英闻天下——515 China to Expand Value Added Tax Reform

The State Council, or China's cabinet, has decided to expand its value-added tax reform nationwide, covering more industries in order to further reduce tax burdens on businesses. Experts say the expansion sends a signal that the government is speedin

China to Allow Social Capital in Railway Sector

The central government here in China has outlined how it intends to allow social investment into the railway sector. CRI's He Fei has more. A guideline has issued by the central government on how to innovate railway funding and speed up railway const

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2006 The governor of Kenya's Central Bank has been charged with four counts of abuse of office for allegedly awarding lucrative contracts in violation of procurement

VOA标准英语2010年-Sectarian Fighting Erupts in Central S

Nearly a dozen people have been killed in fighting in central Somalia between a Sufi Muslim group and al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants Alisha Ryu | Nairobi 02 January 2010 Radical Islamists in Somalia Ahlu-Sunna spokesman Sheik Abdullahi Sheik Abu

新西兰英语 358 New Auckland City

The new Auckland City came into existence today with early morning celebrations. Celebrations continued when the new mayor, Len Brown, and 20 councillors were sworn in this evening. The new council will meet tomorrow morning at 9am, ready for busines

China targets 7.5-pct GDP growth

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government announced Tuesday that its GDP growth target will remain around 7.5 percent this year to leave room for economic restructuring. The target is intended to help create jobs and improve people's well-b

失踪的俄罗斯直升机与地面恢复联系

失踪的俄罗斯直升机与地面恢复联系 MOSCOW, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Contact with a missing helicopter has been resumed in central Russia, local emergency authorities said Saturday. Earlier in the day, local media reported that an Mi-8 helic

我国政府加大对官员的监督力度

Beginning with the country's most intense campaign to prosecute corrupt officials, authorities are now adopting detailed rules to prevent corruption at an earlier stage and in a more sustainable way, analysts said. 一些分析人士近日表示，从我

Deals over tax-funded projects made more transparent

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A system is to be launched in China to make deals concerning government-financed infrastructure construction projects in water conservancy, transport and railways more transparent. Sources with a special anti-corruption ag

Stricter measures issued to cool China's property market

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Amid expectations of rising housing prices, China's central government on Friday rolled out specific rules to further tighten control of the property market. The government said in an online notice that homeowners who sel

Senior Chinese official urges more efforts to transform economy

BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has urged local governments to make more efforts to transform the economic development pattern and maintain steady economic growth. He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politica

英闻天下——308 Top Legislator Recognizes Macao's Achievements

China's top legislator Wu Bangguo says the Central government fully recognizes the achievements of the Macao Special Administrative Region government. Speaking at the conference marking 20 years since Macao's Basic Law was declared, he said everythin

China subsidizes needy in disaster-hit areas

China subsidizes needy in disaster-hit areas

最不值钱的货币 175万亿津巴布韦元换5美金

Zimbabwe is phasing out its local currency, the central bank says, formalising a multi-currency system introduced during hyper-inflation. 津巴布韦央行称，该国将逐步取消本国货币，在高通货膨胀期间引入的多货币体系将被

警员德州枪战中丧生

警员德州枪战中丧生 HOUSTON, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. police officer was killed and another wounded in a shootout with a gunman in central Texas, local media reported Sunday. Police officers went to an apartment complex in Killeen, a city 3

法国派遣更多的部队到中非共和国

PARIS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- France will strengthen its military presence in the Central African Republic to protect French citizens there after the country's capital city Bangui fell into the hands of rebels, the president's office said on Sunday. Th

CCTV9英语新闻：China marks 8th Disaster Prevention & Reduction Day

Today is also China's 8th annual National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day. It marks the day of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan. The Ministry of Civil Affairs says during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, disasters of all sorts affected 310

China bans establishment of new gold exchanges

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, announced Tuesday that it is banning local regions, institutions or individuals from setting up gold exchanges apart from the existing Shanghai Gold Exchange and Sh

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