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- Burmese Democracy Party Skips Parliament Opening
- 緬甸民主黨派新議員不參加就職宣誓
- Burma's parliament reopened Monday with newly elected democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 42 others in her National League for Democracy party refusing to take their seats in a dispute over the oath of office.
- 緬甸議會星期一復會；民主領袖翁山素姬和她所屬的全國民主聯盟的 42 名新議員對就職誓詞有異議，拒絕入座。
- Also Monday, the European Union suspended long-standing trade and economic sanctions against Burma for one year in response to political reforms in the Southeast Asian nation.
- 同樣在星期一，歐盟把針對緬甸的長期貿易和經濟制裁暫停一年，做為對這個東南亞國家政治改革的回應。
- NLD party officials say their contingent will not take their seats in parliament until the oath is changed so that they need not swear to protect a constitution written by the former military junta.
- 全國民主聯盟的官員表示，他們的代表團不會就座，除非修改誓詞，使他們不需要宣誓捍衛前軍政府撰寫的憲法。
- Party spokesman Nyan Win told reporters Monday he believes the issue will be resolved quickly.
- 全國民主聯盟發言人年溫星期一對記者表示，他相信這個問題很快會得到解決。
- The NLD wants the oath changed so its parliamentarians are required to "respect" the constitution rather than "safeguard" it. But the ruling party has so far refused.
- 全國民主聯盟要求將誓詞修改成 “尊重” 憲法，而不是要求他們 “捍衛” 憲法；但是執政黨至今拒絕修改誓詞。
- President Thein Sein, visiting Tokyo, told reporters Monday he has no plans to change the wording of the oath.
- 正在出訪東京的緬甸總統吳登盛星期一對記者表示，他沒有改變誓詞措辭的計劃。
- But insisted he will never reverse the ongoing democratization process.
- 但吳登盛堅持說，他永遠不會逆轉正在進行的民主化進程。
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- US Hosting Increasing Numbers of Chinese Tourists
- 中國訪美旅遊人數大增
- An increasing number of Chinese tourists are visiting the United States, pleasing many American businesses in tough economic times.
- 中國訪美遊客人數不斷增加，令處於經濟艱難時期的許多美國企業受益。
- The number of U.S. tourist visas issued to Chinese has risen dramatically, from 203,000 travelers in 2004 to the latest number available, which is 1.1 million.
- 美國向中國公民簽發的旅遊簽證數量已大幅增加，從 2004 年的 20 萬 3000 增加到去年的 110 萬，這是可獲得的最新數字。
- That puts China ninth on the list of countries of origin for U.S. tourism.
- 這使中國成為美國的第 9 大旅遊客源國。
- Ron Erdmann, deputy director of the U.S. Commerce Department's Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, told VOA the Chinese tourists are giving a boost to the U.S. economy.
- 美國商務部旅遊與旅行業辦公室副主任羅恩‧厄爾德曼對美國之音說，中國遊客提振了美國經濟。
- Erdmann said Chinese tourism also benefits the people of both countries culturally.
- 厄爾德曼說，中國遊客訪美還有利於兩國人民的文化交流。
- Erdmann said the growth in tourism from China is also boosting the sector of the U.S. travel industry that specializes in providing services to Chinese visitors.
- 厄爾德曼說，中國訪美遊客人數增加還促使美國旅遊業改善向中國遊客提供的服務。
- He said the U.S. government, for its part, is working to make sure that most visa applicants are approved promptly.
- 他說，美國政府也在致力於確保大多數簽證申請快速獲批。
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