英语听力精选进阶版 16022

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Business Matters: Putin Dismisses Sanctions 23 May 14

Sat, 24 May 14

Defiant¹ words from President Putin over sanctions imposed for Russia's alleged² interference in Ukraine. Jack³ Farchy of the Financial Times examines these and the rest of Mr Putin's speech at the St Petersburg Economic Forum⁴. With European election results due out Sunday, Ben Wright investigates the rise of the Euro-sceptics. Think house prices are high in your neighbourhood? Spare a thought for residents of Rangoon, where rents are as a high as in Manhattan. Ko Ko Aung joins us to explain. The Wall Street Journal's Michael Casey discusses Ebay's security breach⁵, cyber spying in China and the death of a German prince with Maggie Pagano of Britain's Independent newspaper. Anne Thompson is on the line from Maine to talk about her new book on the film industry, 'the $11 Billion Year', and Yuko Cancil speaks to us from Japan's Kinki University. Throughout the programme there's comment and chat from Macquarie University's Sean Turnell.