The economies of the areas that were hit still remain fragile and are likely to take a lot longer to recover, according to fresh data from credit card firm Visa International.

威士国际信用卡公司的最新统计数据显示，遭受海啸袭击的东南亚地区的经济仍然十分脆弱，可能需要更长时间才能恢复正常。

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The Netherlands, for example, has a special visa programme for those holding masters degrees from universities that come in the top 150 in two international league tables.

比如，荷兰就为两种国际大学排名中位居前150强高校的硕士学位获得者准备了特殊的签证方案。

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Sponsors of international soccer including Visa, Coca-Cola and Adidas have warned that the ethics scandal is hurting the sport.

国际足球的赞助商包括VISA，可口可乐和阿迪达斯道德丑闻损害了体育精神。

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There are roughly 70 million smart cards with electronic purse applications being used throughout Europe now, said Jon Prideaux, executive vice president for new products at Visa International in Europe.

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Predictably, stocks tumbled when investors started to tremble on fears that the economy was on the brink of falling over the fiscal cliff, among them Coca-Cola (KO), Visa International (V), Disney (DIS), Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), J.

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According to recent data released by Visa, international tourists increased their spending in the U.S. by 18% in 2010 compared to the previous year.

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