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Dec.23th, 2002
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Bio-Chem Weapons Data Found in Al-Qaida Strongholds; No Weapons Found
Alex Belida
Pentagon
18 Dec 2001 22:15 UTC
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U.S. investigators probing al-Qaida terrorist facilities in Afghanistan have uncovered instructions for making chemical and biological weapons, but no evidence that such weapons were actually built.
General Peter Pace
Marine General Peter Pace says investigators are now examining some 50 sites where al-Qaida was suspected of working on so-called weapons of mass destruction - description that covers chemical, biological, or even nuclear weapons.
The general, who is vice chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, calls the process as painstaking as the cave searches now under way in the Tora Bora region.
But he tells reporters that so far no hard evidence has been found of any actual chemical or biological weapons. General Pace said, "There have been a couple of locations where we have found documentation that is the chemistry set equivalent of this is how you make a bomb in your basement. But the documentation on how to do that is not linked with any physical evidence that in fact that occurred in that particular location so that is what we have right now."
Paul Wolfowitz
The disclosure coincides with the revelation by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz that U.S. officials are seeking information from freshly taken al-Qaida prisoners about a possible continued terrorist presence in the United States.
He calls the interrogations a top priority. Mr. Wolfowitz said, "The first priority is to get information from them, first and foremost information that can lead us to the capture of other terrorists, and I would say in particular the capture of terrorists here in the United States or other places where they might be planning operations."
But Mr. Wolfowitz calls it a complicated business and says some of the prisoners are skilled liars.
The Pentagon says the U.S. military is taking custody of more than a dozen additional captives seized by Afghan groups. It is holding five detainees on a ship in the Arabian Sea. One is an American and a second is Australian.
The other three are Taleban or al-Qaida figures who Mr. Wolfowitz says may be senior personnel. "We think we know who they are," he said, "and if they are who we think they are they are fairly important people. But one of the reasons not to start identifying them yet is we are not sure their comrades necessarily know that we have them."
But al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden apparently remains at large. Mr. Wolfowitz says interrogations of prisoners have yielded no reliable information on his whereabouts.
Mr. Wolfowitz is warning other countries not to give the terrorist leader sanctuary, saying any country that would knowingly harbor bin Laden, in his words, would have to be out of its mind.
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
We continue our series of reports about how foreign students can study at an American college or university. This information also can be found on the Special English Web page at www.voaspecialenglish.com.
Last week, we gave information about financial aid for foreign students. Today, we will tell about a special educational program that began more than fifty years ago. It is called the Fullbright Program.
The Fulbright Program of the United States government helps people study or do research in other countries. Senator J. William Fulbright established the program in nineteen-forty-six. He believed that international exchange was a good way to improve world understanding. He also believed the program could educate future world leaders.
Senator Fulbright thought that living and learning in another country would help people understand other ideas and ways of life. And he thought the experience would help them understand their own country, too.
More than two-hundred-thirty-thousand students, teachers and researchers have taken part in the Fulbright Program. Some of them later became famous. Two examples are the former secretary general of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali and the former official poet of the United States, Rita Dove.
Those who take part in the program are called Fulbright Scholars. Americans study or teach in foreign countries. People from other nations study and work in the United States. Fulbright Scholars receive enough money to pay for travel, education and living costs. The program is paid for by the United States government, governments of other countries, and private groups.
Nearly five-thousand Fulbright grants are awarded each year for American and foreign students, teachers, professors and professionals. The program is organized by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. It operates in one-hundred-forty countries.
You can get information about the Fulbright Program at the United States Embassy in your country. Or use a computer to get the details. Just type fulbrightprogram into an Internet search engine and you will find the Web site.
This VOA Special English EDUCATION REPORT was written by Nancy Steinbach.
The World Trade Organization has lauded China's economic performance, a year after accession to the global trade body.
The words of praise were delivered to an ongoing forum on China's WTO accession by chief trade representative Long Yongtu.
Also at the forum, senior WTO official Raymond Krommenacker confirmed China's successful implementation of the trade body's rules, and adds he wants China to keep up the good work.
Evaluation results will be submitted to the WTO General Council for further assessment.
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Economic and trade cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN has been accelerated with the signing of a cooperative framework agreement and the implementation of relevant measures.
China's Customs say during the past ten months, the Sino-ASEAN trade volume has reached more than 43 billion US dollars, representing a 30 percent increase on the same period last year. The ASEAN has now become China's fifth largest trading partner and an important region for the country in attracting foreign investment.
Meanwhile, with enhanced economic strength, more and more Chinese enterprises are investing in ASEAN nations, totaling more than one billon US dollars at the end of September this year.
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A government official says China's telecom network has become the world's No. 1 in terms of transaction scale and capacity.
Deputy Minister of the Information Industry Zhang Chunjiang told an information forum that a technologically-advanced, fully-fledged, rapid and reliable telecom network has been established all over China.
