News & Reports 2010-07-03（在线收听） |
Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition U.S. President Barack Obama signs into law far-reaching new sanctions on Iran that aim to squeeze the Islamic Republic's fuel imports and deepen its international isolation. Thousands of Pakistanis march in Lahore to voice their anger at a deadly bomb attack on one of the country's most important Sufi shrines. A New York judge grants bail to one person accused of spying for Russia. Online-shop owners in China now need to register in real names if they want to continue businesses on the internet.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs new sanctions against Iran U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law far-reaching new sanctions on Iran that aim to squeeze the Islamic Republic's fuel imports and deepen its international isolation. The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act, will make it harder for the Iranian government to continue its nuclear program. "With these sanctions—along with others—we are striking at the heart of the Iranian government's ability to fund and develop its nuclear programs. We are showing the Iranian government that its actions have consequences. And if it persists, the pressure will continue to mount, and its isolation will continue to deepen. There should be no doubt: the United States and the international community are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons." The new U.S. sanctions go much further than the measures agreed to by the U.N. Security Council in June. They penalize companies supplying Iran with gasoline and international banking institutions involved with Iran's increasingly powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or its nuclear program. The United States and its European allies suspect Iran is trying to build an atomic bomb, despite Tehran's insistence that its nuclear program is for the peaceful generation of electricity.
Thousands of Pakistanis have marched in Lahore to voice their anger at a deadly bomb attack on one of the country's most important Sufi shrines. The march, organised by the Ahle Sunnat Islamic Group, took place outside the now shattered Data Darbar Shrine, which was hit by two suicide bombers late on Thursday. Protesters held up placards and demanded justice for the victims of Thursday's violence. Mohammad Noor Elahi is leader of the Ahle Sunnat Islamic Group. "The Sufi saint Data is the chief of Sufis. His message is the message of peace. In Data Darbar Shrine the act of terrorism is a conspiracy against human beings. We are requesting that the government eradicate these terrorists. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, severely condemned the attack. "I condemn this, this attack on Data Darbar Shrine in which our faith resides. I feel that these institutions of our ancestors should be protected. Who are these infidels? Don't they understand that they are worse than infidels, worse than animals, that they could commit such brutal attacks." The suicide attack on Data Darbar Shrine has killed at least 42 people and left 180 wounded. So far, there was no claim of responsibility.
A judge has granted bail to one person accused of spying for Russia and denied bail to two others after a prosecutor warned that the defendants had plenty of helpers in the US to help them flee. The ruling came from Magistrate Judge Ronald Ellis after 90 minutes of arguments at a bail hearing in New York on Friday. The magistrate said Vicky Pelaez, a Spanish-language journalist who lives in Yonkers, New York, could be freed on bail of 250-thousand US dollars plus house arrest. Carlos Moreno is the lawyer for Vicky Pelaez. "Obviously we're excited that bail has been set. It's very early in the case. We still don't know all the facts, but we are confident that Vicky Pelaez is innocent of these charges, and when the time comes, we intend to prove just that." A bail hearing was postponed for Juan Lazaro, Pelaez' husband. Prosecutors said that Lazaro told investigators that Juan Lazaro is not his true name and that he passed letters to Russian intelligence. A magistrate judge in Virginia postponed a hearing for three other people accused of being foreign agents, Michael Zottoli, Patricia Mills and Mikhail Semenko. It has been rescheduled for tomorrow. A judge in a federal court in Boston gave another suspect, Donald Heathfield and his wife, Tracey Lee Ann Foley, of Cambridge, until July 16, 2010, to prepare for a bail hearing.
The arrests in America of the alleged Russian spies comes at a time of improving relations between the two countries. So, what lies behind the spying allegation? Will the latest incident change things? for more, "People in the Know" host Nigel Ballard talked with Alex Nice from the Russia and Eurasia Programme, at The Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London.
The USA pavilion has welcomed some 2 million people through its doors since the Shanghai Expo opened in May. And today was US national pavilion day , just ahead of fourth of july Independence Day in the United States this weekend. Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright was at the Expo to celebrate. Sana Qadar has more from Shanghai. Australia agrees deal to reduce new mining tax The Australian government has reached a deal with mining companies over controversial tax plans. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had announced plans for a 40% tax on miners' profits. But a compromise agreement negotiated by his successor, Julia Gillard, has now reduced the rate to 30% for coal and iron ore miners. Gillard announces the new profit-based resources rent tax in Canberra. "This will deliver better returns for the resources that Australian own and it can only be dug up once. It will end uncertainty and division. It will invest a portion of the value of our resources into better superannuation for our people" The government says petroleum and gas operations will still pay a pre-existing 40% tax rate, but that will now cover onshore oil and gas projects as well as the offshore operations previously subject to it. The plans are still expected to raise billions of dollars for the government.
Online shop owners in China are now required to submit their personal information, including real names and addresses, to e-commerce regulators before they can operate online businesses. The country's first regulation for online goods and services transactions, issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, China's market regulator has taken effect.
The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, or ECFA between the Chinese Mainland and Taiwan is bringing mutual benefit to both sides. Wen Rende, a fruit trader from Taiwan, says more Taiwan fruit is exported to the mainland since the deal was signed. "Preciously, only 15 kinds of Taiwan fruit have been granted zero-tariff treatment on the mainland. After the ECFA was signed, people from the mainland can buy more kinds of Taiwan fruit. Agriculture products from Taiwan only account for 4.5 percent of the mainland market. I believe it has room to grow." The free-trade deal provides Taiwan firms tariff advantages in some 530 categories of goods bound for the mainland, of which 18 items are agricultural and fish products. These include 5 kinds of Taiwan fruit such as pitaya and orange. The mainland also promises to remove tariffs on these items within 2 years. The pact will also give Taiwan firms access to 11 service sectors on the mainland including banking, accounting, insurance and hospitals. Taiwan will open 9 service sectors to the mainland.
Some abroad may assume that because China's football team didn't qualify for the 2010 World Cup, this would dampen the enthusiasm that Chinese fans have for the internationally renowned sport. In the big cities at least, it appears that nothing could be further from the truth. This year's World Cup, espoused with innovative technology and a completely unpredictable group stage round, has led to unprecedented exposure in China.
From the Los Angeles Times: Many Starbucks consumers are worried that there might not be much room for them in the chain's shops in the future. Starbucks had just instituted a free, unlimited Wi-Fi Internet policy for patrons at its nearly 6,800 company-operated stores in the U.S., plus 750 locations in Canada. Six months ago, McDonald's launched free Wi-Fi at about 11,500 U.S. locations. Starbucks and McDonalds have been butting heads ever since McDonald's debuted its McCafe line of coffee drinks. Starbucks hopes it will reap financial rewards from coffee drinkers who stay longer and buy more drinks to fuel marathon Internet sessions.
Comparing the genomes of Tibetans and Han Chinese, biologists found that at least 30 genes had undergone evolutionary change in the Tibetans as they adapted to life on the high plateau. The Beijing Genomics Institute said Tibetans and Han Chinese split apart as recently as 3,000 years ago. Until now, the most recent such change was the spread of lactose tolerance — the ability to digest milk in adulthood — among northern Europeans about 7,500 years ago |
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