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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I'm speaking to you from Beijing, where I've come to support American athletes participating in the Olympic Games. This is a moment of pride for our Olympians and the great Nation they represent, and Laura and I are hono
By Barry Unger Washington, DC 13 January 2006 watch Dubai Economy report Dubai is becoming a business hub and is one of the world's fastest growing economies. But Dubai will now have to move forward w
201. The sinuous skeleton on a slab平板上形状扭曲的骨架 sigh-slacken A silversmith was commissioned to make a replica of a sinuous skeleton on a slab. However, a local priest was skeptical of its religious significance and said that it was
South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security Agriculture in high-rise buildings is the dream of some scientists and architects around the globe. But it soon could be reality. Just outside of Suwon, a city 30-kilometers south of the capit
Sports stars and politicians are in London to tour the Olympic Park construction site, where in exactly two years athletes from around the world will compete in the 2012 Games. Despite cost concerns, British authorities say they are ahead of schedule
Worlds Tallest Flagpole, Flies World's Largest Flag in Tajikistan The worlds tallest flag pole, flying the worlds largest flag, now flies in Tajikistan, in the heart of Central Asia. Celebrating 20 years of independence Rising 165 meters in the air,
Some Russian Businesses Thrive in Poor Economy 一些俄罗斯企业在贫困的经济环境中茁壮成长 MOSCOW Capital flight, the fall in oil prices and Western sanctions are pushing Russia's staggering economy into recession. But not all busine
土坯房引领美国新墨西哥文化 As the largest city and the state of New Mexico, Albuquerque is one of the fastest-growing high-tech centers in the U.S. Yet you rarely see skyscrapers here.Instead you will find small, dirt-walled houses every
MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In one of the world's most densely populated cities, Hong Kong, if you want to grab a tomato for your salad, you might have to run upstairs - a lot of stairs. NPR's Rob Schmitz has this report on the vegetable gardens growing on
Consumerism is almost an ideology. I dont think it just necessarily here. Well, before, China used to be very poor and we didnt have enough food to eat, so you may imagine when people got rich. Of course, the first of the thing, people want to eat fo
Downtown L.A., the ultimate modern American city, but Los Angeles skyscrapers are built over the graves of thousands of extinct Ice Age beasts. Today all we have are memorials to these vanished animals, but imagine if they had survived into the prese
That's what you are hearing at the moment is the tsunami warning. It's the second time that it sounded tonight. People across the islands in Hawaii have been told that the wave could hit in about 4 hours, just under 4 hours of 7 minutes comes 3 in th
U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama set aside politics on Thursday as they honored the memory of those killed seven years ago in terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. The sharp rhetoric that has marked much of this year
Pre-Listening Vocabulary summer solstice: the longest day of the year; the onset of summer align: to form a line with something else horizon: the line where the sky and the earths surface meet coin: to come up with a name astrophysicist: a person who
By Solenn Honorine Jakarta 17 September 2009 Passengers wait for train at Jakarta train station as Indonesians living in capital city begin their exodus to their home provinces for end of Ramadan holidays, 17 Sep 2009 For Muslims, the holy month of
Florida Primary Voters Focused on Economy If you are looking for the good life in central Florida, you could do a lot worse than Winter Park near Orlando. The calendar may say January, but the sunshine draws locals outside for a glass of wine and, in
Shirley: Hi Jake, how are you today? Jake: Good. How are you Shirley? Shirley: Not too bad thanks. I thought we might talk about folk heroes today. I dont really know much about American folk heroes, are there any that you have a favorite or...? Jake
Nearly 500 youngsters from around the world are getting a close-up view of the Olympics at the Olympic Youth Camp, which got underway in Beijing Wednesday. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the camp uses sports to build bridges between cultures. Detyange Van
Topic 1-Hutong Gentrification: Modernization over Preservation Over the last decade, Beijing's hutong gentrification has transformed residential slums into boulevards and skyscrapers. This process is of urban renewal always comes with one side effect
Topic1 Pilots Psychological Evaluation System Not In Place In ChinaThe recent crash of the Germanwings Airbus has directed people's attention to the mental health of pilots. There's been an allegation from a French prosecutor that the Germanwings co-