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By Barry Wood Davos 23 January 2008 U.S., British and Afghan officials opened this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday with calls for greater effort to fight global terror and find peace in the Middle East. VOA's Barry Wood r

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Haiti topped the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland Thursday, as former U.S. President Bill Clinton appealed to international donors to help the earthquake-ravaged nation. Former President Bill Clinton called for more aid to Hait

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200 delegates from around the world gathered at the 7th annual world Chinese economic summit,a magnet for business and political leaders. It follows the successful state visit of China's President Xi's the UK last month, which China's ambassador to t

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Afghan-American writer, lecturer, and teacher Tamim Ansary is man ideally placed to help Westerners see the history of our world through another set of eyes. Growing up in Afghanistan as a young history buff, Ansary had an opportunity to read and lea

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Jeffrey Kinkley is a history professor at St. John's University. The military parade itself of course conveyed an image of China's strength and modernization. President Xi Jinping's announcement he will be cutting the size of Chinese military by 300-

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MANILA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III will be leaving for Myanmar Friday to attend the 22th World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia. Aquino said in Monday's briefing that he will meet up with Myanmar President Thein Sein

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Merkel: Eurozone Often Failed to Keep Economic Promises German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that too often countries in Europe's euro currency bloc have failed to keep their promises for economic reforms, leading to worries that their debts will not

2015年CRI Exclusive Interview with Sebastian Buckup, Head of Programming with the World Economic Forum

This year's Summer Davos wraps up in the city of Dalian Friday afternoon. Our reporter Luo Yu caught up with Sebastian Buckup, Head of Programming with the World Economic Forum, at the closing ceremony. He talks about what he thinks of this year's co

UN Grim on World Economic Prospects for 2012

United Nations economists have sharply cut their projections for world growth and warned that 2012 will be key to whether the global economy makes a slow recovery or falls back into recession. In their report, World Economic Situation and Prospects 2

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2018年CRI IMF predicts 3.9% world economic growth for 2018 and 2019

In its latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund has continued its earlier prediction of a 3.9% world economic growth rate for this year and the next. However, it also issued a warning about long-term challenges. In its latest Wo

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Jeffrey Kinkley is a history professor at St. John's University. The military parade itself of course conveyed an image of China's strength and modernization. President Xi Jinping's announcement he will be cutting the size of Chinese military by 300-