英闻天下——2 Traditional Business Embraces E-Commerce

This month, one of China's largest oil and gasoline companies, Sinopec has started to use an online shopping platform to sell petrol. Let's follow our reporter Li Dong to find out more. China Sinopec Guangdong recently launched its online gasoline pu

2017年CRI E-commerce facilitates transformation of poverty-stricken village

A female worker is working on a colorful fan to be sold via retail website Taobao.com [Photo: China Plus] Chinese e-commerce is seen as little short of a miracle, with billions of transactions made every day across the country. Recently there's been

China provides dictionaries for rural students

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China's General Administration of Press and Publication has urged further efforts to ensure the accessibility of dictionaries for the students in the country's rural and less-developed areas. The administration's appeal cam

298 mln more rural Chinese to have safe drinking water by 2015

298 mln more rural Chinese to have safe drinking water by 2015 BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- About 298 million more rural residents in China are hopefully to have access to safe drinking water by 2015, according to a water resources official Monday. R

电商巨头纷纷承诺大力开发中国农村市场

Internet moguls have pledged to further promote entrepreneurship and boost innovative growth in rural China, where netizens top 195 million. 多家互联网巨头日前承诺，将进一步在中国农村地区促进创业并推动创新增长。目前

民工分离撕裂中国家庭(Rural Exodus for Work Fractures Chinese

第一次在纽约时报上看到这篇文章，记得是在一个晴朗冬日的午后。懒懒的阳光穿过图书馆陈旧的木窗，洒落在一排排报纸杂志上，我正犹豫着该拿份什么

US Commerce Secretary Expresses Optimism to 1)World Economic

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003 At a session reviewing prospects for the U.S. economy, Secretary Evans sounded a note of optimism.

VOA标准英语2012--E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores

E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores Lynne Shaner used the Internet to buy everything she needed for her wedding and holiday gifts for her husband and step daughter. Other than food, 90 percent of her purchases are made on the computer in her Was

VOA标准英语2008年-US Chamber of Commerce Says Nation at Crossroad

By Mil Arcega Washington 09 January 2008 The world's largest business federation says the United States faces very real problems from failing schools, rising healthcare costs and higher energy prices. But the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it is not t

CCTV9英语新闻：Urban-rural gap in China

In his report, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at least 10 million rural residents will be lifted out of poverty this year. And the country will lift 70 million people out of poverty by 2020, according to the draft outline of Chinas 13th Five-Year Pl

CCTV9英语新闻：中国农民拥抱互联网销售产品

The stereotypical notion of Chinas countryside in one filled with quaint villages and farmers tending terraced plots on the side of a mountain. Nowadays, however, a computer, an internet connection and a mobile phone have become as indispensable to r

CCTV9英语新闻：China's Alibaba expanding into rural market

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced an investment of 10 billion yuan, or 1 and a half billion US dollars, over the next three years, to set up its service in the country's rural areas. This will likely help alleviate poverty. CCTV's Han Pe

淘宝村缓解中国城市化痼疾

Behind Chinas impressive economic rise is the biggest human migration in history. By 2013, some 269m rural residents had become migrant workers in cities, offering cheap labour and sustaining urban growth. However, unable to register and settle their

China to improve rural students' nutrition

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China plans to build enough school canteens to provide safe and nutritional meals for all primary and junior high school students in impoverished rural regions by 2015. According to a circular, jointly released Saturday by

Work Underway for a Potential E-commerce Tax

The Chinese Commerce Ministry's spokesperson Yao Jian has confirmed that research is underway for a potential e-commerce tax. Tax should be managed by the financial and taxation authorities. Our financial and taxation authorities will regulate the ta

Chinese booming e-commerce nibbles traditional retailers

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- China's e-commerce giant Jingdong Mall announced Saturday that it has secured 700 million U.S. dollars in its latest fundraising effort. Canada's Ontario Teacher Pension Fund and Kingdom Holding Co, the international i

Obama Seeks to Merge Trade, Commerce Agencies

President Barack Obama is asking Congress for authority to merge a series of federal agencies that deal with trade and commerce. Addressing reporters in the East Room of the White House, he said consolidating the U.S. Commerce Department with several

2018年CRI India's e-commerce on the rise

India's e-commerce sector is on the rise. Given the country's large population and the fact that more and more Indians are getting access to the Internet, investors are keenly eyeing the opportunities. American retailer Walmart is among those looking

2016年CRI E-commerce Improves Living Standards in Rural China: Political Advisers

Mr. Zhang is a farmer living in northeast Beijing's Pinggu District. Farming in the past was mostly weather-dependent. After harvest, the only thing I could do was just wait for buyers. Sometimes I grew too much, and the vegetables rotted in the fiel

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0414 - 罗煜和Sam友谊的小船说翻就翻了

Topic1-Fudan University streamlines admission for rural students Fudan University is reforming its admission process to make it easier for outstanding students in rural areas to gain entrance. How does it work? Its a fair and feasible solution for ed