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发帖数: 6973 | 1 VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110810-Russia-Vietnam-activity-arms-127447483.html
("位于俄罗斯鞑靼斯坦共和国的高尔基造船厂几天前透露，这家工厂为越南建造的第二
艘猎豹级护卫舰已成功运抵越南，并在两个星期前服役")
Note:
(a) Gepard class frigate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarstan/Gepard_class_frigate
("The Vietnam People's Navy has ordered two Gepard 3.9 class frigates in
2006. They will be built in Russia at Tatarstan's Gorky Shipbuilding Plant.
Vietnam is currently examining a purchase of two more with the possibility
that they will be built in Vietnam under license")
(b) The noun "gepard" is German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian,
Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Croatian, Finnish or Hungarian for "
cheetah."
----------------------------------------Separately
(1) 中国首架航母低调试航 专家称为面子工程. VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110810-China-carrier-127455613.html
(2) 美军空袭击落特战队直升机的塔利班. VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110810-US-AFHAN-STIKE-127452358.html
(3) 甬温事故后中国全面下调高铁速度. VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp
/chinese_news/2011/08/110810_china_train.shtml
Quote:
"据官方新华社报道，这是中国在过去几年连续6次铁路大提速及多次冲击高铁最高时速
后的首次降速运行。
"盛光祖表示，将调整铁路运行速度，将设计最高时速350公里的高铁下调时速300公里
运行；设计最高时速250公里的高铁下调时速200公里运行；票价也作适当下调。
(4) 食品价格“高烧”不退 中国通胀持续走高. VOA Chinese, Aug 10, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news
/20110810-China-Inflation-Continues-to-Rise-127471258.html
Quote:
"美国大西洋理事会高级研究员、中国经济问题专家盖保德告诉美国之音，中国食品通
胀压力目前主要的驱动因素是工资和服务价格的上涨。
"他说：'我去年冬天和今年春天在中国的体验是，食品价格，尤其是肉类、蔬菜、水果
、食用油等非粮食食品价格的上涨主要归结于劳动力成本。在一线城市和近郊，还有象
石家庄这类的城市，食品价格中劳动力成本的比重正在增加。'
My comment: There is no need to read the rest of the report.
(5) 中国首次超越英伦 居澳移民量之首, BBC Chinese, Aug 10, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp
/world/2011/08/110810_immigration_bywangjia.shtml
("这次联邦移民部长博温公布的中国移民的数量，是指来自中华人民共和国的移民。在
统计上，香港，澳门和台湾被分别各自计算")
(6) India Turns Away From Russia. Strategy Page, Aug 9, 2011
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/articles/20110809.aspx
(besides difficulty in getting spare parts, "MiG-21 was also expensive and
difficult to maintain. This was often the case with all Russian aircraft,
and Russia was never much help in solving these problems")
(7) J Michael Cole, Taiwan Sends Not-So-Subtle Signal on China’s Carrier.
Taipei Times, Aug 11, 2011 (availoable now)
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front
/archives/2011/08/11/2003510452
("the [HF-3] missile’s 120kg payload would be sufficient to sink an
aircraft carrier")
(8) Chris Wang, DPP’s Tsai to Meet US Officials. Taipei Times, Aug 11, 2011
(availoable now)
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan
/archives/2011/08/11/2003510472
(At Washington DC in mid-September, "Tsai is expected to meet with US
Department of State officials to discuss Taiwan-US and Taiwan-China
relations") |
