First, the meeting approved a strategic feasibility report of a Free Tr

2016年CRI Xi promotes Asia-Pacific FTA at APEC summit

During a keynote speech, President Xi Jinping called for concerted efforts to advance the construction of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), noting that it is a strategic choice concerning the long-term prosperity of the region. The Chi

CCTV9英语新闻：6th round of China- S. Korea FTA talks held in busan

A new move to boost China and South Koreas economy corporation, the 6th round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between China and South Korea is being held in South Koreas port city of Busan. A Free trade agreement means lower tariffs and le

China, Switzerland make further progress in FTA talks

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China and Switzerland have made great progress in the fifth round of bilateral talks on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Ministry of Commerce said Friday. During the May 8-10 talk, the two countries exchanged vie

Mondeo, S-Max cars recalled over ABS concerns

BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd. will recall 62,445 vehicles in China from April 1 due to a problem that could lead to erroneous warnings on the vehicles' dashboard displays that their anti-lock braking systems (AB

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese, Australian leaders exchange congratulations on landmark FTA

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott have exchanged congratulations on the signing of a bilateral Free Trade Agreement. They hailed it as a paradigm of regional economic integration. Xi Jinping said in his message th

2015年CRI Expert: Headway in Trilateral FTA Likely

That was Yang Xiyu with the China Institute of International Studies speaking with CRI's Wang Mengzhen.

China supports HK's access to FTA with ASEAN: minister

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- China supports Hong Kong's access to the China-ASEAN Free Trade Zone (FTA) as it facilitates the economic integration of the southeastern Asian nations, said the Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming here o

2015年CRI China, ROK, Japan Start 8th Round of FTA Talks

The two-day session is mainly focused on areas such as trade in commodities and services, as well as investment. Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen says taking down trade barriers is critical, particularly given what's been happening in East