CRI 中国国际广播电台 2010-05-08（在线收听） |
Broadcasting Time: 07:00-08:00, GMT+08:00, 2010-05-08 Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition Leaders of Britain's Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats try to reach a deal to form an effective alliance, the first coalition government since 1974. African heads of state and officials from around the world gather in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to discuss ways to build up economic cooperation on the continent. A high-level international forum in Beijing focuses on strengthening climate change talks between developing and industrialized countries, and to try to set the table for the forthcoming UN Climate Change Conference at the end of this year. And some wildlife advocates claim that British Petroleum is harming fish and wildlife with its oil clean up methods in the Gulf of Mexico.
UK on Road to First Coalition Government in 36 Years Greek OKs Austerity measures but fears still flaring The cuts will slash pensions and civil servants' pay and raise further consumer taxes. "We feel very unsafe for our future. Any measures in the public sector, as well as in the private sector, will be very hard and we feel very unsafe. That is my opinion." The euro-zone nations are going to contribute 80 billion euros to bailout Greece over the next three years, with the rest coming from the International Monetary Fund. The international rescue loans are aimed at containing the debt crisis and keeping Greece's troubles from spreading to other countries with vulnerable state finances such as Portugal and Spain. Fears of a Greek default have undermined the euro left many wondering about the long-term future for the country, an overriding fear which has gripped markets around the world. Francis Lun, is a General Manager with Fulbright Securities. "There is no guarantee that they will collect enough taxes to even pay the interest alone. Even with the rescue, the 110 billion Euro rescue Greece is simply bankrupt unless its industry, its tourist industry, can recover. It's just that the European Central Bank is avoiding tough question that it should kick out Greece from the monetary union. It's unattainable." The markets were also spooked by the violent demonstrations in Athens this week, amid fears the international bailout for Greece might not end up being enough. New Violence Erupts in Thai Capital "I don't know if it was a gun shot or an explosion but it came right past me and hit the glass behind me. I saw the glass door broken so I ran to hide in a corner of the bank. The person sitting next to me got hit on his leg. Two policemen were hit, one in the stomach but the other I couldn't see where he got hit. After I saw that, I ran to hide in the corner." The official Erawan emergency center said the incident involved multiple gunshots, and that one of the policemen had died. Slightly more than two hours later, about three explosions could be heard in an adjacent street that fronts a park. The Erawan center said four soldiers had been wounded, though Thai media reported that the casualties were police officers. The violence may jeopardize progress to resolving a two-month standoff between the government and protesters who are seeking new elections. Earlier Friday, the protesters, known as the Red Shirts, reiterated their commitment to join the government's reconciliation process, but wanted more specific details. Argentina Threatens to Take Falkland Islands Despute to International Court "We reiterate to the British government that authorized this exploration and the company that undertook it that not only will we denounce them in all the international forums but we will utilize all the resources that international law provides to defend our rights and the property of Argentines." British oil company Rockhopper Exploration recently announced that it believed it had made an oil discovery in the North Falkland Basin, the first oil find from the controversial exploration program in the Falkland Islands. The islands, which Argentina calls the Malvinas, have been under British control since 1833. Around 70 percent of the island's inhabitants are of British descent, and have previously rejected Argentine efforts put the islands under Argentine control. Partnership Key to Unlocking Africa's Growth Potential
Climate Forum Paves way to Cancun Conference Visitors term the Taiwan Pavilion " one of the most photographed" The pavilion is made of steel and glass, with its facade decorated with the ridge lines of Taiwan's mountains. Walter Yeh is the curator of the Taiwan Pavilion "The role of the Taiwan Pavilion is to help people who haven't been to Taiwan to get a glimpe of its landscape and residents' lifestyle." Alexander Piroth, a German who has lived in Taiwan for three years, says the spherical cinema is his favorite part of the pavilion, and that the displays there are an honest presentation of the real Taiwan. "I think it is quite good. It gives a look at, a glance at the culture and the places we can go like Yu Shan, Kaohsiung and Taipei. Quite good." There is also a dome theater in the pavilion showcasing the island's technological advancements, urban expansion and the unique culture of the indigenuous people. Chinese Public Expects Better Education Environmentalists Say BP Clean Up Effort Harmful; Workers Lower Containment Vessel Larry Schweiger, head of the National Wildlife Federation, says the current method of oil dispersion is not good for the environment. "These dispersants are designed to spread as much concentrated oil through as much water as possible. The result is a brown, toxic mix that looks more like sewage than oil. Oil dispersants do not reduce the amount of oil in the water. They simply cause it to be dispersed into different places within the water system, within the water column. The BP oil disaster has left wildlife with no good options at this point." Meanwhile, workers have now eased a giant concrete-and-steel box into the Gulf of Mexico, starting the long process of lowering the contraption over the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the sea. The 100-tonne containment vessel is designed to collect as much as 85 percent of the oil spewing into the Gulf and funnel it up to a tanker. 11 people were killed when a drilling rig exploded and caused the massive crude oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, which is now threatening several gulf coast shorelines. World Cup trophy begins tour of host nation The solid gold trophy has unveiled in the Khayelitsha township, on the Cape Flats outside Cape Town, following an unexpected visit a day earlier by South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela. Hundreds of football fans has turned out to get a glimpse of the trophy, many waving South African flags and wearing brightly coloured costumes. "I'm excited, I'm excited because I'm a South African, so I'm excited to come just because I want to see. I'm excited because my country is going to host the World Cup!" "Because it's a history - to be the first here in Africa, but here in South Africa." "I just heard that the World Cup is around Cape Town. So that's why I'm here now. I feel it, it is here! (laughs)" Organisers says over 400-thousand people will get to see the trophy as it visits a total of 38 cities and townships before the 2010 tournament kicks off on the 11th of June. Football's biggest prize has made a 130-thousand-kilometre journey across the world, where it visited 86 nations, before arriving in the 2010 host country earlier this week.
Newspaper Picks The remarkable finding could answer a question that has been hotly debated among anthropologists for decades: whether our human ancestors and the Neanderthals interbred some time after both species left Africa many thousands of years ago. The project's scientists used tiny specks of powdered bone retrieved from three Neanderthal females who died in a Croatian cave more than 40,000 years ago to complete the draft of the Neanderthal genome. They then compared the genes to those of modern humans living today in five different regions of the world, including China. The scientists now believe that humans living today carry between 1 and 4 percent of Neanderthal genes that carry the code for proteins in our bodies. From the Shanghai Daily: Using chopsticks should no longer be difficult for Westerners, now that a 14-year-old girl has invented a simple tool to help beginners conquer the pair of sticks. Chu Mingming from Liaoning is offering her invention as a gift to foreign visitors to the World Expo in Shanghai. She hopes the invention will get more expats interested in the splendor of Chinese cuisine. Users place their fingers inside a scissors-like pair of plastic clips that connect the sticks, making the two sticks feel more like an extension of two fingers. Market Update 0508 Weather for 07am |
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