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As the world's biggest steel producer, China generates over half of global output every year, or more than twice the combined output of the next four leading steel makers: Japan, India, the United States and Russia put together. It's estimated the co

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By Scott Stearns Riyadh 16 May 2008 Saudi Arabia is refusing a U.S. request to increase overall oil production as a way to lower record high energy costs. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports from Saudi Arabia where U.S. President Geor

2016年CRI Overcapacity reduction still faces challenges: official

Zhao Chenxin, spokesperson for Chinas National Development and Reform Commission, speaks at a news briefing in Beijing on August 16, 2016. [Photo: china.com.cn] Zhao Chenxin, spokesperson for the National Development and Reform Commission, suggests l

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Experts from China's top-think tank say the world economy has entered a new stage, but the economic re-adjustment currently taking place poses new challenges. Jin Bei, a senior researcher with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says global cooper

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The One Belt, One Road Initiative includes massive investment in infrastructure, and part of that is involves upgrading electricity transmission. In Xinjiang, a power transmission line is now planned to run all the way to Pakistan. Xinjiang is upgrad

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G20 Agrees to Boost IMF Resources

The Group of 20 leading economies have agreed to boost the resources of the International Monetary Fund to help curb the European debt crisis. European Union President Herman Van Rompuy said the decision was reached Friday at the G20 summit in the Fr

China's Three Gorges hits full capacity

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学个词Learn a Word 第1343期 　capacity

今天我们要学的词是capacity。 Capacity, 容量。 The stadium was near capacity for last night's season opener, 昨晚赛季首场比赛，几乎座无虚席。 The campus housing has reached its capacity, 学校宿舍已经满员。 The Bei

China to boost maritime cooperation with ASEAN countries

HAIKOU, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China will actively push forward maritime cooperation with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in light of the guidelines on conduct in the South China Sea, a Foreign Ministry official has

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China to boost construction of green buildings

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每日一词【293】boost：推动

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ICBC pledges to boost off-shore RMB trade in Europe

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China, Colombia vow to boost cooperation

BOGOTA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China and Colombia on Monday vowed to improve bilateral cooperation and strengthen coordination in global issues. Both China and Colombia are developing countries. We would like to work together with Colombia and treat ou

Policies issued to boost Hong Kong

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's central government on Wednesday announced a package of policies to boost economic and cultural relations between Hong Kong and the mainland. The central government will push forward joint ventures for stock exchan

China amends law to boost care for elderly

BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Friday adopted a bill to amend the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly in order to improve care for people ages 60 and up. The bill to amend the 16-year-old law was

China to boost local gov't debt clean-up

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China will boost the clean-up of thousands of millions of local government's debt in 2012, so to guard against possible defaults that would hurt its banks, the country's banking regulator said Thursday. The country will f

2016年CRI China Pledges to Cut Coal and Steel Overcapacity

As the world's largest coal producer and consumer, massive coal production has powered China's economic advance over the past few decades. But shrinking domestic demand amid an economic slowdown has made much of this capacity redundant. Wang Xianzhen