2006年VOA标准英语-US Legislators Race to Conclude Vietnam, Other

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 December 2006 Legislation to establish permanent U.S. normal trade relations [PNTR] with Vietnam is nearing consideration again in the U.S. Congress, and could win final approval before lawmakers are scheduled to adjo

VOA标准英语2010年-Activists Arrested in Angola After Tog

Amnesty International has accused the Angolan government of cracking down on human rights activists following an attack earlier this month against Togo's football team. On Sunday, Francisco Luemba, a leading human rights activist and former member of

2007年VOA标准英语-Rice Authorizes Talks With Syria on Iraq Refuge

By David Gollust Washington 08 February 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Senators Thursday she has instructed the chief of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Damascus to engage the Syrian government on the issue of Iraqi refugees. The move i

VOA标准英语2010年-Art Imitates Life for Jennifer Lopez i

Jennifer Lopez as Zoe in The Back-Up Plan Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez did not made any movies for the past couple of years while she took time out for the birth of her twins. Now she's back on screen with a romantic comedy about a mother-to-be

VOA标准英语2010-Rounder Records Releases 40th Anniversary

When it comes to throwing a party, Rounder Records travels first class all the way. The label's star-studded 40th Anniversary Concert was celebrated last October on one of the world's most famous stages, the Grand Ole Opry. It's not often you see a l

VOA标准英语2009年-3 US-Based Scientists Capture 2009 Nobel P

By Tom Rivers London 05 October 2009 Three U.S.-based scientists have won the 2009 Nobel prize for medicine for their discovery into how chromosomes are copied and protected. The work casts important light on cancer and the aging process. . Elizabet

VOA标准英语2009-Museum Honors Artist Who Captured Small Town

By Joseph Mok Stockbridge, Massachusetts 11 November 2009 For a man identified so closely with small-town America, Norman Rockwell spent much of his life living in or near America's biggest city. He was born in New York City in 1894, and did not mov

VOA常速英语2007年-Boyz II Men Celebrate 20th Anniversary With New

By Larry London Washington 17 December 2007 With five Number One hits between 1992 and 1997, the group Boyz II Men has secured a permanent place in music history. Through their wonderful harmonies and poetic lyrics, and a career that has spanned 20 y

VOA常速英语2007年-Climate Change Conference in Bali Officially Ki

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 17 December 2007 Discussions over the aims and timing of a new global climate change treaty have wrapped up in Bali after two weeks of often turbulent bargaining. The next step will be two years of negotiations over the new t

VOA常速英语2007年-Vietnam Helmet Law Changes Culture Overnight

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 17 December 2007 A new law has taken effect in Vietnam requiring all motorbike riders to wear helmets. Motorbikes are the most common form of transportation in Vietnam, but drivers long refused to wear helmets, leading to hug

VOA常速英语2007年-Zimbabweans in Exile Hope for Change in 2008

By Tendai Maphosa London 18 December 2007 It has been another difficult year for Zimbabwe, with a seemingly ever-increasing political and economic crisis that has forced an estimated 3 million Zimbabweans into exile. From London, Tendai Maphosa spoke

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Says US Must Change Energy Habits

By Mil Arcega Washington 06 March 2008 President Bush says the United States must change its habits and reduce its dependence on foreign oil. President Bush says the country's reliance on fossil fuels harms the environment and puts Americans at the m

VOA常速英语2008年-Climate Change Issue Dominates EU Summit

By Lisa Bryant Paris 13 March 2008 Climate change and a proposed Mediterranean Union top the agenda of a two-day European Union summit opening Thursday in Brussels. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris about the issues involved. Leaders from the 27-member

VOA常速英语2008年-EU Agrees On Climate Change Legislation

By Lisa Bryant Paris 14 March 2008 European Union countries wrapped up a two-day summit in Brussels Friday agreeing to forge laws to meet climate change goals and create a new union that would group the European Union and Mediterranean countries outs

VOA常速英语2008年-Experts Say Climate Change Drives Migration in

By Nancy Palus Dakar 20 March 2008 The effects of climate change are increasingly driving people in sub-Saharan Africa to migrate in search of better living conditions, according to experts who gathered this week in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Nan

VOA常速英语2008年-WHO Warns Climate Change Endangers Human Health

By Lisa Schlein Paris 07 April 2008 The World Health Organization says climate change endangers human health and developing countries will be most at risk from the increasing spread of disease. The organization is marking World Health Day with a glob

VOA常速英语2007年-Al Gore Blames US for Climate Change Deadlock i

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali, Indonesia 13 December 2007 Former U.S. vice president and Nobel Laureate Al Gore blamed the United States on Thursday for blocking progress at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali. He urged delegates to forge ahead

VOA常速英语2007年-Climate Change Considered a 'Threat' to World's

By Trish Anderton Bali, Indonesia 04 December 2007 The anti-poverty group Oxfam says global warming is altering the human food supply and threatening some of the world's poorest people with hunger. At the United Nations Conference on Climate Change i

2007年VOA标准英语-Climate Change, Trade to Top APEC Agenda

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 03 September 2007 Climate change and trade liberalizations are expected to top the agenda at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Sydney this week. Regional security also will be addressed. But, as VOA co

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush: Change in Iraq Strategy 'Ideological Stru

By Scott Stearns Washington 11 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush is sending more troops to Iraq as part of what he says will be a new way forward. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns looks at the president's changing approach to the co