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国际英语新闻:Egyptians vote in final phase of People's Assembly elections

CAIRO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Egyptians started voting in the final phase of the People's Assembly (the lower house of parliament) polls on Tuesday, the first parliamentary elections since the fall of ex
国际英语新闻 2012-01-04
国际英语新闻:U.S. stocks rally to start 2012

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2012, as investors welcomed a batch of upbeat economic data.The Dow Jones industrial average gained 179.82 poi
国际英语新闻 2012-01-04
国际英语新闻:Iran test-fires more missiles during navy drill

TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran successfully test-fired long- and short-range missiles during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media reported.The launch of the missiles came
国际英语新闻 2012-01-03
国际英语新闻:Spain Warns Deficit Could Grow

Spain warned Monday that the government's deficit for last year could be even higher than it predicted just days ago.Spain's new conservative government last week projected the 2011 deficit at 8 per
国际英语新闻 2012-01-03
国际英语新闻:Iran's currency suffers new depreciation after U.S. sanctions Iranian central bank

TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Two days after the U.S. sanctions on Iran's central bank was announced, Iran's currency, rial, presented a significant slump against the U.S. dollar.On Monday, one dollar
国际英语新闻 2012-01-03
国际英语新闻:Iran to fire several home-built missiles in naval drill: commander

TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Sunday that the country's naval forces will launch various types of home-built missiles during the remaining day
国际英语新闻 2012-01-02
国际英语新闻:Europe Ushers in New Year With Worries Over Economic Future

Europe has ushered in the New Year amid warnings from European leaders there are tough tasks ahead to save the euro currency and overcome the deepest economic crisis in decades. Europeans woke with a
国际英语新闻 2012-01-02
国际英语新闻:Venezuela Ordered to Pay ExxonMobil in Assets Dispute

An international arbitration panel has ordered Venezuela to pay oil giant Exxon Mobil $908 million in a contractual dispute - less than 10 percent of what the company sought for the country nationaliz
国际英语新闻 2012-01-02
国际英语新闻:India Opens Stock Market to Foreign Investors

India says it will open its stock market to individual foreign investors for the first time, in a move aimed at attracting more foreign funds.The government said in a statement Sunday that it will all
国际英语新闻 2012-01-02
国际英语新闻:Obama calls for efforts to bolster economy, enhance social fairness

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- After rounds of contentious debates on economic issues with Republican lawmakers this year, U. S. President Barack Obama on Saturday called for joint efforts to boost t
国际英语新闻 2012-01-01
国际英语新闻:Obama signs bill on banking sanctions against Iran

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama signed on Saturday a wide-ranging defense funding bill in Honolulu, Hawaii, calling for new sanctions against financial institutions doing
国际英语新闻 2012-01-01
国际英语新闻:Sarkozy says debt crisis not over but more confident in 2012

PARIS, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday in his New Year greetings that spiralling debt crisis is not finished, urging more work to boost growth and competitiveness in
国际英语新闻 2012-01-01
国际英语新闻:Iran to Test Long-Range Missiles in Weekend Drill

Iran says it will fire long-range missiles on Saturday as part of military exercises in the Gulf. The announcement on Friday was made on the heels of heightened tensions between Iran and Western power
国际英语新闻 2011-12-31
国际英语新闻:Spain's Deficit Worsens as Europe Reels into New Year

Spain is getting ready to start the new year with a new round of austerity measures, hoping to contain a growing deficit.The country's new government announced $11.5 billion in fresh spending cuts Fr
国际英语新闻 2011-12-31
国际英语新闻:Leading Economists Offer Their Forecasts for 2012

After a tough year in which the global economy faced one headwind after another, U.S. economists are weighing in on what is in store for 2012. When it comes to the U.S. budget, unemployment and the cr
国际英语新闻 2011-12-31
国际英语新闻:Iran Rejects US Warning Against Closing Strait of Hormuz

Iran has rejected a U.S. warning against blocking oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a war of words between the two countries continues.Iran's semi-official Fars news agency Thu
国际英语新闻 2011-12-30
国际英语新闻:Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Nigeria's Outlook

Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has revised Nigeria's economic outlook from stable to positive.In a statement, the rating agency says the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonatha
国际英语新闻 2011-12-30
国际英语新闻:Gold continues to drop as dollar gains

CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange slipped for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, as the dollar's rally muted demand for preci
国际英语新闻 2011-12-30
国际英语新闻:US Will Not 'Tolerate' Disruption of Vital Oil Strait Traffic

For the second time in two days, Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials warned they would shut down the world’s strategic oil passageway if the West imposes sanctions o
国际英语新闻 2011-12-29
国际英语新闻:Wages Theft Shatters American Dream for Many Low-wage Immigrants

Eight years ago, “Mrs. Kim” came to the United States from China “to pursue her American Dream,” but thanks to unscrupulous business practices familiar to many Asian immigrants working in low-wage
国际英语新闻 2011-12-29
国际英语新闻:World bank names new vice president

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank announced Wednesday that Hasan Tuluy, a Turkish national and a strong supporter of inclusive growth, will become the new vice president.Tuluy will assume
国际英语新闻 2011-12-29
国际英语新闻:US Consumer Confidence Rises

A series of reports paint a mixed picture of the U.S. economy Tuesday, as consumer confidence rises, home prices fall, and an iconic retailer shuts a number of stores. U.S. consumer confidence hit its
国际英语新闻 2011-12-28
国际英语新闻:India Lower House Passes Graft Bill

India's powerful lower house of parliament has passed a landmark anti-corruption bill that seeks to create an independent ombudsman with powers to investigate corruption charges against bureaucrats a
国际英语新闻 2011-12-28
国际英语新闻:Treasury Officials: White House to Seek Increase in Borrowing Limit

U.S. Treasury Department officials say the White House plans to ask Congress for a $1.2-trillion increase in the government's debt limit to allow the United States to pay its bills on time.Treasury o
国际英语新闻 2011-12-28
国际英语新闻:Brazil to rank as world's 6th largest economy

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil will surpass Britain to become the sixth largest economy in the world this year, according to a British study published on Monday.The study, published by the
国际英语新闻 2011-12-27