New Exercise Guidelines: Start Young, Sit Less

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Most of us know that physical activity leads to better health. That is nothing new. But for the first time in 10 years, the United States government has changed its guidance on how much

Chinese liquor giants fined for price fixing

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top two liquor makers Kweichew Moutai and Wu Liangye were fined a total of 449 million yuan (71.41 million U.S dollars) for price fixing, according to local price regulators. The Guizhou-based Moutai and Sichuan-b

2016年CRI China Releases Guidelines to Build Better Cities

Urbanization in the past few decades has brought about significant social and economic changes in China. However, rapid urbanization has also spawned serious problems such as traffic jams, pollution and public safety hazards. To cure such urban ills,

Facebook Makes Public its Full Content Guidelines

Facebook published detailed guidelines Tuesday for what users can and cannot post on the social media service. Earlier this month, lawmakers called on Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to appear in Congress. They demanded that his company take more step

VOA标准英语2012--WHO Issues New HIV Guidelines for Couples

WHO Issues New HIV Guidelines for Couples The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines for couples in which one partner is HIV positive and the other is not. The guidelines for so-called discordant couples are being praised by UNAIDS, Doct

谷歌公司与俄罗斯反垄断局达成和解

Google has promised to allow rivals' search engines and apps to be pre-installed on phones running its versions of Android in Russia. In addition, Google has promised to develop a tool to make it easy for users to change their device's default search

美国习惯用语:293 class act; hard act to follow;

今天要讲的惯用语里有个共同的词act。这真是个多义词，但是我们的时间有限说不了那么多，所以今天要说到的act都有表演的意思。比方说，我们要学的第一个习惯用语是：class act。 Class这里

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Chief Says International Community Must Act

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 25 September 2007 An unprecedented summit on climate change has ended at the United Nations. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the event has sent a powerful political signal to the world that there is the will and

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Debate Over New Guidelines

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. On Monday, an influential group of medical experts released new guidelines on testing for breast cancer. The guidelines are from the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Its members are appoint

VOA标准英语2009年-Breast, Cervical Cancer Guidelines Cal

Medical panels extend age-related guidelines for mammograms and Pap test Melinda Smith | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 Woman taking mammogram test This study is absolutely ludicrous. They need to start getting mammograms at age 40. Mammograms pick

VOA标准英语2012--New Guidelines Would Help Ensure HIV Treatment

New Guidelines Would Help Ensure HIV Treatment 新指南将有助于帮助艾滋病治疗 New guidelines have been released to help HIV infected people get on treatment and stay on it. The recommendations appear in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Th

VOA标准英语2011--Indian PM Calls on Anti-Corruption Activ

Indian PM Calls on Anti-Corruption Activist to End Hunger Strike 印度总理呼吁反腐分子停止绝食 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called on activist Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike being conducted to call for tougher anti-cor

VOA标准英语2014--WHO Issues New Contraception Guidelines 世卫组织发布新的避孕指南

WHO Issues New Contraception Guidelines 世卫组织发布新的避孕指南 The World Health Organization says women's rights must be respected and protected when they seek contraception services. The WHO has issued new guidelines for policymakers a

China unveils reform guidelines on income distribution

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday unveiled reform guidelines on income distribution amid growing public concerns over a widening wealth gap. The guidelines encourage further work to improve the initial distribution system and stepped-up ef

豪车市场遭遇反垄断调查

Industry insiders are suggesting the Chinese government's anti-monopoly investigations of some foreign luxury car brands sold in China are coming to an end. It's being reported that local authorities in Shanghai and Hubei have confirmed infractions b

研究:看3D电视有害健康

If conventional wisdom says that watching TV is bad for your eyes, watching 3D TV may be three times worse. 如果在传统观念中，看电视伤眼睛，那么看3D 电视对眼睛的损害可能是普通电视的3 倍。 Doctors and researchers a

Actos prevents diabetes in high-risk people

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study has found that Actos, a medicine treats onset diabetes, could also reduce the diabetes(糖尿病) risk in people with prediabetes. The study, which was published Wednesday in New England Journal of Medicin

Russian Federal Council passes "anti-Magnitsky Act"

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Federation Council, or the upper house of the parliament, approved on Wednesday a bill which would imposes entry bans on U.S. citizens who have allegedly committed crimes against Russians abroad, and persons in

英闻天下——141 Moutai Investigated for Price Monopoly

Kweichow Moutai has announced on its official website that the company's new policies will soon be published under the guidance of China National Development and Reform Commission and the local bureau of commodity prices in Guizhou Province. Moutai's

New Heart-Health Guidelines Issued for Women

The American Heart Association is out with a new set of guidelines aimed at preventing heart disease in women. Although, heart disease is thought to mainly affect men, it is actually an equal opportunity killer. These are the first heart-health tips