AGRICULTURE REPORT - Trade Dispute Over E.U. Sugar Subsidies

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Trade Dispute Over E.U. Sugar Subsidies By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. By some measures,

US Senate Voted to Repeal Export Subsidies

By Deborah Tate The U.S. Senate has voted to repeal a tax subsidy for U.S. exports that the World Trade Organization says violates global trade rules. The bill, which already has been approved by the

住建部表态 今年我国公租房将新增200万套

China will create 2 million units of public rental housing in 2017 to provide affordable housing for low-income people, said Lu Kehua, vice-minister for the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. 住房和城乡建设部副部长陆克华日前

VOA慢速英语2014 印尼人抗议燃料价格飙升

Indonesians Protest Rising Fuel Prices 印尼人抗议燃料价格飙升 In Indonesia, rising fuel prices have led some public transportation groups to go on strike. Joko Suprapto is chairman of the Organization of Land Transport Owners in the city o

VOA标准英语2008年-US Offers to Cut Farm Subsidies

The United States says it is ready to cut its trade-distorting farm subsides to $15 billion a year in a bid to reach a global trade deal that could help boost the world economy. The offer was made on the second day of a ministerial meeting aimed at

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Proposes to Overhaul Farm Subsidies

By Lisa Bryant Paris 20 May 2008 The European Union's executive commission has unveiled an agricultural reform plan for the 27-member block that aims to overhaul farm funding to better meet current challenges - including global warming and the recent

VOA标准英语--Asian Government Subsidies Ease Inflation Pa

Consumer prices are rapidly rising in Asia, and many people are trying to stretch their budgets. As governments are giving out cash and increasing subsidies on fuel and staple goods to soften the blow on consumers. In Thailand, food vendors say infla

VOA标准英语2012--India's Surging Vehicle Count Creates Public Health Hazards

India's Surging Vehicle Count Creates Public Health Hazards Respiratory pediatrician S.K. Kabra has busy Saturdays. His outpatient waiting area at this New Delhi hospital teems with parents whose children complain of breathing difficulties. Kabra say

VOA常速英语2014--Malaysians Brace Themselves as Government Cuts Key Subsidies 马来西亚政府削减关键补贴 平衡预算

Malaysians Brace Themselves as Government Cuts Key Subsidies 马来西亚政府削减关键补贴 平衡预算 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian authorities are slashing subsidies on fuel, natural gas and sugar in a bid to get government debt under control. As

美国国家公共电台 NPR Rates Up 22 Percent For Obamacare Plans, But Subsidies Rise, Too

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中英双语新闻——77 Homes for young folk to rent

Sun Xiang, 24, a video editor for Hong Kong Satellite TV in Shenzhen, moved into a new one-bedroom apartment at the end of last year. She pays only 600 yuan per month for the 30-square-meter flat in downtown Shenzhen. At a time of rent rising in Chin

1.09 mln cataracts patients cured under subsidies

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- More than 1 million cataracts patients in China have been cured in the past three years with the help of 872 million yuan (138 million U.S. dollars) in subsidies from the central government, according to Health Ministry fi

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

Nepal bans smoking in public places from Sunday

KATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ban on smoking in public places will be enforced from Sunday with the Tobacco Control and Regulatory Act-2010 coming into effect. Those smoking in public places will be fined and civil servants will be liable to departme

Majority in U.S. supports public smoking ban

NEW YORK, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A Gallup survey released on Friday found a total of 59 percent of Americans support a ban on smoking in all public places. The July 7-10 survey among 1,016 national adults showed a change in the public's attitude toward

WTO Scolds Boeing On Subsidies

The world's two largest aircraft manufacturers have fought yet another round in their six-year legal and political battle over trade subsidies. On Thursday, a World Trade Organization panel said American aircraft manufacturer Boeing received billions

More gov't subsidies for rural medical insurance system

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will raise its subsidies for rural residents' medical insurance in 2013, Minister of Health Chen Zhu announced on Monday. Under the new rural cooperative medical program, the annual government subsid

China stresses support for urban public transport development

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has vowed to introduce more measures to prioritize the development of public transport systems in the country's increasingly congested urban areas. In downtown areas, there should be a bus stop every

经济学人:智能卡片取代现金 人们无处可去?(2)

The city has hired too few inspectors to catch fare-dodgers and motorists who stray into bus lanes (though cameras are catching some of the errant cars). 城市中的查票员和巡警不足，很难抓住逃票者以及那些违规占用公交车道的

2016年CRI Audit Report: Some Public Funds Overspent, Misused

The problems were revealed by Liu Jiayi, head of the National Audit Office, when he briefed lawmakers about the central government's budget spending for last year. Liu told the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress the audit covered cl