From Washington, this is VOA news. I'm Dave DeForest reporting. _______________________________________ The agreement, reached after 30 hours of negotiations, defused the latest confrontation on the Korean peninsula that had threatened to turn into a military conflict. Worries about a slowdown in the rate of increase in China's growing economy is fueling a drop in stock and oil prices around the world. In Asia, Shanghai's stock index plunged more than 8 percent. Markets were down in Europe and the U.S. as well. 来自华盛顿,这里是VOA新闻.我是大卫`迪福斯特报道. ________________________________双方在长达30个小时的谈判后,努力达成了一项协议,化解了朝鲜半岛这起即将转化为一场军事冲突最新对抗. 对中国经济增长速度放缓的担忧正推动全球股票和原油价格的下跌.在亚洲,上海股票指数下跌8%以上.欧洲和美国市场也同样下跌.
