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ChinaMarks 10thAnniversaryofWTOAccession
ChinahasheldaforuminBeijingtomarkthetenthanniversaryofthecountry'sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization.
ChinesePresidentHuJintaopledgesthatChinawillopenmoreareastotheworldandcontinueitseffortstopromoteglobalcommondevelopment.
HesaysChinawillcontinuetoplayaconstructiveroleintheglobaleconomiccommunityandfocusonexpandingimportswithanultimateaimofachievingabalancedtradeandtotalimportsexceeding 8 trillionU.S. dollarsoverthenextfiveyears.
ThePresidentalsocallsforanearlyrecognitionofChina'sfull-marketeconomystatustoliftrestrictionsonhigh-endproductexportstothecountry.
U.N. climatechangetalksagreeapact
TheDurbanclimateconferencehasagreedtoestablishaworkinggrouptolaunchaprocesstodevelopaprotocol, anotherlegalinstrumentoralegalframeworkundertheUNFrameworkConventiononClimateChange.
Thenewaccordwillputallcountriesunderthesamelegalregimeenforcingcommitmentstocontrolgreenhousegases. Itwilltakeeffectby 2020 atthelatest.
TheconferencealsoreachedagreementsonthesecondcommitmentperiodundertheKyotoProtocol, adecisionontheGreenClimateFundsandanagreementontheDurbanplatform.
JointpatrolvesselsescortcargoshipsinGoldenTrianglearea
PolicefromChina, Laos, MyanmarandThailandstartedjointpatrolsovertheweekendtomaintainsecurityontheMekongRiver, amajortransportpassageintheGoldenTrianglearea.
ThejointpatrolmarkedtherestorationofinternationalshippingservicesontheriverthathadbeensuspendedsinceearlyOctober.
Thepatrolboatsareequippedwithheavymachinegunsand 10-centimeter-thickprotectivewalls, whilethepoliceofficersareequippedwithautomaticriflesandbullet-prooflifejackets.
ThefourcountriesdecidedtolaunchjointpolicepatrolsinlateOctober, weeksaftertwocargoshipswereattacked, resultinginthemurderof 13 Chinesesailors.
Chinafacessevereplasmashortage: healthminister
China'shealthministerChenZhusaysthecountryisfacedwithseverechallengesincollectingenoughbloodplasmatoproducemedicines.
ChencalledonthepublictojoinblooddonationafterdonatingbloodplasmaattheBeijingRedCrossBloodCenterovertheweekend.
DonationsofbloodplasmainChinafelldramaticallyinrecentyears, asaresultofsafetyconcernsfromdonorsandthegovernment'seffortstoregulatebloodcollectionaftercontaminationtriggeredHIVinfectionscandals.
Chenhaspromisedtoencouragequalifieddrugmakerstosetupmorecollectionstationsinthenextfiveyears.
Medvedevcallingforprobeintoelectionreports
RussianPresidentDmitryMedvedeviscallingforaninvestigationintotheallegationsofelectoralfraud.
MedvedevwritesonhisFacebookpagethathehasorderedaprobeintothereportsfromallofthepollingstationsintheparliamentaryelections.
However, hehasnotmentionedwhowillcarryouttheinvestigations.
Medvedev'spromiseofinvestigationscomesaftermassiveprotestsinseveralRussiancities, demandingarerunoftheparliamentaryelections.
EgyptianPMsayseconomyinseriouscondition
EgyptianPrimeMinisterKamalel-Ganzourisaysthecountry'seconomyisinaseriouscondition, stressingthatstabilityandsecurityarevitalforeconomicrecovery.
TheprimeministersaysfrequentprotestsandsocialinstabilityhavedealtaheavyblowtotourismandforeigninvestmentinEgypt. AsChristmasandtheNewYearapproach, thisyear'stourismrevenueisexpectedat 9.5 billiondollars, about 25 percentlessthanthatoflastyear.
Ganzouri'scabinetwassworninonWednesday. Restoringsecurityandrevivingtheeconomyareconsideredprioritiesforthenewcabinet.
ArabLeaguetomeetSaturdayonSyriansituation
TheArabLeaguewillholdemergencymeetingsinCairoonSaturdaytodiscusstheSyriansituation.
Egypt'sofficialMENAnewsagencysaysfirst, therewillbeameetingoftheALministerialcommitteeinchargeofhandlingtheSyriancrisis, andthenanotherofforeignministers.
ThemeetingswilldiscusstheArabresponsetoSyria'srecentpositivestancetowardtheAL'sobserverproposal, afterthepan-ArabbodydecidedtoslapsanctionsagainstSyria.
TheALsaysitinsistsonsolvingtheSyriancrisiswithintheArabframework.
SyriansinJordanattempttostormembassyinAmman
HundredsofSyrianshavetriedtostormtheircountry'sembassyintheJordaniancapitalAmman.
Theattemptedraidwasinprotestofsomeembassystaffers'violenceagainstfiveSyrians, whoenteredtheembassywearingtheflagsoftheanti-Syriangovernmentforces.
TheJordaniansecuritypersonnelwereheavilydeployedaroundtheSyrianembassy, andtheyintervenedtopreventthecrowdsfromstormingtheembassy.
SeveralprotestshavetakenplaceneartheSyrianembassyinJordan, sincetheunrestagainstSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assadbrokeoutearlierthisyear.
联合国气候变化谈判达成协定
德班的气候会议已同意建立一个工作小组来制定协议,这是另一个根据《联合国气候变化框架公约》形成的法律文件或法律框架。
新协议将根据所有国家制定相同的法律制度来控制温室气体的排放。它将在2020年前生效。
会议还达成《京都议定书》第二承诺的协议,决定在德班平台开展绿色气候基金。
词语解释：
- establishv. 建立
- protocoln. 协议