VOA标准英语2010-Shanghai Girls: A Tale of Survival and Bo

Author Lisa See takes readers on turbulent journey from China torn by war in 1930s to Los Angeles' Chinatown Mike O'Sullivan | Los Angeles 15 April 2010 Author Lisa See In her novel Shanghai Girls, author Lisa See takes readers on a turbulent journey

VOA标准英语2010-Sand Tells a 'Never-Ending Story'

Grab a handful and you'll see a world in a grain of sand Adam Philips | New York 15 April 2010 Close up, sand grain can appear jewel-like. Indeed, many gems, such as diamonds and sapphires, are made from ancient sands. Related Links Sand: The Never-E

VOA标准英语2010-Expanding the Search for Extraterrestrial

Radio telescopes are not enough, says SETI scientist Art Chimes | Washington, DC 16 April 2010 When the search for extra-terrestrial life began a half-century ago, it was assumed that technological civilizations would broadcast more and more signals

VOA标准英语2010-As Yemeni Economy Grows, Poverty Deepens

A shop owner sits in front of his shop waiting for customers at the Bab el-Yemen old city market of the capital Sana'a, 03 Jan 2010 Officially, Yemen's economy is growing. Unofficially, the nation appears to be trapped in a disastrous downward econom

VOA标准英语2010-Economic Changes, Former PM Spur Thai Div

An anti-government demonstrator dances to traditional music during a rally in the commercial district of Bangkok, Thailand, 16 Apr 2010 The demonstrations that have clogged the Thai capital for weeks reveal deep social rifts in the country. Political

VOA标准英语2010-Thai Fishermen Seized by Somali Pirates i

EU Naval Force French warship FS Nivose with Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast (file photo) Somali pirates hijacking vessels at sea have become an almost daily occurrence. But the latest incident is raising the alarm far from the East African

VOA标准英语2010-Fighting in Congo Displaces 100,000 Civil

What began as dispute over local fishing rights is now humanitarian crisis for government in Brazzaville, security concern for government in Kinshasa. Scott Stearns | Dakar 20 April 2010 Fighting in western provinces of the Democratic Republic of Con

VOA标准英语2010-Niger Delta Leaders Say Acting President

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has just over one year before voters choose a new leader, or far less if President Umaru Yar'Adua recovers from a heart condition and resumes the powers of the presidency. Scott Stearns | Dakar 20 April 2010 Acting

VOA标准英语2010-British Government Enlists Royal Navy to

We have large numbers of travelers who are caught in Asia and in America and the main route home that is available at the moment is through the airports that are open in Europe and that is in Spain, said Gordon Brown, British PM Flights over Britain

VOA标准英语2010-South African Group Encouraging South Afr

The South African organization, the Homecoming Revolution, hosts a job fair to lure London-based ex-patriots back to South Africa Tens of thousands of South Africans have made Britain their home over the past two decades, attracted by higher wages an

VOA标准英语2010-Asia's Travel Also Singed by Iceland's Vo

This aerial photo shows a plume of ash rising from the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier, 19 Apr, 2010 Flight cancellations from the Iceland volcano eruption are creating costs and inconveniences all the way to Asia. The Internat

VOA标准英语2010-Indian Government Vows to Press Ahead wit

Colleagues watch the cremation of Ranjit Yadav, one of the Indian government soldiers killed in Tuesday's rebel attack, at Dalitpur village, in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh state, India, 8 Apr 2010 The Indian government has vowed to press on wi

VOA标准英语2010-Health Workers in Haiti Fear Spike in Inf

Dr. Megan Coffee examines a patient named Stanley who has tuberculosis at Port-au-Prince Hospital Port-au-Prince General Hospital is the largest hospital in Haiti. Some of its buildings were damaged during the earthquake, but with the help of interna

VOA标准英语2010-Cambodian Schools Reopen History's Wounds

High schools in Cambodia have begun rolling out the first textbook dealing with the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. It's part of an effort to teach a dark past long left out of the classroom. Aubrey Belford | Kampong Trach, Cambodia 19 April 2010 A gir

VOA标准英语2010-Smithsonian Opens New Exhibit on Human Or

Human skulls on display at the Smithsonian Institution's Natural Museum of Natural History Scientists writing in the journal Science report that two skeletons found in a cave in South Africa belong to a previously unclassified species of hominid or e

VOA标准英语2010-Saving the World, One Patch at a Time

Climate quilt gives children a voice in fighting for the environment Faiza Elmasry | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 21 April 2010 Watch: Elmasry Report Windows Media Children worldwide designed 'pledge patches,' depicting how they promise to work on e

VOA标准英语2010-Video Games Are Not Only for Entertainmen

Jen Tonon expects to graduate from the gaming program at Montgomery College this year. She has already landed a job at a game development company Young people in the United States start playing video games as early as age four or five. Often the amou

VOA标准英语2010-Earth Day Dawns on a Climate-Changed Worl

On the the 40th anniversary of Earth Day [April 22], this warming planet we live on is posing serious new challenges to human civilization: increasingly severe droughts, floods, and storms across the globe, and slowly rising ocean levels. Author, edu

VOA标准英语2010-Two Universities, One Program Gives Stude

Qi Ding is spending one year at Fayetteville State University studying Computer Science because of a program called Three plus One Dual degree program. Marsha James | Washington, DC 21 April 2010 Fayetteville State University Student Qi Ding I feel i

VOA标准英语2010-Legacy of Duke Ellington Remembered

Jazz greats Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong meet at New York's Madison Square Garden after a tribute to Ellington, 23 February 1970. April is designated as Jazz Appreciation Month in the United States. It celebrates this unique American music form