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impact–n.anotableresult,apowerfuleffect
monetary–adj.oforrelatingtothemoneyinacountry'seconomy
commodity–n.somethingthatisboughtandsold
counterbalance–v.tolimitorbalanceout,havinganoppositebutequaleffect
architecture–n.astructure,somethingthatisbuiltup
integrate–v.tobringtogetherintoawholesidesorgroupsthatwerenottogetherbefore
TWO
sentiment–n.feelingsoranattitudeheldbyalargenumberofpeople
muted–adj.notstrong,limited
perception–n.anopinion,awayofseeingthings
rhetoric–n.publicspeechmeanttopersuadeotherstodoorsupportsomething
disturb–v.tothrowintoconfusion,toworryorupset
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giant-n.apersonorthingthatisverylarge
trunk-n.thethickmainstemofatree
plank-n.along,thickboardthatisusedespeciallyinbuildingsomething
logging-n.theactofcuttingdowntreesinanareaforwood
petition-n.awrittendocumentthatpeoplesigntoshowthattheywantapersonororganizationtodoorchangesomething
quotaaborderfencedivergencedominatedebateanniversary
apresidentialraceprominentthemebeonoffense
republican/democraticpresidentialcandidate共和党/民主党总统候选人
aferociouspresidentialcontesttrillion
havealotonyourplatecomfortzone
AsianCountriesWorryAboutProtectionism
ByMarioRitter
09July,2016
AsiancountriesareincreasinglyconcernedthatpopularangerintheU.S.andEuropemighthurttheirexportsandleadtoaglobaleconomicslowdown.
Votersinindustrializedcountriesarefrustratedwithjoblossesinindustriessuchassteelandautomobilemanufacturing.Manyblamethelossesonglobalizationandfreetradepolicies.
ThesewerereportedlymajorissuesintheBritishvotetoleavetheEuropeanUnion.TheyalsohavebeenenergeticallydiscussedintheU.S.presidentialelection.
Someexpertsarecallingtheseconcernsprotectionism,orseekingtoprotectorblockoffacountry'smarketfromforeignbusinesses.
FredericNeumannco-directsAsianeconomicsresearchforHSBCBankinHongKong.Hesaid,"Risingprotectionismcouldthrowsandinthewheelsoftheglobaltradingsystemandsostarttogumitup."
Amonitor(R)displaysthecurrentexchangerateoftheJapaneseyenagainsttheBritishPoundasatraderworksataforeignexchangebrokerageinTokyo,Japan,24June2016.
EffectsofBritain'svoteonworldmarketshadresults
ThevoteinBritainresultedinwildchangesinfinancialmarketsaroundtheworld.
MajorEastAsiancountrieswerenoexception.Theyreactedwithshort-termeconomicmeasuresmeanttostabilizetheirmarketsbecauseoftheJune23vote.
SouthKoreaorderedanincreaseingovernmentspending.Chinaletthevalueofitscurrencyfall.AndJapanhassaiditisconsideringtakingmeasuresifthevalueoftheJapaneseyencontinuestorise.
However,reactioninAsiatotheheateddisputesovertradeintheWest,especiallyintheU.S.,hasbeensomewhatmuted.
PeterDrysdaleheadstheEastAsianBureauofEconomicResearchattheAustralianNationalUniversity'sCrawfordSchoolofPublicPolicy.HesaidanxietyinAsiaiseasedbytheperceptionthatamorethoughtfuldiscussionwilldevelopovertime.
"TherhetoriccomingoutofthepoliticalcampaignintheUnitedStatesofcoursedoesdisturbpolicyleaderselsewhereintheworldincludingAsia,"Drysdalesaid.
Bothpartiesvoiceoppositiontofreetradedeals
U.S.RepublicanpresidentialcandidateDonaldTrumphasattackedfreetradeagreements(FTA)duringhiscampaign.
HecalledforrenegotiatingorwithdrawingfromtheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement,knownasNAFTA,withCanadaandMexico.HealsosaidheopposestheTrans-PacificPartnership(TPP).ThattradeagreementincludestheUnitedStatesand11otherPacificcountries.
Fromleft,DemocraticpresidentialcandidatesBernieSanders,inSantaMaria,Calif.,May28,2016,andHillaryClinton,inOakland,Calif.,May27,2016,andpresumptiveRepublicanpresidentialcandidateDonaldTrump,ininFresno,Calif.,May27,2016.
Trumphascriticizedtradedeals,butheisnotalone.
TheDemocraticPartypresumptivenomineeforpresident,HillaryClinton,alsovoicedoppositiontotheTPPduringhercampaign.
Shehas,however,supportedfreetradeagreementsinthepast.ShespokeinsupportoftheNAFTAdealasfirstladyoftheU.S.withherhusband,formerpresidentBillClinton.Hesignedtheagreementintolawin1993.
ClintonalsosupportedtheTPPwhenshewasPresidentBarackObama'ssecretaryofstate.Asapresidentialcandidate,however,shesaidthefinalversionwasnotgoodforAmericanworkers.
Someexpertsseeherchangeinpositionas,atleastpartly,areactiontoheropponentintheprimaryelectionsBernieSanders.Hehasbeenoutspokeninhisoppositiontotradedeals.
However,PresidentObamaishopefulthattheU.S.SenatewillapprovetheTPPafterCongressionalelectionsinNovember.
