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1 King Bhumibol came to power 70 years ago He was the world’s

longest serving monarch.

He was born in 1927 in the American community of Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his father was studying medicine The future king was educated mostly in Europe, attending secondary school and a university in Switzerland.

2 He studied music, and was a skilled saxophone player

and composer of jazz He also liked sailing and wrote several

books, including a best-seller about his favorite dog.

He became Thailand’s king in 1946 after the mysterious shooting death of his older brother.

3 The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says Africa has more food security problems than any other continent Representatives of more than 50 countries gathered in Tunisia capital Tunis last month for the agency's 28th yearly Conference

on Africa.

4 The meeting ended with a renewed promise of support for food security and continuing development The FAO says Africa has had strong economic growth in recent years But it says the

continent continues to suffer from low agricultural productivity, low incomes in rural areas and high rates of malnutrition.

5 The United Nations says more than one-thousand-million people

in the world do not have safe, clean water to drink This is about one-sixth of the world's population More than two-thousand-

million people do not have effective sanitation systems to remove bodily wastes The U-N estimates that six-thousand people died each day from preventable diseases caused by unclean water or poor sanitation Most of them are children.

6 China and Taiwan may disagree on political issues But on

Thursday they reached an agreement to protect investors The agreement is important because China and Taiwan do not have diplomatic relations China claims Taiwan as its territory But Taiwan has been self-governing since nineteen forty-nine.

7 The sides agreed to open new industries to investment and to inform the other within twenty-four hours if an investor is arrested Talks on the deal have lasted two years But they have been slowed because of the different legal systems in the two areas.

8 Samsung says it has permanently halted production of its Galaxy Note 7 smart phone after continued overheating problems.

The company announced Tuesday it had stopped manufacturing and selling the troubled devices Samsung said it was acting to protect the safety of phone users.

9 The company issued a worldwide recall of Galaxy Note 7

devices in early September after receiving several reports of

overheating problems The overheating was linked to problems

with batteries that caused some phones to catch fire.

10 After the recall, Samsung began replacing customers’ phones with new Note 7 devices that had a different battery Those devices were supposed to be safer But there were numerous reports of

those replacement phones also overheating.

11 South Korean safety authorities are investigating the problems with the replacement devices They have not yet identified a cause.

The company is offering to give buyers their money back or

exchange the Note 7 phones for other Samsung models.

12 Samsung is the world’s largest maker of smart phones, with nearly twice the world market share of its main competitor Apple.

Jonathan Roubini is an independent technology analyst He says in addition to the actual smart phone problems, the company has also been criticized for the way it dealt with the first phone recall.

1 Samsung says it has permanently halted production of its Galaxy Note 7 smart phone after continued overheating problems

The company announced Tuesday it had stopped manufacturing and selling the troubled devices Samsung said it was acting to protect the safety of phone users

2 The company issued a worldwide recall of Galaxy Note 7 devices in early

September after receiving several reports of overheating problems The

overheating was linked to problems with batteries that caused some phones

5 The Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning to airplane

passengers last month about the Galaxy Note 7 phones It told passengers not to use devices during flights It also urged them not to put the phones in

checked baggage.

6 Samsung is the world’s largest maker of smart phones, with nearly twice the world market share of its main competitor Apple

Jonathan Roubini is an independent technology analyst He says in addition

to the actual smart phone problems, the company has also been criticized forthe way it dealt with the first phone recall

1 China and Taiwan may disagree on political issues But on Thursday they reached an agreement to protect investors The agreement is important

because China and Taiwan do not have diplomatic relations China claims Taiwan as its territory But Taiwan has been self-governing since nineteen forty-nine

The sides agreed to open new industries to investment and to inform the other within twenty-four hours if an investor is arrested Talks on the deal have lasted two years But they have been slowed because of the different legal systems in the two areas

2 In May, anti-China protesters in Vietnam caused damage to at least 460 factories owned by foreigners Thousands of foreign investors fled Vietnam They fear there would be more riots But foreign investment has now

returned to level standard existed before the protests

The flow of money returned for three main reasons The government has promised to protect for investors, also the economy continues to grow Finally, the cost of manufacturing remains low Clothing, furniture and electronics factories have began operating again in Vietnam 20 people dead

in protests and hundreds were injured The protesters were angry about China's placement of an oil industry structure in waters that Vietnam claims

as its territory

3 Long-term tensions between the two countries worsened China and Vietnam fought a border war in 1979 Foreign investment is 17 percent of Vietnam's economy and 66 percent of its exports It provides half of

