14-03-27 The Phalaenopsis orchid, also known as the moth orchid, is the most important pot flower（盆花） in terms of market value in the world's major floriculture（花卉栽培） markets. Because nitrogen significantly affects the growth and flowering of Phala...

14-03-06 Business growth in the eurozone accelerated last month to its fastest pace since June 2011, a survey says. 调查显示，二月份欧盟的企业拓展速度加快，达到2011年6月以来最高值。 The final Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Feb...

14-02-08 The US economy added 113,000 jobs in January, the second month in a row the figure has been weaker than expected. 2014年一月份美国新增工作岗位11.3万，连续第二个月低于预期值。 Economists had predicted the US Labor Department would report an increase...

14-01-24 Shares in China's Lenovo have risen after the firm agreed to buy IBM's low-end server business for $2.3bn. 中国联想同意23亿美元收购IBM的低端服务器业务部，此举使联想股价上涨。 Its shares rose as much as 9% to HK$11.28 in early trade on the Hong Kong...

14-01-16 In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their growth rates and sequester（使隔绝） more carbon as they age. In a letter pub...

14-01-15 The global economy is at a turning point, the World Bank has said, as it forecasts stronger growth for 2014. 世界银行称，全球经济正处于转折点，并预测2014年将有强势增长。 In its annual report on the world economy, the bank said richer countries appea...

13-12-09 To technology insiders, graphene is a certified big deal. The one-atom thick carbon-based material elicits rhapsodic（狂热的） descriptions as the strongest, thinnest material known. It also is light, flexible, and able to conduct electricity as wel...

13-11-14 The French economy contracted in the third quarter of the year and the German economy slowed, latest official figures show. 最新官方数据显示，第三季度法国经济有所缩减，德国经济增长放缓。 France's economy contracted by 0.1% in the July-to-September p...

13-08-06 Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to a new record low, in an attempt to spur a fresh wave of economic growth. 澳大利亚央行将基准利率降至新低点，试图以此激起新一波的经济增长。 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut its key...

13-06-07 Germany's central bank has cut its growth forecast for the country, but says the outlook for the economy has become brighter. 德国央行降低了经济增长预期，但是称经济前景变得更加明朗。 The Bundesbank expects the economy to grow by 0.3% this year, down...