VOA双语新闻 Journalist Gloria Steinem

As a little girl growing up in a poor Ohio neighborhood in the 1940's, Gloria Steinem dreamed of becoming a movie star or a dancer. In college, she studied journalism, and when she saw that reporter jobs seemed to go to men, she became a freelance wr

VOA双语新闻 Women Looking for a Fresh Start

Many single low-income women who try to enter the work force find themselves competing for jobs that require business clothes they can't afford. That's where Suited for Change comes in. 很多努力寻找工作的低收入单身妇女发现，自己要

VOA双语新闻 - 印度经济快速增长

India's economy grew by 7.9 percent in the three months through September - its fastest pace since last year's global financial crisis. India, along with several other Asian economies, is recovering from the global slowdown. 今年7到9月份，印度经

VOA双语新闻 Japan Remembers Sarin Gas Attack 10 Years Lat

Japan is remembering the lethal nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by a religious cult 10 years ago Sunday. A decade after the incident, legal appeals drag on, and survivors say they are suffering with little outside support. 这个星期天日

VOA双语新闻 30th Anniversary of Communist Victory

Tens of thousands of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians turned out in the streets of Vietnam to commemorate the communist victory in the Vietnam War 30 years ago. 几万名越南军民走上街头，庆祝共产党赢得越南战争胜利30周年。 V

VOA双语新闻 Thai Prime Minister

Thailand's prime minster, Thaksin Shinawatra, has paid his second visit in a week to the Muslim-dominated south in an effort to ease fears and bolster business activity there. The economy in the South is reeling from 20 months of violence in which mo

VOA双语新闻 Runoff Ordered in Iranian Election

Voters in Iran will have to go to the polls for a runoff election to determine, which of the top two finishers in Friday's election will be president. The surprise finish in the first round sparked controversy. 伊朗选民必须进行决选投票，以

VOA双语新闻 US Says Aid to Africa Linked to Concrete Resu

The U.S. House of Representatives is holding hearings ahead of the summit of the seven leading industrialized countries and Russia next week in Scotland hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The U.S. government has expressed support for the id

VOA双语新闻 G-Four Group Seeks Support from African Natio

Brazil, India, Germany and Japan are negotiating with African nations in an effort to win permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. Backers of a council expansion proposal are hoping for an early vote in the General Assembly. 巴西、印度、德国

VOA双语新闻 North Korea Talks Take 'Friendly' Tone

Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs are continuing in Beijing in an atmosphere diplomats describe as friendly and positive - a far cry from the acrimony of the previous three rounds. 针对北韩核武器计划的六方会谈在北

VOA双语新闻 Undernourishment Among Burmese Children

A senior U.N. official says there is an alarming rate of malnutrition among Burma's children. The head of the World Food Program is urging the government to change policies that he says are hurting efforts to combat the problem. 一名联合国高级官

VOA双语新闻 America Helping with Pakistan Quake

President Bush says the United States will help Pakistan recover from an earthquake that has killed more than 25,000 people in Pakistan and 1,400 in Indian Kashmir. 布什总统表示， 美国将帮助巴基斯坦进行地震灾后的重建工作。在

VOA双语新闻 Americans' Support for Death Penalty

Convicted killer Kenneth Boyd has become the 1,000 person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. 自从1976年美国恢复死刑后，已经执行了第一千宗死刑。 Boyd, 57, received a lethal inject

VOA双语新闻 Some Oil, Gas Facilities

Several oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico have resumed operations following Hurricane Katrina. However, an industry analyst says the full extent of damage to generating facilities is still unknown. 美国墨西哥湾地区的几个炼油厂在

VOA双语新闻 Bush Says War on Terror Will be Won

President Bush is campaigning his way toward New York City and this week's Republican National Convention, where he will be re-nominated to run for another four years in office. Mr. Bush spoke to the nation's largest veterans' group, The American Leg

VOA双语新闻：美国失业率继续上升

U.S. unemployment continues to rise, with a larger-than-expected number of job cuts in June. The unemployment rate now stands at 9.5 percent, the highest in 26 years. 美国的失业率持续上升。6月份裁员情况比预期的更加糟糕，失业

VOA双语新闻：联合国宝盒帮助紧急状态下的幼童

The U.N. Children's Fund has unveiled a treasure box of activities for very young children caught in emergencies. UNICEF says its new early childhood development kit is fun, stimulating and helps provide children in difficult circumstances a sense of

VOA双语新闻：美国零售销售下滑，失业上升

One day after the U.S. central bank signaled a possible end to America's longest recession since World War II, new data suggest continued weakness in several economic sectors. 美国中央银行发出经济衰退可能即将结束的讯息的第二天公

VOA双语新闻 - 巴基斯坦考虑IMF贷款以还外债

Pakistan holds talks this week with the International Monetary Fund about what is expected to be an estimated $10 billion bailout package. With foreign currency reserves dwindling and the rupee trading at all time lows against the dollar, Pakistan is

VOA双语新闻：美国男排以沉重心情迎战委内瑞拉

With heavy hearts, the U.S. Men's Olympic Volleyball team decided to take the court Sunday, one day after the stabbing death in Beijing of a close relative of the head coach. 美国奥林匹克男子排球队在其主教练的亲属在北京遇刺身亡