VOA双语新闻 --- 美国促中国废除环保产品进口限制

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has urged Beijing to scrap barriers on imports of pollution-reducing technology. The secretary praised China's appreciating its currency, but said it should continue. 美国财政部长保尔森星期四在北京发

VOA双语新闻 --- 战争罪法庭宣判前科索沃总理无罪

Kosovo's former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has been acquitted of all charges by judges at the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. He and two former Commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army had been charged with murdering, raping, torturin

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush, Putin Look Back US-Russian Relation

During a joint news conference in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin spoke with a bit of nostalgia as they looked back at their stewardship of U.S.-Russian relations during the past seven years. 美国总统布什

VOA双语新闻 --- Asia Battles Hike in Rice Prices

Grocery stores in Hong Kong have replenished rice supplies after panic buying nearly cleared the shelves. Concern is growing among Asian consumers that the region's staple food will no longer be affordable for low-income families. 香港各家食品杂

VOA双语新闻 --- 穆斯林在雅加达抗议荷兰议员电影

Several dozen members of a hardline Islamic group held a demonstration outside the Dutch embassy in Jakarta to protest a film made by a right-wing Dutch lawmaker that accuses the Koran of inciting violence. 一个强硬派伊斯兰组织的几十名成

VOA双语新闻 --- 美中举行研讨会商讨解决环境污染

Chinese and U.S. officials are working together to find ways to combat environmental problems. The two countries held their first joint workshop on environmental cooperation. 美国和中国官员正在共同努力寻求克服环境污染问题的途径

VOA双语新闻 --- 尼泊尔投票选议会转型民主共和国

Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed election is being closely monitored by tens of

VOA双语新闻 --- 加沙激进分子越境枪杀以色列平民

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have carried out a deadly cross-border raid. The attack is likely to provoke Israeli retaliation. 加沙地带的巴勒斯坦激进分子越过以色列边界发动了一次猛烈的袭击。这次袭击可能会

VOA双语新闻 --- 尼泊尔清点选票无政党获绝对优势

Vote counting is under way in Nepal following the nation's historic constituent assembly election. Officials say preliminary reports indicate a high turnout and a low level of vote manipulation. That is expected to formally end more than 200 years of

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国会民主党人批评布什伊战决定

Democrats are criticizing President Bush's latest decisions on military deployments in Iraq, based on recommendations of the U.S. military commander and senior U.S. diplomat in the country. Republicans supported the president, who approved a plan to

VOA双语新闻 --- 北约将讨论阿富汗局势及东扩问题

Leaders from the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization hold their summit this week in Bucharest, Romania. Topping the agenda will be what to do to help stabilize Afghanistan and what additional countries NATO may invite to join the alliance. 北

VOA双语新闻 --- 北韩首次批韩总统李明博为卖国贼

North Korea has singled out South Korea's president for harsh criticism, for the first time since he took office. Meanwhile, the chief American envoy to talks aimed ending North Korea's nuclear weapons is in Seoul, warning time is running out for the

VOA双语新闻 ---美指北韩帮助叙利亚建造核反应堆

Key members of the U.S. Congress are being briefed Thursday on U.S. intelligence information indicating North Korean nuclear cooperation with Syria. North Korea is being pressed to disclose its proliferation activity as part of the six-party agreemen

VOA双语新闻 ---气候变化对发展中国家特有风险？

International concern is mounting that global warming could put millions of people at risk through drought, floods and other extreme weather. A group of economists, scientists, and international leaders met in New York recently to discuss how climate

VOA双语新闻 ---密西西比河水位上涨至近年最高点

The Mississippi river, which drains more than 40 percent of North America's river flow into the Gulf of Mexico, is at its highest point in years, leading to concern that levees protecting the city of New Orleans could be compromised. A few weeks ago,

VOA双语新闻 ---塔利班袭击阿富汗检阅式总统无恙

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has survived an assault by Taliban militants on a military parade in Kabul. At least three people were killed, including a parliament member, and eight others were wounded in the attack. 阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊在咯布

VOA双语新闻 ---美议员批评政府推迟披露叙核情报

U.S. legislators of both political parties are criticizing the Bush administration for only recently disclosing intelligence it possessed about an alleged secret Syrian nuclear reactor that Israel bombed last year. 美国民主、共和两党国会议员

VOA双语新闻 ---世行指责以色列窒息巴勒斯坦经济

The World Bank is accusing Israel of stifling the Palestinian economy. Palestinian economic development has clashed with Israeli security considerations. 世界银行指责以色列窒息巴勒斯坦的经济。巴勒斯坦的经济发展和以色列的

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国国务院批评缅甸新宪法草案

The U.S. State Department said Thursday Burma's new draft constitution provides little hope for real change in the military-ruled Southeast Asian country. To be voted on in a May 10 referendum, the draft would leave major power in the hands of the mi

VOA双语新闻 ---美国牛肉成美韩自由贸易协定关键

The United States and South Korea are each gearing up for a crucial vote to ratify a major trade liberalization deal. In South Korea, opponents of the pact are trying to block a separate compromise to open up the country to American beef imports - a