Hourly News updated 17:00 2011/10/16

 Chinese Premier¹ Wen vows² to stabilize³ foreign trade, reassures⁴ exporters 

Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged more support measures for exporters including "a basically stable exchange rate" for Renminbi to stabilize foreign trade in the world's second largest economy amidst new external uncertainties⁵. 

Wen Jiabao made the remarks during an inspection⁶ tour of Guangzhou, the host city of the ongoing⁷ 110th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, in the southern province of Guangdong. 

He said the government will take a package of measures and work with the foreign trade sector⁸ to plow⁹ through the difficulty and foster further growth of the economy.

 

China calls for joint¹⁰ effort to deal with global economic difficulties 

China says faced with new problems such as sovereign debt and downward risks, all countries should work together to enhance coordination¹¹ on macroeconomic policies to guard economic growth and financial stability with respective effort.

Chinese delegates attending the G20 Financial Ministers Meeting in Paris say the global economy is challenged by new difficulties which require all countries to join hands in fighting all sorts of protectionism either in trade or in investment.

China suggests that leading developed countries should ensure economic recovery and financial stability in short term, while in the medium term enhance fiscal¹² solidarity¹³, accelerate structural¹⁴ reform and refrain the negative impact of macroeconomic policies. 

China also stresses that the emerging countries should make their own contribution to tackle the problems.

 

China surpasses U.S. as EU's top trade partner: MOC 

The Ministry¹⁵ of Commerce says trade between China and the European Union (EU) totaled over 35 billion euros (49.4 billion U.S. dollars) in July, allowing China to overtake the United States as the EU's largest trade partner.

The overall value of China-EU trade in July exceeded that of the EU and the United States by 800 million euros, accounting¹⁶ for 13.4 percent of the region's total imports and exports, according to data released by the EU's statistics office. 

Meanwhile, China remained the EU's second largest export market.

 

First batch¹⁷ of China's flood relief materials arrive in Cambodia 

The first batch of China's emergency relief aids for Cambodian flood-affected people has arrived in Cambodia.

The relief aids included more than 30 types of medications, medical supplies and equipment, mosquito nets, blankets, towels and other relief materials.

The aids are part of the emergency humanitarian¹⁸ assistance worth 50 million yuan (7.87 million U.S. dollars) to Cambodia for flood relief efforts. The second batch of the relief assistance will arrive there on Sunday evening.

 

"Occupy Wall Street" protest spreads to London 

"Occupy Wall Street" movement has spread to London as thousands of protestors started to gather outside St Paul's Cathedral in central London from Saturday noon.

The protestors originally planned to assemble in front of St Paul's Cathedral and then march towards the City of London to "occupy" the Square Mile. 

The "Occupy London" website says the movement is aimed at addressing social and economic injustice¹⁹ in Britain and beyond, as "part of a global movement for real democracy."

 

Missing pilot confirmed dead after plane plummets²⁰ at China air show 

A pilot who went missing after his plane crashed during an air show in northwest China has been confirmed dead.

The announcement was made by an official from the Yanliang National Aviation High-tech²¹ Industrial Base, during the International General Aviation Convention 2011 in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province. 

A plane crashed to the ground after finishing its performance in Pucheng County, where a three-day air show is being staged for an ongoing aviation convention. 

The dead pilot was seated in the front of the plane, while the plane's second pilot survived by ejecting from the plane before the crash.

There have been no reports of deaths on the ground in connection with the crash.

 

China's CNOOC says new oil leak in Bohai Bay cleaned up 

China's largest offshore²² oil producer, CNOOC Ltd., says it has cleaned up the oil sheen on the sea surface in the Bohai Bay in north China. 

The latest oil leak occurred yesterday near the Jinzhou 9-3 West oilfield operated by a subsidiary of CNOOC in the Liaodong Bay off northeast China.

CNOOC says the oil spill was caused by the leak from a subsea connecting pipeline²³ damaged by a work vessel²⁴ during its operations.

Following the cleanup, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) called off a level-three emergency response that it initiated²⁵ after the spill.

 

China Southern receives first Airbus A380 jumbo jet 

China Southern Airlines has received Airbus' first delivery of A380 jumbo jet to finalize²⁶ the preparation for its debut²⁷ in the world's fastest growing aviation market. 

The A380 jumbo jet has landed at the Beijing Capital International Airport and will start its maiden²⁸ voyage from Beijing to Guangzhou, the provincial²⁹ capital of southern Guangdong Province tomorrow.

It is Airbus' first out of five A380 jets to be delivered by Airbus to China Southern. 

China Southern Airlines is the first operator of the A380 in China and the seventh globally.

1 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。

2 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

3 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

4 reassures   

v.消除恐惧或疑虑，恢复信心( reassure的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A significant benefit of Undo is purely psychological: It reassures users. 撤销的一个很大好处纯粹是心理上的，它让用户宽心。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Direct eye contact reassures the person that you are confident and honest. 直接的目光接触让人相信你的自信和诚实。 来自口语例句

5 uncertainties   

无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 )； 不确定； 变化不定； 无把握、不确定的事物

参考例句：

• One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
• Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告

6 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。

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

8 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

9 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。

10 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

11 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

12 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

13 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

14 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

15 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。

16 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

17 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。

18 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

19 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

20 plummets   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As a result, blood sugar plummets, sometimes even going below the baseline. 结果，血糖浓度迅速掉落，有时甚至落于基线之下。 来自互联网
• State and local governments could continue to back as tax revenue plummets. 由于税收的直线下降，州和地方政府可能继续削减支出。 来自互联网

21 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

22 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

23 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。

24 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

25 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

26 finalize   

v.落实，定下来

参考例句：

• Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
• 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。

27 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

28 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

29 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。