VOA标准英语2011--Luxury Retail a Bright Spot in Drab Glob

Luxury Retail a Bright Spot in Drab Global Economy As slow economic growth and high unemployment continue to stress the United States and other parts of the world, economists say many of the worlds wealthy are continuing to shop at designer stores, m

Chinese Exports and Imports Rise More than Expected

New stats show trade in China has rebounded more than expected through July. The General Administration of Customs is reporting exports have increased 5.1-pecent through this past month to just under 186-billion US dollars. Most analysts had only bee

外贸口语一点通第83期:自由贸易之非关税壁垒

Non-tariff barrier A: Professor Wang, what is non-tariff barrier? 王教授，什么事非关税壁垒？ B: Non-tariff barrier is another mean to restrict imports. 非关税壁垒是限制进口的另一种手段。 A: Can you give me an example? 可以

学个词Learn a Word 第1561-restriction

今天我们要学的词是restriction. Restriction是限制的意思。President Obama vowed to implement new measures to curb violence in American cities, including reasonable restrictions on gun ownership. 美国总统奥巴马誓言，要减少美国

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台四月-U.S. Seeks to Curb Textile Imports from C

This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Steven S. The Bush Administration has taken the first step toward curbing imports of low-priced pants, shirts and underwear from China. It's investigating a surge in exports that began January 1st. That's af

VOA标准英语2012--Sales of Luxury Cars 'Booming'

Sales of Luxury Cars 'Booming' Despite the financial uncertainty in Europe or the slowdown in China, the market for luxury cars has never been better. Last year, British automaker Rolls Royce sold more than 3,500 ultra-luxury models like a $450,000 P

VOA标准英语2010年-Chinese Buying More Luxury Goods

Besides overtaking Japan as the world's second largest economy, China's rapid economic growth is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to the way cars are designed. It's also resulted in an increase in the luxury

VOA标准英语2009-Rocket Hits Near International Luxury Hotel

Afghan officials say a rocket hit near a luxury hotel in the capital Kabul late Saturday, injuring two people. Earlier, police in northeastern Afghanistan said two back-to-back roadside bombs killed two teenagers and wounded two others. Sean Maroney

2016年CRI Luxury Villas Booming in Cambodia

The private villas are holiday homes with a luxury difference. For about 2,800 US dollars a night, the exclusive villas offer families and small groups the ultimate Temple Town residence. Recent guests include Angelina Jolie and Michelle Obama. With

事实：在迪拜机场被遗弃的豪华轿车-Luxury Cars Abandoned at Dubai Airport

Pre-Listening Vocabulary luxury: expensive abandon: to leave without taking someone or something expat: short for expatriate; a person who lives in a country that he/she is not a citizen of auction: a public sale where the highest bidder gets to buy

英闻天下——29 Official: Grain Imports Doesn't Mean Food Insecurity

The Chinese government says the surge of grain imports does not mean there is anything wrong with the country's food security. China imported over 10-million tons of wheat, corn and rice during the first 10 months. That almost doubled the number in t

学个词Learn a Word 第1496课 luxury

今天我们要学的词是luxury。Luxury, 意思是奢侈。luxury brand 奢侈品牌，luxury hotel豪华酒店。2012年北京国际车展开幕， Global luxury auto makers are piling in to tap the Chinese market, 全球各地的豪华车品牌争

China's winemakers call for probes on EU imports

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Wine producers have applied to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) demanding investigations into whether European imports are damaging China's domestic market. Wang Zuming, head of the wine division of the China Alcoholic Drin

U.S. imposes strict restriction on cyberspace: report

BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- While advocating Internet freedom worldwide, the U.S. imposes fairly strict restriction(限制,约束) on cyberspace on its own territory, said the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2010 issued by the Informati

英闻天下——139 Grain Imports Increase Three Folds in 2012

China has seen an exponential increase of its grain imports last year. The amount of wheat, corn and rice the country imported from January to November 2012 soared 294 percent year on year. According to customs figures, China imported a combined tota

China's Exports and Imports Increase, While Trade Surplus Shrinks

China recorded a nearly 25% increase in exports and imports during the first nine months of this year, while the trade surplus shrunk due to sluggish global demand and rising costs in domestic markets. Shuangfeng has the story. The first three quarte

Secondhand Luxury Product Sales Booming in China

Sales of luxury goods continue to rise in China and now even secondhand luxury products are gaining in popularity in big cities like Shanghai and Beijing. A number of outlets specialized in selling secondhand luxury brands are capitalizing upon this

2018年CRI Imports of high-tech products can be increased properly: researchers

Several Chinese researchers have said that the volume of imports of high-tech products from overseas can continue to grow alongside efforts to boost domestic innovation. They say that this kind of dual-track approach can improve the quality of econom

外贸英语话题王 第80期:非关税壁垒

Non-tariff barrier 非关税壁垒 Professor Wang, what is non-tariff barrier? 王教授，什么是非关税壁垒？ Non-tariff barrier is another mean to restrict imports. 非关税壁垒是限制进口的另一种手段。 Can you give an example

2016年CRI U.S. Fashion and Luxury Industries to Embrace Big-spending Chinese Tourists

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, China has been the world's largest outbound tourism market since 2012, contributing over 13 percent to global tourism revenue. Brian Buchwald, CEO of a consumption research firm Bomoda, expl