2011-05-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

Economists and Asian leaders say basic social protections are key to sheltering Asia’s poorest from financial and environmental shocks that put millions at risk. Officials say increased spending on s

2011-05-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

Indian leaders are promising to build new infrastructure and focus on economic development in insurgency-wracked Jammu and Kashmir State. The commitment came at the start of a project to build a new b

2011-05-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ireland on Monday for the start of a six-day, four-nation tour of Europe. The president is expected to discuss economic issues with Irish leaders and explore his

2011-05-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

A senior United Nations official says corruption across Asia is undermining efforts to fight poverty and reduce income disparities. In a wide ranging interview with VOA, Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, the UN’s

2011-05-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea concluded a two-day summit in Tokyo Sunday agreeing to cooperate on a number of regional issues, including nuclear safety and trade. The summit comes just over

2011-05-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

Alassane Ouattara has been inaugurated as Ivory Coast's new president, six months after he won an election that the previous president refused to recognize.President Ouattara took the oath of office

2011-05-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

A European bank that was established in the post Cold War era to help formerly Communist countries has launched an effort to help countries affected by the Arab uprisings. The European Bank of Reconst

2011-05-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

BIG SKY, Montana, the United States, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) wrapped up its annual forum attended by Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) ministers in Big Sky, Montan

2011-05-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been released from a sexual assault charges, several days after his arrest on sexual assault charges.A New York judge Fr

2011-05-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

Indian leaders and businessmen are headed to Africa for a summit aimed at forging closer political and economic ties with several African countries. The Indian push for increased trade follows China’

2011-05-21 所属栏目:欧美文化

Thousands of Spaniards are ignoring a ban on political activity ahead of elections this Sunday and are packing city centers nationwide in a protest against the country's weak economy and high unemplo

2011-05-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

Israel says it will ask President Obama to clarify remarks in his speech Thursday in which he said the future borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines.President Obama's remar

2011-05-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

The World Health Organization says lifestyle factors are at the root of the non-communicable disease crisis, which is responsible for millions of premature deaths every year. WHO is calling for global

2011-05-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

Scientists have discovered a genetic variant in children that significantly reduces their risk of developing a life-threatening form of malaria.Children with the unusual, or variant, gene have a 30 pe

2011-05-20 所属栏目:欧美文化

Dry weather in parts of Europe is threatening production of key crops like wheat - at a time when the world is already battling high food prices and agricultural problems in other areas. Thursday's

2011-05-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama delivers a major address Thursday about historic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, and their impact on U.S. policy toward the region. The address comes as the U.S. st

2011-05-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

Trade ministers and officials from around the Pacific are gathering in the United States this week for talks intended to increase trade, economic growth and employment in their countries. Ministers wi

2011-05-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

South Africa's finance minister has called for the next head of the International Monetary Fund to come from a developing nation.Pravin Gordhan said Wednesday that such a candidate would ensure the i

2011-05-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that its acting chief has the authority to handle regular business of the Washington-based agency, in response to ea

2011-05-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The European aircraft maker Airbus hailed on Wednesday the judgement by an appeal body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying it is "a big win for Europe" because it s

2011-05-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

US officials have said there was no evidence indicating leaders in Islamabad knew Osama Bin Laden had been hiding in Pakistan.But defence secretary Robert Gates said he believed "somebody" in Pakistan

2011-05-19 所属栏目:欧美文化

Japan, the world's third largest economy, contracted sharply in the first three months of the year, after a tsunami and earthquake caused devastation in March.Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 3.7%

2011-05-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

President Barack Obama is scheduled to leave early Monday for a six-day, four-nation tour of Europe. The president will talk with European leaders about improving the global economy and regional secu

2011-05-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

More than 100 scientists from the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are meeting on Australia's Gold Coast to complete a special report on "extreme weather events." The UN's

2011-05-18 所属栏目:欧美文化

As International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn remains jailed in New York on sexual assault charges, speculation is already simmering on who might succeed him. It remains uncertain wheth