VOA常速英语2016--缅甸家政女工在泰国受到不公正待遇

缅甸家政女工在泰国受到不公正待遇 Every year, an estimated two million migrant workers from Myanmar join the Thai workforce seeking better pay and working conditions. While the minimum wage has risen to about $10 a day, rights groups s

China Eyes Information Consumption to Boost Domestic Demand

China is set to make the information technology industry a key domestic driver as part of plans to rebalance the economy. State Council is targeting information products and services leading consumption which they say will reach 3.2 trillion yuan ove

Bush Outlines Foreign and Domestic Policies for Second Term

By Paula Wolfson President Bush says he will push hard for his domestic and foreign priorities in his second term in office. Mr. Bush is offering to work with his political opponents but at the same t

VOA标准英语2010年-Domestic, Global Economic Shifts Force

Monday September 6 is Labor Day in the United States, a day set aside to honor American workers and the dignity of labor. The organized labor movement of the late 19th century that spawned the national holiday has waxed and waned over the years. Many

报告显示 超半数中国国内企业有望增加招聘

More than half of firms on the Chinese mainland are expected to take on staff this year, according to a recruitment survey released last Thursday. 据上周四发布的一份调查报告显示，今年中国大陆预计超过一半的公司都会雇佣

VOA慢速英语2014 Video Highlights Domestic Abuse Issue

Video Highlights Domestic Abuse Issue Twenty-five percent of American women will experience domestic violence, that is, physical abuse by a partner. Most cases are never reported to police. But recently such violence was captured on video tape. The N

VOA标准英语2012--Young Americans Turn to Old-Fashioned Domestic Lifestyle

Young Americans Turn to Old-Fashioned Domestic Lifestyle Shannon Kline and her daughter Alice are picking the last of the summer harvest from the family's vegetable garden while her husband Geoff Delanoy prepares the soil for their fall crops. Life f

VOA标准英语2009年-Thai Auto Sector Banks on Government Assistance

Auto industry executives in Thailand are calling on the government to support the industry, in the face of sharply falling exports and local sales. Layoffs are starting to mount, but analysts are upbeat about the longer term future with more investm

VOA标准英语2011--More US Companies Look Global as Domesti

MoreUSCompaniesLookGlobalasDomesticDemandDrops Since the economic recession in 2008, some U.S. companies that historically depend on the domestic market started looking elsewhere for business. In Southern California, organizations that help businesse

VOA标准英语2010年-ILO Seeks Global Support for Domestic

Steps to launch an international convention on domestic workers led by the United Nations are slowly gaining global support at a time of rising demand for domestic staff in the world economy. A senior U.N. International Labor Organization official is

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyans Line Up for Middle East Jobs Despite Record of Abuse

Kenyans Line Up for Middle East Jobs Despite Record of Abuse Twenty-year-old Benard Akech has too much time on his hands. Since graduating from high school two years ago, he has yet to find a job in Nairobi. So, he has decided to look for work abroad

Domestic Workers from Myanmar Overworked in Thailand

Domestic Workers from Myanmar Overworked in Thailand CHIANG MAI, THAILAND In Thailand, thousands of unregistered domestic workers from Myanmar face daily abuse at the hands of their employees. But now, as Myanmar opens to reform, changes are coming s

美国国家公共电台 NPR What Is, And Isn't, Considered Domestic Terrorism

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The investigation into the Las Vegas shooting is in the early stages, and already there's a debate over whether to call this crime an act of domestic terrorism. We're going to take a moment now to look at what is and isn't define

VOA标准英语2010年-Cases of Domestic Violence Increase in

Florence Wanjiku lived that life for 10 years with her husband, an alcoholic. She describes one drunken night. He went to the kitchen, grabbed the wooden spoon, came with it, started beating me up the way you beat a little child, using a stick or som

VOA常速英语2008年-West African Children Trafficked, Abandoned to

By Kari Barber Forecariah, Conakry 15 April 2008 Children in West Africa are being trafficked at an alarming rate, often sold by their own families. Many of these children are then forced to work as manual laborers or as domestic servants without pay

VOA常速英语2007年-Rights Group Says Sri Lankan Domestic Workers A

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 14 November 2007 A leading rights group says Sri Lankan domestic workers in the Middle East are victims of serious abuses. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Human Rights Watch accuses Persian Gulf countries of fa

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0516 - 狮身人面像惊现石家庄，法老你知道吗？

Topic1 Chinese families are not what they used to beAn official report on family development in China shows the traditional Chinese family has been undergoing a dramatic change. The number of people in a Chinese family home is getting smaller, with s

2016年CRI China's First Anti-domestic Violence Law Takes Effect

Figures from China Law Society show about one-third of Chinese families have dealt with some form of domestic violence. More than 90-percent of the reported cases involve the abuse of women, children and the elderly. One-in-four Chinese women have su

2015年CRI iPhone 6S Meets Challenge from Other iPhones, Domestic Smart Phones in China

Just two days after Apple released its latest iPhone upgrade, the iPhone 6S, reporters in Shanghai did a straw poll survey of locals around the city to gauge the reaction. While certainly not scientific, the lack of enthusiasm is quite evident. Apple

CCTV9英语新闻：Domestic travel sees new trends during holiday

China's tourism industry has been flourishing during the week-long National Day holiday. More than 532 million domestic trips are expected to between Oct. 1st and 7th. And a variety of measures are being rolled out to ensure a safe, happy vacation fo