BEP 155 INT Socializing: Networking (Part 1)

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on networking. In business, so much depends on who you know. A network is a group of business contacts that have the resources to help each other out. Former and current colleagues, outside

BEP 160 INT Talking about your Company

What can you say about your company? How would you describe it? There are a number of things to consider. Theres the company size, its employees, and its branches. But theres also company history, culture, reputation, and future plans. In todays less

BEP 124 INT Travel: Checking Out of a Hotel

If youve ever checked into a hotel, theres one more thing youll definitely have to do before you leave, check out of the hotel and pay the bill. So, in this Business English Podcast lesson well be looking at some of the language you might use as your

BEP 137 INT Company Tour: Showing a Visitor Around

In todays Business English Pod episode, were going to look at language for showing a visitor around your office or factory. There are many reasons that someone might visit a factory and take a tour. They might be a prospective client who wants to see

BEP128 INT Telephoning: Handling Sales Calls

Weve looked before at how to set up an appointment on the phone with someone you already know (BEP 119), but what about if you havent met the person or established a relationship with them yet? In todays Business English Podcast, well be looking at h

Chinese Superman now in the making

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhuanet) -- In the not so distant future, a dark brooding figure could be looking over Shanghai's World Financial Center, ever vigilant, to protect the people. But this masked hero won't be Batman; he won't even be American, he wi

Chinese composer wins top int'l musical award

Chinese composer wins top int'l musical award MOSCOW, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun received here on Saturday top musical award named after Russian musician Dmitri Shostakovich. Tan, as one of the most iconic contemporary

英语摇滚:给力吐槽-The Government Totally Sucks

给力吐槽：The Government Totally Sucks Artist：Tenacious D The government totally sucks You motherfucker The government totally sucks Ben franklyn was a rebel indeed He liked to get naked while he smoked on the weed He was a genious but if he w

Talks to Begin Soon on Coalition Government

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says talks will soon begin on forming a new coalition government that will secure continued bailout funds. Papandreou made his remarks following a meeting Saturday with Greek President Carolos Papoulias, and hou

CCTV9英语新闻：Thai gov’t plays down talk of coup ahead of city "shutdown"

Thailands Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has played down talk of a military coup in the country, ahead of a planned shutdown of the capital next week by protesters. Yingluck said on Friday that military intervention would not help the country and

More gov't subsidies for rural medical insurance system

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will raise its subsidies for rural residents' medical insurance in 2013, Minister of Health Chen Zhu announced on Monday. Under the new rural cooperative medical program, the annual government subsid

German FinMin urges Greek opposition to back reforms

BERLIN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Monday urged visiting Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras to support austerity measures and economic reforms. Schaeuble told Tsipras, a critic of the German-backed auster

Tbilisi int'l film festival underway

Tbilisi int'l film festival underway

China calls for int'l peace, security at nuclear summit

BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday called for the upcoming 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit to make positive contributions to international peace and security. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks at a regular press bri

Int'l Conference on African Development Starts in Japan

A three-day international conference on African development has kicked off in Japan. It is expected Japan will encourage economic cooperation between Asia and Africa. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aid Africa's growth through public an

Less Gaokao Participants, More Seek Int'l Study

This year's national college entrance exam begins on Friday. Government figures are suggesting the number of students sitting the Gaokao is going to be down, largely because high-school grads now have more options open to them these days. CRI's Chen

Vietnam to host Int'l Documentary Film Festival

HANOI, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will host the third International Documentary Film Festival during June 8-14 in the capital Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City. According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday, the fes

China to open int'l institute for Arctic studies

REYKJAVIK, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China will launch its first international Arctic cooperation and research institute in Shanghai, sources attending a Sino-Iceland workshop told reporters here. The workshop on Arctic studies was held Friday as part of t

Germany beat Japan to win Algarve Cup

FARO, Portugal, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Okoyino da Mbabi scored a hat-trick as Germany beat Japan 4-3 in the women's soccer Algarve Cup final on Wednesday. The German side opened scoring in the 20th minute when midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan met a cross f

Int'l film festival kicks off in Russia's Siberia

IRKUTSK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An international film festival opened Friday in Russia's small Siberian city of Kansk, attracting 1,460 applicant works, including five from Russia. In the nine-day International Kansk video festival, 55 films, made by di