Sources say so far, the country's telecom network transmission has all gone digital and been program-controlled.
Official figures show by the end of October, the total length of optical fiber cables has exceeded 2 million kilometers, and total band width of leased international connections reached more than 10Gigabytes.
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The perpetrator of a kindergarten poisoning has been sentenced to death in Zhanjiang city in south China's Guangdong province.
Under the first ruling of a local court, 29-year-old Huang Hu, a doctor in Wuchuan city was charged with placing rat poison in the table salt at a rival kindergarten.
Some 70 kindergarten children and two teachers fell seriously ill shortly after eating the contaminated salt.
Local sources say Huang Hu had previously managed a rival kindergarten, which had failed, and his actions were motivated by revenge.
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China's foreign currency deposits reached 150 billion US dollars last month, with foreign currency loans topping 100 billion US dollars. Both figures released by the People’s Bank of China show a significant increase compared to a year ago.
This means that more people are depositing more foreign reserves into the country's banks than ever. And the amount deposited exceeds the total savings held by Chinese businesses.
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A joint venture life insurance company has received approval to begin operation in the northern port city of Dalian.
ING Insurance International and Beijing's Capital Group each own 50 percent of ING Capital Life Insurance Company.
It's the first life insurance company to build its headquarters in Dalian, with an initial capital base of 25 million US dollars.
The company will initially focus on traditional and individual life products, such as protection, endowment, medical compensation and disability compensation.
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Japanese computer giant Fujitsu is looking to increase revenue in China by opening local PC sales and service centers.
Fujitsu aims to raise PC sales in China from 10 thousand units in 2001 to 100 thousand in 2005. It will focus on selling notebook computers to corporate customers.
With China's growing demand for personal computers and a prolonged downturn in Japan, Fujitsu has set up a PC sales base at its Shanghai unit.
It will also provide PC maintenance services through its Nanjing joint venture.
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US stocks fell on Tuesday after a warning from McDonald's Corporation that it would post its first loss ever and dour outlooks by retailers about the pivotal holiday shopping season dampened investor enthusiasm.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down over one percent, at 8,535. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index declined over half a percent, to 1,391.
European shares slipped on worries a surge in oil prices would crimp profit growth.
London's FTSE-100 closed down nearly two percent at 3,908. Paris's CAC-40 closed down one percent to 3,138 while Frankfurt's DAX closed down two percent at 3,139.
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Tung Chee Hwa says the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents will not be affected by Article 23 of the Basic Law.
He told reporters that the Hong Kong Government will implement the Basic Law requirement in the interests of national security.
He notes that in the past five years, the Hong Kong SAR Government has endeavored to safeguard the freedoms and fundamental rights of residents, and has successfully implemented the "One Country, Two Systems" principle.
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China plans to invest over 240 million US dollars in the coming three years to set up a complete environmental monitoring network.
The investment will be used to improve monitoring in the amount of pollutants, air quality, water quality in major rivers, coastal seas, ecological conditions and information transmission.
In three years, China will have automatic air monitoring in about 260 cities and automatic water quality monitoring on 10 major rivers.
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Beijing will hold three motor vehicle exhibitions next year.
The 2003 Beijing International Commercial Vehicle Exhibition, the Beijing International Automotive Parts and Related Products Show in September and the Beijing International Motorcycle Exhibition in November.
As one of China's major automobile exhibition centers, Beijing plans to hold the three events every two years.
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More young people than ever are starting their own business in China, thanks to the country’s entrepreneur-friendly environment. Some of them have only just graduated from college or university.
But an article in the Chinese newspaper suggests that young people under the age of 25 are still not being given enough encouragement to start their own business.
The article quotes experts as saying that most young people still lack adequate social and professional experience to run a company. They may possess the right educational background, but are lacking in self-confidence and insider knowledge vital to running a business.
It chills me to the bone. 那使我毛骨悚然。
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1--Do you want black or white coffee?
2--White, please.
1--Look! There's a folk concert tomorrow evening.
Do you want to go?
2--I don't like folk music very much.
1--What kind of music do you like?
2--I like classical music. Do you?
1--Not very much. Classical music sends me to sleep.
2--I don't believe you.
1--It's true.
2--You are funny!
1--So are you! How about another coffee?
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注解：
1）black or white coffee：加糖或加牛奶的称作white
coffee.什么也不加的称作black coffee.
2）folk concert：民间音乐会。folk作“民间的”、
“具有民族传说的”解。如folk dance，folk music,
folk songs, folk tale等。
3）classical：经典的。如classical music, classical
literature等。
4）How about...?（你以为）...怎么样？征询对方的意见时
常用的句型。如，征询关于时间安排的意见时，可以说How
about tomorrow？征询活动内容时可以说How about playing
tennis now?征询人选意见可以说How about Jane?等
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