VOA标准英语2009年-Corporate Diplomacy Opens Door for Renewal

The visit of a South Korean chief executive to North Korea has produced first steps in thawing frozen inter-Korean economic projects. However, South Korea says what Pyongyang agreed to, in principle, needs to be translated into official accords, on

VOA标准英语2009年-Australian Court Grants Quadriplegic Right

In a landmark decision, a court in Australia has given a paralyzed man the right to die by allowing him to refuse food and water. Christian Rossiter has begged to be allowed to die after accidents left him a quadriplegic. Christian Rossiter has said

VOA标准英语2009年-US Senator Wins Release of American Prison

U.S. Senator Jim Webb, who won the release of an American prisoner in Burma, says the United States must develop new ways to bring about political and economic change in the isolated state. Senator Webb called on China to end its silence on Burma an

VOA标准英语2009年-Humanitarian Situation in N. Yemen Worseni

U.N. aid agencies report the humanitarian situation in Northern Yemen is worsening. They say fighting between Yemeni government forces and al Houthi rebels is continuing to escalate and approximately 119,000 people have been displaced. Displaced Yem

VOA标准英语2009年-South Korea Fails to Put Satellite In Orbi

South Korea has launched a rocket that was intended to place a satellite into space. However, the satellite has failed to go into orbit. South Korea's first space rocket, takes off from the launch pad at the Naro Space Center, south of Seoul, South

VOA标准英语2009年-Obama Remembers Kennedy as Mentor, Friend,

U.S. President Barack Obama says he is heartbroken by the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, who died early Wednesday after a battle with brain cancer. Mr. Obama is mourning a mentor and a friend. President Barack Obama reads a statement about the d

VOA标准英语2009年-Australian Government Approves Massive Off

Australia has approved a huge natural gas project to be built on a nature reserve off its west coast. The $42 billion development will supply gas to China and India but environmentalists condemn it as irresponsible. The development on Barrow Island

VOA标准英语2009年-Australia, Vietnam, Japan Join Forces to F

Infectious disease specialists from Australia, Japan and Vietnam are addressing an international seminar in Sydney. Doctors are sharing their experience of caring for patients with the H1N1 virus. Negative stain EM image of the swine influenza A/CA/

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Trying to Stop Rhino Poaching

Zimbabwe's wildlife conservation reputation has taken a knock in the past few years and there are fears the recent surge in the poaching of the black rhino will lead to the animal's extinction in the country. The Convention on International Trade in

VOA标准英语2009年-Turkey Ending its Love Affair With Tobacco

The expression smoke like a Turk seems destined for the rubbish bin of history now that Turkey has introduced some of the toughest anti-smoking legislation in all of Europe. The new ban aims to curb Turkey's love affair with tobacco, which is blamed

VOA标准英语2009年-Kenyan Ex-Leader Says Don't Look to Obama

Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi cautions Kenyans from putting excessive hope in U.S. President Barack Obama and says Kenyans should be focusing on finding local solutions to their problems. Former President of Kenya Daniel arap Moi in this O

VOA标准英语2009年-Sotomayor in 3rd Day of Nomination Hearing

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is spending a third day answering questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers continued to ask Sotomayor about her past rulings as a federal judge, and statements she has made, as they consi

VOA标准英语2009年-US Warns Honduras of Cascade of Consequenc

The United States is warning Honduras that there will be a cascade of negative consequences for the Central American state if the coup that ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday is not reversed. The Obama administration is backing mediati

VOA标准英语2009年-Hondurans March in Support of New Governme

Thousands of Hondurans have marched in support of the new government that replaced ousted leader Manuel Zelaya earlier this week. Officials have vowed to arrest Mr. Zelaya if he returns to the country. Demonstrators show support for new Honduras gov

VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Insurgent Group Now Said to be Hold

Somalia's transitional government has called for the unconditional release of two French military advisors kidnapped Tuesday in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Both men are now believed to be held captive by an Islamist extremist group with ties to al

VOA标准英语2009年-Democrats, Republicans in New Dispute Over

Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are engaged in a new dispute over the Central Intelligence Agency, involving allegations the CIA misled Congress. Leon Panetta (file photo) The latest controversy was sparked by a letter

VOA标准英语2009年-East Timor Leader Says Voters Will Judge F

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta says it is up to Indonesian voters to judge a former army commander who hopes to become vice president in Wednesday's elections. Human rights groups accuse Prabowo Subianto of orchestrating atrocities in both

VOA标准英语2009年-For Palestinian Refugees, Dream of Returni

By Sonja Pace Southern Lebanon 30 September 2009 Two states side by side, two homelands for two peoples - those are the broadly accepted tenets for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a cornerstone for peace in the Middle East. Many hurdl

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Urges Greater Investment in Maternal, C

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 16 September 2009 The United Nations says maternal and child mortality rates in the Asia-Pacific region are not improving fast enough because of poor access to reproductive health care. U.N. officials say more resources are

VOA标准英语2009年-Helping the Poor just South of the US Bord

By Roger Hsu El Paso to Juarez 09 October 2009 A river - and an international border - separate the city of Juarez in Mexico and El Paso in the United States. Even though they are in many respects worlds apart - Juarez is poor and crime-ridden and E