Hourly News updated 08:00 2011/10/15

 Chinese president congratulates PLA Academy of Military Medical Sciences on 60th anniversary 

President Hu Jintao has extended congratulations to the People's Liberation Army(PLA) Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS) on its 60th anniversary.

In a written statement to the academy, Hu Jintao said all the scientists, officers and soldiers have been working hard and steadfast¹ and made remarkable² contributions to military medical sciences and public health in the past 60 years.

He urged the staff of the academy to bear in mind their mission, break new ground and make new contributions.

 

Chinese premier³ urges to reject protectionism in fighting global crisis

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged all nations to further open their markets and reject rising protectionism in the fight against current financial crisis.

Wen Jiabao made the remarks while addressing the opening ceremony of the 110th Session of China Import and Export Fair, or known as the Canton Fair, in the southern city of Guangzhou. 

The premier also said China will deepen opening-up after it entered the WTO a decade ago, so as to bring benefits to its people and the world.

 

Politicizing trade issues can only harm Sino-U.S. economic ties: vice⁴ premier

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang says politicizing economic and trade issues can only harm Sino-U.S. economic and trade ties, instead of resolving the economic and employment problems of the United States.

Li Keqiang made the remarks in a meeting with visiting former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, while touching⁵ on the U.S. Senate's passing of the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight⁶ Reform Act. 

The bill, passed on Tuesday, is specifically directed at China's currency, which the United States claims is undervalued to make Chinese exports to the United States cheaper.

 

U.S. Treasury⁷ postpones⁸ semi-annual currency report

The U.S. Treasury Department says it will delay the publication of its semi- annual currency report to Congress. 

This could give the Treasury a chance to assess progress following several international meetings in the coming months, including the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, the G20 Leaders Summit, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Finance Ministers Meeting, and APEC Leaders Meeting.

 

Relatives of slain⁹ Chinese sailors back home safe 

Family members of the Chinese sailors killed or missing in the attack on two cargo¹⁰ ships on the Mekong River last week have returned to China from Thailand.

The 29 relatives of the 13 sailors - 12 were killed and another remains¹¹ missing, arrived in southwest Yunnan Province last night. 

The 29 relatives were in the Chiang Saen district of northern Qiang Rai province to mourn the victims and conduct DNA¹² tests to verify the identities of the bodies.

 

China and Russia to hold 6th strategic security talks next week

China and Russia will hold their sixth round of strategic security talks next week.

Foreign Ministry¹³ spokesman Liu Weimin says Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev will visit China from Oct. 19 to 22, during which Patrushev will hold talks with State Councilor Dai Bingguo.

 

Russia's Transneft resumes sending oil supplies to China 

Russia's Transneft company says it has resumed sending oil supplies to China after an earthquake in the Far East caused a suspension of delivery.

The pipeline¹⁴ was closed for several hours for inspection¹⁵ following the quake, which measured 5.9 on the Richter scale, hit the Amur region in the Far East. 

The shutdown was the first time that the 1,000-km ESPO pipeline had been stopped since its launch on Jan. 1.

 

China's inflation continues to ease in September

China's inflation continued to ease from a 37-month high for a second month in September according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

The country's consumer price index, a main gauge¹⁶ of inflation, climbed 6.1 percent year on year in September from 6.2 percent in August. 

China's CPI hit a 37-month high of 6.5 percent in July, extending far beyond the Chinese government's full-year target of 4 percent for 2011. 

Economists¹⁷ say the September CPI is still high, but stubborn domestic inflation is expected to continue to ease in the coming months as a slowdown in the global economy weighs down demand.

 

China's central firms ordered to report on overseas assets 

China's state-owned assets regulator has reiterated¹⁸ measures ordering centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to declare their assets overseas in a bid to stop a corruption- and loss-prone loopholes.

The State-owned Assets Supervision¹⁹ and Administration Commission says 

all of the 117 centrally-administered SOEs must submit a report concerning their management arrangement, branches and staff of assets overseas before the end of the year.

It says state assets overseas must be regulated and their management must be optimized²⁰ to protect their safety. 

Overseas assets of the centrally-administered SOEs totaled 4 trillion yuan in 2009.

1 steadfast   

adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的

参考例句：

• Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
• He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

6 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

7 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

8 postpones   

v.延期，推迟( postpone的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• So it at least postpones the amount of taxes on due. 因此它至少推延了税金的交纳。 来自互联网
• Even if it does, this just postpones the day of reckoning. 但即便如此，也只是推迟了不得不解决根本问题的日子而已。 来自互联网

9 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

10 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

11 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

12 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

13 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

14 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

15 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

16 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

17 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 reiterated   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯，我一定要知道你的休假日期，"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后，波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。

19 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

20 optimized   

adj.最佳化的，（使）最优化的v.使最优化，使尽可能有效( optimize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We are often asked whether consumer Web sites should be optimized for beginners or intermediates. 我们常常被问到这样的问题：消费类网站究竟应该为新手而优化，还是应该为中间用户而优化？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• GOOGLE Advertising optimized sequence, greatly increasing the advertising effect. 优化了GOOGLE广告位排列顺序，大大增加了广告效果。 来自互联网