Activists Say US Trade With Africa Meaningless Without Suppo

Broadcast: Jan 11 2003 U.S. and African officials meet next week (13-17 January) in 1) Mauritius for a conference on expanding U.S.-African trade. AIDS activists say the meeting will be meaningless wi

IN THE NEWS - Central America Free Trade Agreement

IN THE NEWS - Central America Free Trade Agreement By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, May 29, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. US Trade Representative Robert Zoellic

US-Central America Trade Talks Open Monday

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003 Trade representatives from the United States and five Central American nations meet in San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday, to begin negotiations aimed at producing a free trade agreem

Free Trade Area of the Americas

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: November 22, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News from VOA Special English. Trade ministers from the Americas gathered in Miami, Florida, this week to discuss plans for

Free trade

Free trade 自由贸易 NB: Please note this is not a word for word transcript of the audio programme Abigail:Discussions about free trade are often in the news, and they bring with them talk of summits and conferences, of tariffs ( 关税 ) and subsidies

World Trade Talks

By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: September 20, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. Countries of 1)the World Trade Organization failed to reach agreement early this we

Some Trade Issues Divide US, Canada

By Andre de Nesnera Trade is the most important component of U.S.-Canada relations. Each country is the other's biggest trading customer. Eighty-four percent of Canada's exports go the United States a

China, Switzerland launch free trade agreement talks

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China and Switzerland（瑞士） formally launched bilateral talks on a free trade agreement Friday. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chinese Commerce Minister Cheng Deming said the agreement talks between Ch

Eurozone trade falls into deficit in November

BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The eurozone trade balance with the rest of the world fell into deficit in November last year as imports rose more than exports, the European Union (EU)'s statistics（统计学） office Eurostat said on Friday. In Nove

VOA常速英语2008年-Aid and Trade Works for Humanitarian Relief

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 February 2008 During the past decade, more than 350 million people from around the world have been forced to flee their homes as a result of natural disaster and conflict. When disaster strikes, aid agencies rush food, medic

ICBC pledges to boost off-shore RMB trade in Europe

LONDON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (London) plc said on Monday it would work on boosting off-shore trading of Chinese currency RMB, also known as yuan, here in Europe. Xu Jinlei, general manager of ICBC Lo

NE China province reports nearly 20% rise in trade with Russia

HARBIN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The trade volume between northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and Russia from January to July totaled 12.3 billion U.S. dollars, up 19.5 percent year on year, the provincial Bureau of Commerce announced Saturday. The vo

China faces serious trade disputes: vice minister

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China remained a major victim of trade protectionism（保护主义） during the past year, witnessing 64 trade disputes in this period, covering some 7 billion U.S. dollars in value, China's Vice Commerce Minister, Zhon

US Trade Deficit Grows

The U.S. trade deficit got nearly 4 percent worse in December as a reviving economy boosted demand for imported goods. Both imports and exports hit record highs, but imports grew even more than the flow of goods exported from the United States. Frida

India Signs Trade Agreements With Malaysia, Japan

India has signed free trade agreements with Japan and Malaysia(马来西亚). The pacts are part of India's effort to deepen economic engagement with Asian countries. Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma signed the economic partnership agreement wit

US Trade Mission Visits India

A trade mission from the United States is in India to explore the potential of a market where a buoyant（轻快的） economy and a growing middle class have American companies looking to take advantage of a huge business opportunity. Representative

More US trade friction predicted

BEIJING, Apr. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- China and the United States will experience more trade friction in the high-end manufacturing sector, as Washington protects its domestic industries, officials said on Sunday. Friction will surely increase as China and

News & Reports 2011-09-04

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton says an initiative is underway to open a EU office in Tripoli in order to support the transition in Libya. UN Secretary-Gener

News & Reports 2011-11-12

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition Chinese president Hu Jintao promises that China will expand imports in the next five years, and urges the US side to loosen export restrictions on high-tech products

News & Reports 2011-05-07

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition Analysts say security issue will top the agenda in the upcoming Sino-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington. A senior Chinese official reiterates that China