VOA双语新闻2008年：韩起诉被撞中国油轮船员被指

The owners of a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker involved in South Korea's worst oil spill say the South Korean decision to indict the ship's officers for the incident is unjust. The owners say the crew should in fact be commended. 在韩国发生事故

VOA双语新闻2008年：Economic Stimulus Package

President Bush says he is optimistic about reaching agreement with opposition legislators on an economic stimulus package. The U.S. central bank has cut the key interest rate in an effort to boost the troubled U.S. economy and stop a global sell-off

VOA双语新闻：西方学者：变化中的中国重新尊孔

The Olympic games are drawing attention to China, which is undergoing sweeping changes as it modernizes. Yet some in China look to the past for inspiration, to the ideas of social harmony of the philosopher Confucius. Political scholar Daniel Bell, a

VOA双语新闻 ---乌克兰面临俄罗斯减少天然气供应

The government of Ukraine will meet Wednesday to consider options in the face further reductions in natural gas deliveries from Russia. Russia's state-run energy giant, Gazprom, is assuring customers in Europe that their supplies will not be affected

VOA双语新闻 ---赖斯国务卿重返中东挽救以巴和谈

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East this week, meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a bid to try and prevent Israeli-Palestinian peace talks from collapsing. Three months after a U.S. brokered Mideast Peace

VOA双语新闻 --- 阿高官否认美国对中央政府的评估

Afghanistan's top intelligence officer is rejecting a U.S. estimate that only 30 percent of the country is under the control of the central government in Kabul. Amrullah Saleh suggested U.S. officials misunderstand Afghanistan's traditional governing

VOA双语新闻 --- 汇丰银行注销172亿美元坏帐

Britain's largest bank, HSBC, has written off $17.2 billion in bad debt after the U.S. housing market slide hit the value of its loans in 2007. The annual loss is the largest reported amongst Britain's big five mortgage lenders. 英国最大的银行汇

VOA双语新闻 --- 俄大选已成定局 强对手未能参选

With all but half a percent of the ballots counted from Sunday's presidential election in Russia, Kremlin candidate Dmitri Medvedev has garnered more than all of his opponents, combined. Now, Medvedev is indicating how he will share power with outgoi

VOA双语新闻 --- 布托的侄女：巴选举不是民主胜利

Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto, niece of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, says last month's elections in Pakistan were not a victory for democracy, but rather a continuation of dynastic politics. 被暗杀的前巴基斯坦总理贝

VOA双语新闻 --- Trade a Hot Topic in US Presidential Cont

Amid a weakening U.S. economy, America's foreign-trade policy has become a contentious issue in the presidential race. Both major Democratic Party candidates say free-trade pacts have harmed American workers, while the presumed Republican nominee - a

VOA双语新闻 --- 巴勒斯坦中断与以色列的和平谈判

The Palestinians have suspended peace negotiations with Israel in response to a deadly incursion into the Gaza Strip. More than 100 Palestinians, including many civilians, have been killed during the past two days. Two Israeli soldiers were also kill

VOA双语新闻 --- Egyptian Bread Crisis Stirs Anger

In Egypt, a shortage of subsidized bread has resulted in long lines and occasional clashes in which several people have been killed. The president has ordered the army to use its bakeries to try to end the bread crisis, but the roots of the problem a

VOA双语新闻 --- Russia Drafts Law Limiting Foreign Invest

The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, passed legislation Friday limiting the ability of foreigners to invest in industrial sectors considered as strategic. This came shortly after the Russian government announced the arrest of two Russian

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bush Arrives in Saudi Arabia

President Bush is in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah. Mr. Bush is seeking support from the Saudis for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and his tough stance on Iran. 美国总统布什在沙特阿拉伯和阿卜杜拉国王举行会谈。布什

VOA双语新闻2008年：India's Economic Boom Likely to Cont

India witnessed impressive economic growth for the fifth straight year in 2007. As the surging South Asian economy is attracting the attention of foreign and domestic investors. 南亚大国印度带着连续5年经济增长高速增长的成绩迈入了

VOA双语新闻2008年：China Toy Makers

2007 was a bad year for China's toy industry, when foreign companies recalled millions of Chinese toys over safety concerns. At Asia's largest toy fair in Hong Kong, Chinese toy makers were trying to regain the confidence of buyers. 2007年对中国的

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bush Honors Martin Luther King

The United States is honoring the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Junior, on the national holiday that bears his name. President Bush marked the occasion with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Junior, Memorial Library in Washington, D.

VOA双语新闻2008年：Republican Presidential Debate

Republican candidates in the U.S. presidential race debated economic policy and the war in Iraq during a televised debate late Thursday in the southern state of Florida. The candidates are striving for a lead ahead of the state's primary Tuesday. 美国

VOA双语新闻2008年：Gazans Pour Into Egypt

Thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip poured into an Egyptian border town, early Wednesday, after militants blew a large hole in the border wall overnight that separates Gaza from Egypt. 成千上万的巴勒斯坦人星期三早些时候从加

VOA双语新闻2008年：Bush Urges OPEC to Raise Output

President Bush is calling on the world's major oil-producing countries to increase their output. Mr. Bush will visit Egypt Wednesday on the final stop of his eight-day tour of the Middle East. Mr. Bush also issued another warning to Iran. 美国总统布