World Bank Calls for Better Public Services

By Jill Moss Broadcast: September 29, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank says the poor quality of public services in developing countries is hur

2017年CRI China Mobile's new services targets China and UK communities

China Mobile's International services has announced the launch of a mobile virtual network operator service in the UK. CMLink will provide mobile voice and data services for the 500-thousand Chinese nationals living in Britain CRI's Liang Tao has mor

2018年CRI Smart services give passengers pleasant travel experience

With the annual Spring Festival travel rush kicking into high gear, various services involving smart technology are now available to try to improve services for travellers. At the Beijing South Railway Station, a new smart gate is using facial recogn

Women in Delhi Use Open Information Law to Get Services

A law that permits Indians to get information about their government is helping a group of women in Delhi get needed services. The women have led a successful campaign demanding that city officials improve access to water, waste removal services and

VOA慢速英语2016--Cloud Services Compared

Cloud Services Compared Finding the Cloud service than can best serve your needs can be difficult as there are so many available. Consumers need to consider and compare each services features, storage possibilities, free space and best price. You may

VOA慢速英语--Video Calling Services Compared

Video Calling Services Compared Last week, Google launched Duo, a new video calling app. It was first announced in May this year. Duo means two. As its name suggests, Duo allows two callers to connect on an Android or iOS device. Duo is easy to use a

VOA慢速英语2014 Concerns Raised for Uber, Ride-Sharing Services

AS IT IS 2014-12-15 Concerns Raised for Uber, Ride-Sharing Services The Indian government this week called for all unregistered taxi services to halt operations. The order came after the reported rape of a woman by a driver for the company Uber in th

VOA标准英语2012--Planned Parenthood Expands Services for Teens

Planned Parenthood Expands Services for Teens Planned Parenthood says it is expanding its services in Africa and Latin America. The organization made the announcement Tuesday at the Clinton Global Initiatives annual meeting in New York. Planned Paren

VOA标准英语2012--Syrians Work to Restore Services Amid War

Syrians Work to Restore Services Amid War At this makeshift gas station along the roadside in northern Syria, fuel sells for about $2 a liter. It is one of the precious resources the Free Syrian Army is helping to secure. The FSA is organizing Local

VOA标准英语2012--North Darfur State Lacks Critical Medical Services

North Darfur State Lacks Critical Medical Services The aid group Doctors without Borders has sharply reduced essential healthcare services in parts of Sudans North Darfur State. The group, also known as MSF, says it has no more drugs or medical suppl

VOA标准英语2012--Online Funeral Services Grow in Popularity

Online Funeral Services Grow in Popularity These days a lot of people say they live on the Web - checking sports scores, reading online newspapers, downloading music and videos, and so forth. Now, people are also dying on the Web. At least their fune

Amazon web-services partially recover

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (Xinhua) - Amazon's web-services disruption issues have not been completely resolved Friday morning, as some websites still in slow recovery. Amazon said in an update early Friday that meaningful progress has been made and is

China issues first public services plan

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has issued the first national plan for public services, the country's top economic planning agency said Wednesday. The government will intensify its efforts to improve basic public s

新西兰英语 147 Money for maternity services

The government is giving more money for maternity services. One reason for this is that more women are having babies at the moment and hospitals need more beds and more staff. Statistics New Zealand said the number of babies born in March this year i

China to push forward equalization of public services

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's Cabinet, announced Wednesday that the government will work to give both urban and rural residents equal access to public services during the 2011-2015 period. The government will promote a ser

Google mulls offering paid TV services: report

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Google is mulling a plan to offer paid cable-TV services to consumers, a move that could flare up a new wave of competition in the traditional TV business, U.S. media reported on Friday. According to The Wall Street

2016年CRI China Sees Tremendous Growth in Mobile Payment Services

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology says the country had 1.3 billion mobile phone users last year, and that 4G users accounted for a quarter of that figure. This has created a huge market for mobile payment services. Whether it's

2018年CRI Beijing fair to highlight China's growing services trade

The fifth session of the China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services is due to open in the Chinese capital on Monday. The fair has become a magnet for international exhibitors eying a bigger market share. 00:00/02:35 With the theme opennes

CCTV9英语新闻：China to have a bright new railway services timetables

China will have a bright new railway services timetables from Sunday. It is the largest expansion in decades involving extensive regions and a range of trains. Beijing Railway Bureau said the capital will run 30 more services, leading to a record hig

2015年CRI China Regulator Mulls Drafting Rules on Ride-hailing Services

It appears ride-hailing services that compete with taxis will soon have official approval in China. The country's transport regulator has released two first-of-their-kind draft regulations permitting such companies to operate. The two draft regulatio