June 4Th International Media Headlines

The following are the headlines of global media in June 4th.

　　《紐約時報》：家樂福實施加強美國市場的經(jīng)營戰(zhàn)略

Lars Olofsson, President of Carrefour Group, has put the French retailer's future in a simple strategy: to strengthen the US market and to dominate overseas markets without withdrawing them.

Before Carrefour accepted the Carrefour, Carrefour had done so and withdrew from the markets of Japan, Switzerland and Mexico.

Under his leadership, Carrefour has also withdrawn from Russia and has reduced its operating scale in southern Italy, Portugal and Belgium.

He plans to further invest in China, Brazil and India.

However, if the prospects there are not so sure, the group may also be downsizing.

　　《華盛頓郵報》：沃爾瑪與網(wǎng)上學校合作為員工提供大學學分

According to a plan released on Thursday, employees of WAL-MART and Sam Club (Sam 1, s Club) will be able to get credits by completing their work.

An employee can earn 45% credits of a required bachelor's degree or bachelor's degree through work.

The project is jointly implemented by WAL-MART and an Internet based APU American (Public University). The credits obtained by employees can be applied to apply for the degree of retail management in APU university or as an elective credit for other majors.

To get a degree, an employee needs to complete courses other than work.

　　《今日美國》：美國經(jīng)濟報告顯示美國服務行業(yè)出現(xiàn)增長

On Thursday, US related agencies issued four economic reports, indicating that the US economy is still recovering, but the process is slow.

The four reports were: the American Supply Management Association announced that the non manufacturing index in May was 55.4%, the same as in April and March. The US Department of Commerce said that the factory orders in the United States increased by 1.2% in April, and the surge in demand for commercial aircraft offset the sluggish demand in other industries. According to the labor department data, the number of initial claims for unemployment benefits decreased by 10 thousand last week to 453000 in May 29th, and the revised first quarter productivity increased by 2.8% in the first quarter of this year, lower than the previous estimate of 3.6%.

　　《衛(wèi)報》：G8準備放棄對非洲的援助承諾

It is reported that the summit meeting held in Canada this month in Mu Su KUKA did not mention the commitments made by the G-8 at the Glen Eagles summit in 2005, that is, an additional $25 billion in additional aid to the financial aid to Africa's $50 billion a year.

The move is based on the request of France and Italy to complete the 2010 aid target.

　　《泰晤士報》：受罷工影響 英航5月流失乘客40萬

In May, nearly 400 thousand passengers abandoned the use of British Airways because of the strike of British Airways crew, which forced hundreds of flights to be cancelled.

The number of passengers dropped by 14.2% to 2 million 300 thousand.

At present, it has already caused a loss of 119 million pounds. As the crew will start a new round of strike tomorrow, the daily loss will be increased by 7 million pounds.

　　《金融時報》：G20峰會旨在推動全球經(jīng)濟復蘇

Finance ministers and central bank governors of the world's major economies are seeking to work together to promote global economic recovery, worrying that the weak EU public finance will hinder the recovery.

At the summit of the group of 20 in Busan, South Korea last weekend, finance ministers and officials hoped to revive confidence in the financial markets.

However, the parties concerned have yet to reach a consensus on the best policy of combating debt threats.

　　《印度時報》：印度食品通貨膨脹率達16.5%

The India food inflation data released today showed that the price of soy products, milk and fruit rose in the week ending in May 22nd. The inflation rate of food in India reached 16.55%, up 0.32% from 16.23% in the previous week.

The prices of potatoes and onions were reduced by 34.1% and 11.6% respectively.

On the contrary, soy products rose by 30.8%, milk increased by 21.12%, fruit increased by 13.7%, and vegetables increased by 1.34%.

Experts predict that prices will gradually drop in the next two to three months.

　　《日本時報》：日本商界領(lǐng)袖敦促盡快建立可信賴的內(nèi)閣

After the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio, the most influential business leaders in the Japanese business community immediately said that the new responsible government must be established as soon as possible.

The president of the Japan business alliance believes that the new government must be able to stabilize Japan's situation and build domestic and international confidence.

The president of the Japan Business Association said that Japan is facing a challenging situation at home and abroad. The new government must shoulder this responsibility quickly.