China's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a preliminary readout of the country's manufacturing activity, rose to 50.5 percent in January of 2012, the highest level since October, indicating that a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy may be...
A series of reports paint a mixed picture of the U.S. economy Tuesday, as consumer confidence rises, home prices fall, and an iconic retailer shuts a number of stores. U.S. consumer confidence hit its highest level in eight months in December as the...
Rise 和 Raise 的区别 This weeks question comes from a listener who would like to know the difference between the words rise and raise . The main differences between these words are as follows: 1. Transitive vs Intransitive Raise is a transitive v...
Cain Reassesses US Presidential Bid, Gingrich Rises in Polls In U.S. presidential politics, the focus is on Republican White House contender Herman Cain. Cain says he is reassessing his campaign in the wake of allegations of an extramarital affair, w...
Markets Rise But Questions Remain After Euro Debt Deal Markets rose sharply on news of European leaders reaching an agreement vital to solve the region's huge debt crisis. The deal is aimed at preventing the crisis spreading to larger eurozone econom...
HANOI, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) and dengue were on the rise across Vietnam, reported the Vietnam Preventive Medicine Administration (PMA) on Tuesday. As of Oct. 23, the country had more than 76,120 HFMD patients and 135...
Rescuers in Turkey have pulled several more survivors from the rubble in the aftermath of Sunday's earthquake that officials say killed 279 people and injured more than 1,000 others. Officials say the magnitude 7.2 quake near Turkey's border with Ira...
Global Stocks Rise on Eurozone Hopes World markets rose sharply Tuesday on hopes that Greece will be able to avoid a disastrous default. The country's finance minister told journalists that Greece expects to receive bailout disbursements on time, and...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene has risen sharply to at least 40 as of Tuesday, as more bodies were pulled from floodwaters, according to state authorities. Eleven states in the U.S. east coast r...
