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电商势头正劲 传统购物中心困境重重 AZUZ: Another noteworthy event of the digital age, the struggle of the American shopping mall. There are currently 1,100 of these in the U.S. But experts are predicting that around 300 of them will cl
Education Report - Using Art to Make Summer School More Interesting This is the VOA Special English Education Report. June, July and August are vacation months for most American school children. But some young students pay a high price for that long
Doctor 'Brain Drain' Costs Africa $2.2 Billion There are more than a hundred million health care workers around the world, but in many poor countries, there are only a handful of doctors and nurses to care for tens or, even hundreds of thousands of p
Soweto Shows Uneven Development After 18 Years of Democracy Tourists cycling fearlessly in Soweto are finishing up a historical tour in one of the world's most famous townships, where they are taught about life during white-minority rule, known as ap
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Our last conversation in Vancouver is with novelist Jen Sookfong Lee. I spoke with her as part of our ongoing series where we talk to regional authors about what the headlines miss about their area. (SOUNDBITE OF RAINFALL)
High-end goods with recognizable logos may signal to the less affluent that you have some money, but also to the wealthy that you're not one of them Some people pay big bucks for a designer handbag or a luxury carand the distinctive logo that goes al
Support for Military Rule Growing Among Egyptians 在埃及支持军事统治的人在增长 CAIRO Opponents of Egypts new rulers say a carefully orchestrated media and advocacy campaign is underway in Egypt to generate support for the countrys milit
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 December 2006 Indian weddings have always been special occasions, celebrated with zest, enthusiasm, and, in the case of the wealthy, elaborate settings and food. But as a growing economy pumps new wealth into the coun
By Nico Colombant Dakar 28 November 2006 Tens of thousands of West Africans have been picked up on European islands, this year, and hundreds of others have died at sea. They left on pirogues, trying to find better prospects in Europe, but failed. Ma
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 02 July 2006 Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani addresses a press conference in Chandigarh, India India's biggest conglomerate plans a massive investment in the country's fast-growing retail sector. International
By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 21 March 2007 watch World Water Day report Coping with water scarcity is the theme of this year's World Water Day (March 22nd). World Water Day is an annual day of observance and action coordinated by the United Nation
Economic Downturn Points to Uncertain Future in Afghanistan Kabuls upscale Wazir Akhbar Khan district has long been home to foreign aid groups and the countrys wealthiest officials. Now, it is slowly emptying, as foreigners close down their operation
Consider this: a mobile phone with applications to detect cancer and tuberculosis, control sugar levels for diabetics and monitor vital signs. The champions of mobile health or mhealth technology are promising healthcare delivered through digital dev
Music Helps Impoverished Children Perform Better in School 音乐帮助贫穷儿童在学校表现的更好 LOS ANGELES Researchers have found that the brains of children who grow up in poverty process sounds differently from children who are better
African Media Tries to Educate Public About Ebola 非洲媒体尝试教育公众埃博拉病毒知识 While the Ebola epidemic continues to claim lives in West Africa, information technology specialists, together with radio and TV reporters, are batt
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 February 2008 Foreign book and magazine publishers are making a beeline for India, which has a growing population of affluent, English-speaking customers. Anjana Pasricha has the story from New Delhi. The sugar-candy r
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 10 February 2008 Illinois Senator Barack Obama swept up more delegates Saturday in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, winning the day's two caucuses and one primary. On the Republican side, former Arkans
By Isabelle Boucq Paris 07 April 2006 Last November, as predominantly Muslim youths rioted in the suburbs of Paris, the media around the world struggled to find a way to tell the story. A Swiss magazi
By Alan Silverman Holloywood 11 March 2007 The American immigrant saga has a South Asian flavor in a new film adapted from the best-selling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri about two generations of a Bengali family living in the United States. Alan Silverman h
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that Australia must be prepared to respond to an emerging arms race across the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Rudd says the Australian Defense Force will be built up to meet the challenge. 澳大利亚总理陆克文警告