VOA标准英语2012--Chinese Company Bets Big on Laos Casino Project

Chinese Company Bets Big on Laos Casino Project The Chinese-run Kings Romans casino is one of the most noticeable and flashy features on the Lao side of the Mekong Rivers Golden Triangle. Kings Romans signed a 99-year lease with the Lao government to

VOA标准英语2012--Kenya Considers Policy to Regulate Traditional Medicines

Kenya Considers Policy to Regulate Traditional Medicines The use of plants to treat medical conditions has been an integral part of Kenyas cultures for millennia, knowledge passed down from generation to generation. Yet the conventional medical profe

VOA标准英语2012--Pinpointing TB Treatment in Cities

Pinpointing TB Treatment in Cities A new study says targeting treatment programs at specific neighborhoods may be a better way of controlling tuberculosis in some cities. The study looks at so-called TB hotspots. Lead author Dr. David Dowdy said a ho

VOA标准英语2012--Storytellers Offer Entertaining Lessons

Storytellers Offer Entertaining Lessons Linda Gorham is a storyteller whose stories come alive through sounds, rhythms and the repetition of words. Gorham, who routinely performs before large groups of children, believes storytelling is a powerful te

VOA标准英语2012--Experts Say Poor Quality Drugs Hamper Malaria Fight

Experts Say Poor Quality Drugs Hamper Malaria Fight Experts have known for years that fake, poor quality, and improperly-packaged drugs pose a serious public health threat in many developing countries. Now, a new study has found that many people infe

VOA标准英语2012--South African Newcomer Wins Multiple Music Awards

South African Newcomer Wins Multiple Music Awards Bulelwa Mkutukana, better known as Zahara, released her first album titled Loliwe, or The Train, towards the end of 2011. To date it has sold over 300, 000 copies making her one of South Africas bigge

VOA标准英语2012--Egyptians Living Abroad Cast Votes for New President

Egyptians Living Abroad Cast Votes for New President In the shade outside of her office in Washington, Nihal Elwan is about to do something shes never done before. Shes voting for the president of her homeland - Egypt. She has 13 candidates to choose

VOA标准英语2012--Underwood Scores Another Chart Topper with 'Blown Away'

Underwood Scores Another Chart Topper with 'Blown Away' Blown Away, debuted at Number One on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Underwood, a five-time Grammy Award winner is only the second Country artist in the 47-year history of the chart to hav

VOA标准英语2012--Obama, Kimmel Keep White House Correspondents Dinner Full of Laughs

Obama, Kimmel Keep White House Correspondents Dinner Full of Laughs Hollywood celebrities, journalists and government officials came together in Washington Saturday for a night of laughs at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. President Bara

VOA标准英语2012--Caregivers, Chronically Ill Under More Stress

Caregivers, Chronically Ill Under More Stress Americans are under considerable stress, according to a new survey by the American Psychological Association. Nearly half of the respondents reported an increase in stress over the last five years. While

VOA标准英语2012--Blues Man Guy Davis Earns Praise for Storytelling Skills

Blues Man Guy Davis Earns Praise for Storytelling Skills Davis conceived Fishy Waters, a singing hobo traveling in the American South during the Great Depression, playing his country blues and telling tales to all who will listen. He embodies the tit

VOA标准英语2012--Multiplayer Computer Games are Big Business for Small Devices

Multiplayer Computer Games are Big Business for Small Devices The space ship exists in a virtual world of vast dimensions, but you see it on an iPhone. Brothers Tony and Kieran Howlett grew up playing the old Traveller game and developed the online v

VOA标准英语2012--Chicago Gears Up for Annual Blues Festival

Chicago Gears Up for Annual Blues Festival Blues fans from around the world will descend upon Grant Park in downtown Chicago for three free days of acoustic and electric blues by mostly-hometown musicians. You can count on the citys very own Lil Ed T

VOA标准英语2012--Warnings of Humanitarian Crisis in Greek Port Town

Warnings of Humanitarian Crisis in Greek Port Town Aid workers say the Greek economic crash is causing a humanitarian crisis in one impoverished suburb of the port city of Piraeus. Most of the residents of Perama are unemployed and many are unable to

VOA标准英语2012--Disabled N. Korean Defector Finds Hope in Seoul

Disabled N. Korean Defector Finds Hope in Seoul Every week, Ji Seong-ho holds a silent demonstration against North Korea. He is one of the 23,000 defectors in South Korea who have fled the repressive Pyongyang government. Ji's journey south was more

VOA标准英语2012--Little Known About Men and Child Trafficking Victims

Little Known About Men and Child Trafficking Victims A new study said much more research is needed on men and children whove been victims of human trafficking. It says theyre not getting the medical and psychological care necessary to rebuild their l

VOA标准英语2012--Fears for European Banks as Greek Depositors Withdraw Money

Fears for European Banks as Greek Depositors Withdraw Money Hundreds of Greek hotel workers are on strike in Athens. They are angry about plans that could cut their wages by up to 40 percent. Hotel worker Koukos Panagiotis says that Greeks' everyday

VOA标准英语2012--Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy

Nail Polish Business Booms In Weak Economy In a factory north of Los Angeles, glass bottles are filled, boxed and then shipped to more than 100 countries around the world. This is the home of OPI, a company that produces nail polish for women from th

VOA标准英语2012--American Folk Legend Doc Watson Dies

American Folk Legend Doc Watson Dies For more than five decades, Watson entertained audiences around the world with an eclectic repertoire that included elements of folk, blues, Country, bluegrass, rockabilly, and even jazz. A master of the contempor

VOA标准英语2012--China Beats US as World's Top Auto Market

China Beats US as World's Top Auto Market Whole books and hundreds of studies have been written about the American automobile culture - our love affair with the car. But the United States is no longer the worlds largest auto market. China is. Time ma