09-21-06

美国财长促中国对外国竞争者开放金融市场 (US Treasury Secretary Urges China to Open Financial Markets to Foreign Competition)

美国财政部长保尔森敦促中国对外国竞争者开放金融市场，并表示这是最符合中国经济利益的。

保尔森星期四在北京清华大学发表演讲时说，允许更多的外国投资进入中国金融业，会促使中国经济更加健康发展，并提高中国日益增长的储蓄投资的回报。

保尔森发表上述讲话的前一天，美中两国宣布，计划每年至少两次就经济问题举行高层会谈。

有关官员说，这个协议目的是促进两国的经济合作。

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is urging China to open its financial markets to foreign competition, saying it would be in the country's best economic interest.

Speaking today (Thursday) at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Paulson said allowing more foreign investment in China's financial industries would make the country's economy healthier and improve investment returns for China's rising savings.

Paulson spoke a day after the United States and China announced they plan to hold top-level meetings on economic issues at least twice a year.

Officials say the agreement is designed to promote economic cooperation.

匈牙利反对党出于安全顾虑推迟集会 (Hungarian Opposition Postpones Rally Due To Security Concerns)

由于安全方面的顾虑，匈牙利最主要的反对党决定取消在布达佩斯举行的集会。此前，布达佩斯已经连续3个晚上发生反政府暴乱。

匈牙利青年民主主义者联盟的一位发言人星期四说，决定推迟原定星期六举行的集会，是因为担心暴乱可能升级。

匈牙利总理久尔恰尼承认，在经济状况问题上曾一再欺骗选民。然后，数以千计的要求久尔恰尼总理辞职的示威者这个星期走上布达佩斯的街头。久尔恰尼总理拒绝辞职。

Hungary's main opposition party has called off a planned rally in Budapest because of security concerns, after three nights of anti-government rioting in the capital.

Speaking today (Thursday), a spokesman for the opposition (FIDESZ) party said the rally set for Saturday was being postponed because it is feared the rioting could escalate.

Thousands of protesters seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany took to the streets of Budapest this week, after he admitted lying repeatedly to voters about the economy. Mr. Gyurcsany has refused to quit.