VOA双语新闻 - 赞总统选举初步点票 反对党领先

Early returns from the presidential election in Zambia indicate opposition leader Michael Sata is ahead with 44 percent of the vote while Acting President Rupiah Banda trails with 34 percent. But observers say that with results in from nearly one-hal

VOA双语新闻：以外长称对伊朗外交努力无济于事

Israel says Iran's refusal to stop enriching uranium shows the futility of diplomacy to prevent Tehran from building a nuclear weapon. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni spoke on U.S. television. 以色列表示，伊朗拒绝停止浓缩铀的工作

VOA双语新闻：南亚领导人声明共同打击恐怖主义

South Asian leaders have agreed to work jointly to combat terrorism, eradicate poverty, ensure regional food security and enhance trade ties. The declaration was affirmed in Sri lanka at the 15th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Coo

VOA双语新闻 - 众院休会 两党就医保等分歧严重

Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress engaged in procedural battles and traded allegations on Wednesday as lawmakers attempted to conclude work on legislative priorities near the end of the congressional session. Senate Republicans used proc

VOA双语新闻 - 中国经济持续增长面临挑战

As 2009 draws to a close, more signs show that China has weathered the global financial crisis and is on its way to even more robust growth. Economists, however, say some issues still weigh on the country's efforts to sustain growth. 2009年已经接近

VOA双语新闻 - 美联储大幅削减利率

US Central Bank Cuts Short-term Interest Rates to Nearly Zero 美联储大幅削减利率 ?? Download MP3 Audio Saying the economy is continuing to weaken, the U.S. central bank Tuesday cut short-term interest rates to nearly zero. 由于经济持续走

VOA双语新闻：中国允许一些公司用人民币结算

Some companies in Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia can now do business in China's currency, in the latest move to internationalize the yuan. A new program allows some importers and exporters to settle trade in China's currency, the yuan, beginning

VOA双语新闻：津巴布韦财政部长收到恐吓信

Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti, a top official for the Movement for Democratic Change, says he has received a threatening letter with a bullet inside. 津巴布韦财政部长腾达伊.比提说，他收到一封装有子弹的恐吓信。比提

VOA双语新闻：日本大概买不到美国F-22先进战斗机

Japan's hopes of acquiring the jet touted as the world's most advanced fighter are being dashed. The commander of U.S. Forces Japan, in an unusually blunt remark, says even if American senators had not voted to halt further production of the F-22, th

VOA双语新闻：外国直接投资预计2011年反弹

A new U.N. report says foreign direct investment by transnational corporations will start to recover in 2010 and rebound substantially in 2011. The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development has published the results of this year's World Investment Pro

VOA双语新闻：美中官员讨论能源合作

The U.S. energy secretary says global warming is proceeding more quickly than originally predicted. Stephen Chu is in China, the world's top emitter of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, to urge greater Sino-American cooperation to comba

VOA双语新闻：肯尼亚前总统警告不要依赖美国

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. 肯尼亚前总统莫伊警告肯尼亚人不要将过

VOA双语新闻：联合国海地特使克林顿

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says that the Caribbean nation of Haiti is well positioned to pull itself out of the grinding poverty that has ranked it as the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and create a bright future for its citizens. M

VOA双语新闻：亚洲何时结束大规模政府刺激措施

The world's major economies have spent trillions of dollars in government money to ease a severe global slump. That spending has led to huge budget deficits in some countries, including the United States, but it also is credited with recent signs of

VOA双语新闻：经济复苏迟迟不到

Aid groups say thousands of Japanese families are living under the poverty line. For many that means they cannot afford to put food on their tables. One organization is trying to fix Japan's hunger problem. 一些救援机构说，成千上万的日本

VOA双语新闻：阿总统选举计票显示卡尔扎伊胜利

Nearly complete but still preliminary - and controversial - results show Afghanistan's incumbent as the winner in the country's presidential election. However, President Hamid Karzai is going to have a difficult time claiming a legitimate victory and

VOA双语新闻：缅甸判昂山素季继续软禁 受多方谴

Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 18 more months of house arrest. The sentence drew condemnation from foreign governments and human rights groups. 缅甸民主派领袖昂山素季被判处继续软禁18个月。这项判决

VOA双语新闻 - 以色列总统：准备进行提前选举

Israeli President Shimon Peres says Israel is heading toward early elections after prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni failed to form a coalition government. The elections could lead to a change of direction for the Palestinian peace negotiations. 以

VOA双语新闻 - 地球暖化使大多数珊瑚礁岌岌可危

A new study says that a global agreement on climate change will come too late to save the majority of the world's coral reefs. The research comes as the Queensland state government announces a new multi-million dollar plan to protect the Great Barrie

VOA双语新闻 - 澳大利亚上下也心系美国总统大选

Australians are keeping a close eye on the U.S. presidential election, and there are indications that the race will help improve opinions of the United States. The outcome of the race could have important effects on the ties between the two countries