Vietnam's tax income Ralf Matthaes is the owner of a market advising company in Ho Chi Minh city He says foreign investment has returned because of the government's strong actions Foreign investors from Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan have entered Vietnam since the

government ended investment restrictions in 1987 Their projects have helped support Vietnam's $155 billion economy and have lowered poverty

by adding jobs

4 In July, China moved the platform following talks with Vietnam Before the riots China was the seventh largest investor in Vietnam Last year, it

invested $2.3 billion in the country, that was six times more than in 2012 Much of that investment was materials use to make clothing, machines and other goods.

In the future, Vietnam is expected to make it easier for foreign investors to

do business in the country It will increase the rights of foreign investors to use land And it will build new transportation systems linking Ho Chi Minh City to manufacturing areas

5 From time to time we examine different organizations involved in

development and relief work around the world This week we tell about Oxfam Oxfam is an independent British organization The group works in poor communities with local organizations It says it tries to find permanent answers to poverty and suffering It says every human being has the right to self-respect and a chance to succeed

6 After World War Two, Oxfam decided to continue on and extend its aid

to more than just war victims It saw a need for humanitarian relief in all parts of the world

Today, Oxfam has programs in more than seventy developing countries It says that in each case, it employs local people who know the issues affectingtheir communities Oxfam also carries out education campaigns and policy work It says it wants to make sure governments and international

organizations understand the problems that face the world's poor

7 Oxfam depends on money from supporters to operate A committee

governs the organization with the help of a lower-level group The members

of the two committees are not paid A chief executive supervises the daily operations of Oxfam

Over the past fifty years, Oxfam has carried out numerous projects It has helped communities to set up schools The organization will pay for buildingclassrooms and for equipment and teacher-training programs Oxfam has helped communities improve their health services and water supplies And ittrains local people to teach others in their villages about cleanliness and healthy foods

8 Hilton Worldwide is selling the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City

to a Chinese company for $1.95 billion The buyer Anbang Insurance Group will pay one of highest prices ever for a U.S hotel Hilton

Worldwide says it will use the money from the sale to buy other hotels in theUnited States As part of the deal, Hilton will continue to operate the

Waldorf Astoria for the next 100 years

The Chinese buyer has said it will invest in remodeling the famous property

on Park Avenue to bring it back to its "historical grandeur."

9 Reports say the deal is the largest for a Chinese company buying a U.S building Chinese investors increasingly have become interested in U.S properties Homes especially costly ones are considered a good

investment The National Association of Realtors says China's spending on homes in the U.S has increased sharply The trade group estimates that Chinese buyers spent $22 billion on real estate properties in the twelve-month period ending in March 2014 That is an increase of 72 percent over the 12-month period before

10 Chinese companies also increasingly are seeking businesses outside of the energy and raw materials industries Last year, a Chinese company bought Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the U.S., for nearly $5billion

China holds about $1.2 trillion dollars in United States treasury securities While these investments are safe, they do not give high returns, or yields China has increasingly looked for other ways to invest its huge trade surplus with the U.S

11 For many years, Japan has had a large trade surplus with the U.S In the 1980s, Japanese companies bought important U.S properties These

included a controlling share of Rockefeller Center, also in New York, in

1989 However, not all of these investments made a profit

The Waldorf Astoria hotel opened in 1931 It has been a symbol of the wealth and culture of New York City since that time World leaders and other very famous people have stayed at the hotel Recently, many delegates

to the United Nations General Assembly stayed at the hotel

12 The Chinese and Indian foreign ministers have discussed ways to ease tensions and increase economic ties It was the first high level meeting between the Asian powers since a new government took power in India Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, met for three hours in the Indian capital New Delhi

Afterwards, Indian official said both countries agreed much could be done toimprove their economic relationship Gautam Bambawale of India's foreign ministry says China will consider the possibility of expanding economic cooperation between the two countries

