VOA标准英语2012--Illegal Fishing Threatens Tonie Sap Lake Villagers' Livelihood

Illegal Fishing Threatens Tonie Sap Lake Villagers' Livelihood Despite a government ban on commercial fishing across Tonle Sap Lake - the largest lake in Southeast Asia -- fishing communities say bribery of corrupt local officials has meant the illeg

VOA标准英语2012--US Supreme Court Hears Racial Preference Case

US Supreme Court Hears Racial Preference Case Outside the Supreme Court in Washington people gathered to have their opinions heard. The high court is deciding whether schools can consider race when admitting students. Some, like University of Texas s

VOA标准英语2012--Independent Ukrainian TV Station Struggles to Stay on the Air

Independent Ukrainian TV Station Struggles to Stay on the Air Ivan Artemenko is disappointed: The Kyiv students favorite channel - TVi - has vanished from the airwaves. I switched on my TV -- there is darkness on a channel TVi. The note says: 'The ch

VOA标准英语2012--Hunger Remains Serious Global Problem

Hunger Remains Serious Global Problem The 2012 Global Hunger Index says hunger remains a serious problem worldwide, with alarming levels in some countries. The Index links hunger to the unsustainable use of land, water and energy resources. The Globa

VOA标准英语2012--Kentucky's Tea Party is a Force to be Reckoned With

Kentucky's Tea Party is a Force to be Reckoned With Kentucky voter Eric Wilson is concerned about his childrens future. I have to do now what is right, to give them the lifestyle that they need, Wilson said. He is so passionate that he leads the Kent

VOA标准英语2012--Number of Chinese Students in US Dramatically Expands

Number of Chinese Students in US Dramatically Expands At the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, it is not difficult to spot students from China. They gather regularly for social events, such as this Mid-Autumn festival. Environmental e

VOA标准英语2012--Unusual Mars Rock Surprises Rover Scientists

Unusual Mars Rock Surprises Rover Scientists Curiosity's engineers on Earth put the drilling and sampling tools on the rover's robotic arm to full use this week as they assessed the makeup of the pyramid-shaped rock. The sample is named Jake Matijevi

VOA标准英语2012--N. Korean Film Screened at S. Korean Festival

N. Korean Film Screened at S. Korean Festival The festival is Asia's largest and features movies from across the continent and beyond. This year that included a film from North Korea. Comrade Kim Goes Flying is a romantic comedy about a young coal mi

VOA标准英语2012--Controversial Pro-Israel Ads Go Up in Washington Subway

Controversial Pro-Israel Ads Go Up in Washington Subway Metro officials had raised concerns that this ad could incite violence especially after the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. The ad reads: In any war between the civilized man and the sava

VOA标准英语2012--Reality TV Show Helps Farmers Improve Livelihoods

Reality TV Show Helps Farmers Improve Livelihoods Entertaining, educating audiences David Campbell has lived in Kenya since 1979, using the mass media to teach farmers how to improve their techniques. As director of the company Mediae, Campbell aims

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Refugees Struggle in Jordanian Camps

Syrian Refugees Struggle in Jordanian Camps Up until August of this year, Ahmad was a colonel in the Syrian Army. But when his village in Daraa was attacked by the Syrian air force, he decided to cross the border into Jordan with his wife and five ch

VOA标准英语2012--New Player Shakes Up Ukraine Before Sunday Vote

New Player Shakes Up Ukraine Before Sunday Vote Vitaly Klitschko stands two meters tall and punches so hard they call him Dr. Ironfist. Now the World Boxing Council's reigning heavyweight champion is fighting a new battle, Ukraine's parliamentary ele

VOA标准英语2012--Economic Crisis Hits Spain's Youth

Economic Crisis Hits Spain's Youth First-year biology students at Madrid's Autonomous University are among the lucky ones, or so they thought. They are some of the 30 percent of Spanish youths who go to university. But with the long recession, they a

VOA标准英语2012--A Washington Gym Combines Politics and Exercise

A Washington Gym Combines Politics and Exercise Not many people can say they have punched the president. But at the Washington Sports Club in Alexandria, Virginia, participants get their shot at Barack Obama - and his rival Mitt Romney. Its just one

VOA标准英语2012--Control of US Senate Up for Grabs

Control of US Senate Up for Grabs Republican George Allen is scouring Virginia for votes, including the states Asian-American community. His core message: boosting the economy. I just want to make sure that every American, regardless of background or

VOA标准英语2012--Less Focus on Afghan War in 2012 Election

Less Focus on Afghan War in 2012 Election Four years ago, the Afghan war played a role in the U.S. presidential election. Then-Senator Barack Obama even visited Afghanistan during the campaign. I think one of the biggest mistakes we have made strateg

VOA标准英语2012--Spain's Economic Slide Hits Latin American Immigrants Hard

Spain's Economic Slide Hits Latin American Immigrants Hard During the boom years in the 1990s, Spain absorbed more than seven-million Latin-American immigrants, increasing its population by nearly 20 percent. And when the economic crisis hit in 2008,

VOA标准英语2012--Environmentalists Worried Over Increased Production of Autos

Environmentalists Worried Over Increased Production of Autos With the new cars and light trucks added to the global fleet, the world is nearing a milestone - one billion vehicles on the roads. Most are petroleum-fueled internal combustion engines, wh

VOA标准英语2012--On Maryland Family Farm, Seeking the Perfect Pumpkin for Halloween

On Maryland Family Farm, Seeking the Perfect Pumpkin for Halloween The Huffer Family Farm is a busy place each October, as families wander through the 6-hectare Jumbos Pumpkin Patch, searching for the perfect pumpkin. Sarah Cosgrove has been coming t

VOA标准英语2012--NYC Schools Expand Birth Control Availability

NYC Schools Expand Birth Control Availability Every year in New York, more than 2,500 girls under 18 give birth, and many drop out of school. So officials began a program last year making hormonal birth control available at 13 high schools with high