UN Treaty Against Organized Crime

By Jill Moss Broadcast: October 6, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. The first treaty to fight organized criminal groups around the world is now a part of int

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西方会计英语Unit four Tax accounti

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China Urges Japan to Follow Peace, Friendship Treaty

The Chinese government says the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed in 1978 should be commemorated and followed well. Su Yi has more. Monday marks the 35th anniversary of the signing of the treaty. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hon

2012年ESL之日常生活 15 Negotiating a Peace Treaty

Negotiating a Peace Treaty Ahmed: Have you heard the news? Menna: The nations of Palicia and Isram have signed a peace treaty. This means that there will be an immediate ceasefire and an end to hostilities. This is a historic day! Ahmed: I never thou

新西兰英语 791 Tuhoe Treaty Settlement

Today the Crown which means the government signed a treaty settlement with the Tuhoe people for $1.7m. This is the third biggest treaty settlement. The Tuhoe land is in the Urewera area which includes the National Park, Lake Waikaremoana. The area is

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - International Treaty on Tobacco Contro

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - International Treaty on Tobacco Control / Research Projects on Glaucoma By Broadcast: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special Englis

2007年VOA标准英语-Ten Years After Mine Ban Treaty Work Continues

By Scott Bobb Huambo, Angola 17 September 2007 International civic groups are in Norway to mark the 10th anniversary of the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. The Treaty has been signed by 155 countries and activists say it has brought thousand

VOA标准英语2008年-Treaty Conference Seeks to Regulate Global Arms

Ministers and civil society leaders from 18 African countries, U.N. disarmament officials, and arms-control advocates are meeting in the Kenyan capital Nairobi to try to form a united position on a proposed treaty to regulate the global arms trade.

France,Germany consider Lisbon Treaty modification

DEAUVILLE, France, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- France and Germany pondered over（深思,考虑 ） necessary amendments on Monday about the Lisbon Treaty by 2013 in the hope of better responding to(响应) crises. France and Germany consider it necessary to

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama: Ratification of Nuclear Treaty

President Barack Obama is mounting an all-out push for U.S. Senate ratification of the New START nuclear treaty with Russia, calling it crucial for U.S. national security. The president summoned a bipartisan group of former White House officials to h

美国国家公共电台 NPR House GOP Tax Plan Is Little Help To High-Tax States Like New Jersey

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Senate Republicans are expected to unveil their version of a tax overhaul today. Like the House bill that's already moving along, the Senate version is being touted as a way to keep more money in Americans' pockets. But for millio

China widens VAT to more regions in tax reduction

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government said Wednesday that it will expand the pilot reform of replacing turnover tax with value-added tax (VAT) to 10 more provinces and cities from August 1 this year as part of the country's efforts in s

Ireland Votes in Favor of EU Treaty

DUBLIN - People in the Republic of Ireland have voted to ratify the European Union's Fiscal Pact in a referendum that sets strict limits for countries' budget deficits. Sixty percent of Irish voted in favor - more than forecast in opinion polls. Iris

Japan, Russia agree to work on signing peace treaty

TOKYO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Friday to work harder toward achieving a bilateral peace treaty, Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported. Abe told Putin through a telephone conve

US Lawmakers Weigh UN Treaty on Disabled

CAPITOL HILL American lawmakers are pressing for U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Many legislators see the pact as a global extension of a landmark federal law protecting disabled American

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

英语小达人 278 Tax Collector

Tax Collector 收税员 Little Johnny was playing with his father's wallet when he accidentally swallowed a quarter. He went crying to his mom, choking on the quarter. 小约翰尼在玩爸爸的钱包时，不小心吞下了一枚25分硬币。硬币卡

US Senate Extends Payroll Tax Cuts for Americans

The U.S. Senate has passed a compromise measure that extends payroll tax cuts for American workers for another two months. Lawmakers in the upper house of Congress overwhelmingly passed the legislation by a vote of 89 to 10, a day after Republicans a

VOA标准英语2010年-North Korea Calls for Peace Treaty wit

The U.S. says it wants to see North Korea return to six-party denuclearization talks before it considers negotiations involving a wider range of issues. U.S. officials commented Monday after North Korea called for peace talks with the U.S. and an end