13 Indian Officials say more Chinese investment could reduce India's trade deficit with China That deficit has increased to more than $30 billion India says it wants more Chinese investment in roads, ports and other systems India also would like increased investment in manufacturing - areas in whichIndia is behind China

Some foreign policy observers in India expect new Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase economic ties with China as he tries to meet his campaign promise to develop India's economy But the two countries also have a disputed boarder in the Himalayas The conflict remains unsettled after years

of negotiations India accuses Chinese troops of entering its territory in the past year raising tensions

The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was the first foreign leader to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his election victory Mr Modi described China as "always a priority in India's foreign policy."

products from China arrived in Spain's capital, Madrid The railway is one of the most recent transportation projects that China has financed in Europe China is

paying to improve roads, bridges and railroads to increase trade between East Asia and Europe The European Union is China's biggest trading partner, and Europe is welcoming the money China is spending to improve infrastructure.

The train carried 40 containers and travelled 13,000 kilometers It began in Yiwu, a Chinese city in the coastal province of Zhejiang, in November It arrived in Madrid three weeks later A ship would take about six weeks to make the same trip.

The train is to return to China with Spanish wine and food before the beginning of the Chinese New Year in February.

15 Large numbers of opium poppy plants grow in the mountains of

Myanmar’s Shan State In fact, Shan State is the second-largest producing area in the world

opium-After a drop in production during the 2000s, the number of poppies has risen

in the past eight years Some experts have linked the increased production to

a growing demand for the drug heroin in China But Myanmar’s poppy farmers are now earning less on their crops

Now, the United Nations is hoping many will decide to grow coffee instead

16 For years, thousands of Shan State farmers have earned more profit from

sales of opium poppy than from other crops But poppy prices fluctuate;

they may rise one month, but fall the next

Fifty-four-year-old Long San is a poppy farmer He was one of 400 growers who last year joined a U.N.-supported crop replacement program Long San

is now growing coffee

So far, Myanmar’s efforts to cut down on poppy growing have done little to stop the farmers A U.N study found that more than 57-thousand hectares ofpoppy were grown in Shan State last year That is almost three times the areafarmed in 2006

That has made Myanmar second only to Afghanistan in production

17

Samsung says it has permanently halted production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after continued overheating problems

The company announced Tuesday it had stopped manufacturing and selling the troubled devices Samsung said it was acting to protect the safety of phone users.

The company issued a worldwide recall of Galaxy Note 7 devices in early

September after receiving several reports of overheating problems The

overheating was linked to problems with batteries that caused some phones

19 The Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning to airplane

passengers last month about the Galaxy Note 7 phones It told passengers not to use devices during flights It also urged them not to put the phones in

checked baggage.

Samsung is the world’s largest maker of smartphones, with nearly twice the world market share of its main competitor Apple

Jonathan Roubini is an independent technology analyst He says in addition

to the actual smartphone problems, the company has also been criticized for the way it dealt with the first phone recall

20

Officials in Thailand are working to help the tourism industry in several

provinces affected by deadly bombings earlier this month

Bombings in several southern provinces killed or wounded more than 30 people, including foreigners

Experts say more attacks could have a deeper effect on the industry, which isvery important to the country’s economy.

Economists at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce say the attacks may cause up to 365,000 fewer people to visit the provinces And

they estimate the areas could lose $170 million in revenue.

21

The fourth of July is Independence Day in the United States On that day, wecelebrate the decision by early American leaders to declare independence from Britain

While people in both England and the U.S speak English, the two types of English can be very different

First, there are differences in spelling The British like the letter “u” and have kept it in many words Americans have dropped it Somewhere in our language history, we decided that “labor,” “color” and “favorite” were just fine without the “u” next to the “o.”

But our differences go beyond spelling Sometimes, we use different words entirely

Here, we live in apartments with elevators Over there, they live

in flats with lifts.

We put diapers on our babies and push them in strollers The British love their babies just as much as we do, but they use nappies and prams instead.

We power our cars with gas They use petrol

And, if we need to look in our car’s dark trunk for something, we use

a flashlight They would use a torch to search their dark boot.

22 China has established a clearing center for its money in the United

States

The Bank of China’s office in New York City is the first U.S clearing centerfor the renminbi, or RMB