EconomistssaidAsiancountriescouldtakefurthermeasurestoopenuptheireconomiesandincreaseinvestmentinWesterncountries.Drysdalesaidthiscouldeaseanti-tradeangerintheWest.Headdedthatisalreadyhappeningtosomeextent.
"InvestorsinIndiaandChinaandelsewhereintheregionarelookingtoputplantsandinvestmentintoindustrialcountriesandtheUnitedStatesinparticular,"hesaid.
OpponentsoftheTransPacificPartnership(TPP)tradeagreementprotestoutsidetheWhiteHouseinWashington,Feb.3,2016.
FredericNeumannofHSBCsaidAmericancompaniesdocomplainofcomplexregulationsblockingmarketaccesstoKoreaalthoughanagreementisinplace.
OfficialsinSeoulsaySouthKoreahasatradesurplusofabout$10billionwiththeU.S.But,theynotethatSouthKoreancompaniesinvestmoreinAmericathanU.S.companiesinvestinKorea.
Lastweek,RepublicancandidateTrumptookspecificaimattheU.S.freetradeagreementwithSouthKorea.HesaidthedealdoubledtheU.S.tradedeficitwithitsEastAsianallyandlostnearly100,000Americanjobs.
I'mMarioRitter.
BrianPaddenreportedthisstoryforVOANews.MarioRitteradapteditforVOALearningEnglish.HaiDowastheeditor.
Wewanttohearfromyou.Tellusyourthoughtsin
China’sEconomicSlowdownCouldHaveBigEffectonSoutheastAsia
ByMarioRitter
28June,2016
ForSoutheastAsia,theslowdownofChina'seconomymayhaveabiggereconomicimpactthantheBritishvotetoleavetheEuropeanUnion.
China'sgovernmentreportedthecountry'seconomyexpandedat6.7percentinthefirstthreemonthsofthisyear.Thatishighcomparedtomanycountries.However,itisthelowestincreaseofitsGrossDomesticProduct,orGDP,sinceearly2009.GDPisameasureofthemonetaryvalueofallgoodsandservicesproducedinacountry.
JosephIncalcaterraisaneconomistwiththeBritishbankHSBC.
HehasstudiedeconomicgrowthinAsiafrom2000to2014.HesaysChinesetradebecamemoreandmoreimportantintheareaduringthoseyears.Yet,henotesthatChina'sslowingeconomyis,inhiswords,"weighingdownexportsintherestoftheregion."
EstimatesplacethevalueofSoutheastAsia'seconomiesat$2.6trilliondollars.However,growthhasslowedinsevenofthe10membersoftheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations(ASEAN).
Indonesiahasbeenmostaffected,atleastpartlybecauseitexportscommoditiessuchasrawmaterialstoChina.
However,SoutheastAsia'srelativelyyoungpopulationandincreasingwealthkeepgrowthpossible,althoughitsexportstoChinaareslowing.
Earlierthisyear,theAsianDevelopmentBankpredictedeconomicgrowthof4.5percentforthisyearand4.8percentfor2017forthearea.
AmanworksatayarnweavingplantinHaNamprovince,outsideHanoi,Vietnam.
LeHongHiepiswiththeSingapore-basedresearchgroupISEAS-YusofIshakInstitute.HesaidhehasnotseenalotofimpactfromChina'seconomicslowdowninVietnam.Hesaidlastyear,Vietnam'sexportstoChinagrewbyalmost15percent.Hesaidthoseexportswhicharemainlyrawmaterialsandagriculturalproductsarelessaffectedbyaslowingeconomy.
SoutheastAsiancountriessuchasthePhilippines,Myanmar,VietnamandLaoshavehadchangesinpoliticalleadershiprecently.Butthathasnotstoppedtheflowofforeigninvestmenttothearea.NotonlyChina,butIndia,RussiaandtheUnitedStateshavebeenincreasinginvestmentinthearea.
TradebetweentheU.S.andVietnamincreasedto$45billionin2015.Inadditiontoexistingtrade,U.S.PresidentBarackObamahaspushedfortheTransPacificPartnershiptradeagreement.
Thetradedealincludes12Pacificnations.Fourofthosecountries,Brunei,Malaysia,SingaporeandVietnam,areinSoutheastAsia.SupporterssaythedealcounterbalancesChina'sinfluenceinthearea'seconomy.
BrianEylerisdeputydirectoroftheStimsonCenter'sSoutheastAsiaProgram.HethinksU.S.investmentintheareawillcontinuetoincrease.Hesays,"WeseetheU.S.investingmoreinSoutheastAsia,trainingmore,restructuringitsdiplomaticarchitecture,tobetterintegratewithSoutheastAsia."
EylersaidIndiaandRussiaareseekingtodothesame.HenotedthatChina'sslowdownleavesroads,portsandotherpublicsystemsunderused.Inhiswords,"Noonewantstoseethatgotowaste."
I'mDorothyGundy.
SequoiaandKingsCanyon:
ALandofGiants
thecommByAshleyThompson
09September,2016
Thisweekonournationalparksjourney,wevisitalandofgiants,highupinCalifornia'sSierraNevadamountains.
HereyouwillfindthelargestlivingthingsonEarth,aswellasthetallestmountaininthecontinentalUnitedStates.ItisalsohometothedeepestcanyoninAmerica.
WelcometoSequoiaandKingsCanyonNationalPark!
LookingupatgiantsequoiatreesinSeq
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