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In the sprawling grounds of China's Forbidden City, once home to the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, one small shop is in the midst of a brewing controversy----Starbucks, that poster child for American mass marketing and a growing num
万花筒2007年
EU Delays Turkey Accession Talks, Disapproves Of Protest Crackdown The EU had planned to breathe new life into Turkey's bid to join the 27-nation bloc. Talks were due to start Wednesday on opening a new chapter in the accession process. But the crack
VOA标准英语2013年(六月)
Obama, Netanyahu: Hamas Not a Partner for Peace At the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The two leaders issued statements masking
VOA标准英语2011年(五月)
Obama: Palestine-Israel Solution Must Be Based on 1967 Borders President Barack Obama says lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians must be based on two states, with Israel in its 1967 borders, with conditions.? In a major speech on U.S /Mid
VOA标准英语2011年(五月)
Analysts: US Presidential Debate a 'Game Changer' During a contentious 90-minute encounter in Denver, Colorado a crisp-speaking and seemingly well-rehearsed Mitt Romney repeatedly attacked the president's record, while Obama was often on the defensiv
VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for political reconciliation in Liberia, using her political career as an example. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (r) with Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrov
VOA标准英语2009年(八月)
Two high-ranking U.S. officials say several days of meetings with Chinese leaders on energy cooperation have been successful and productive. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu, Beijing, 15 July 2009 U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu said the purpose of hi
VOA标准英语2009年(七月)
ASEAN Ministers to Discuss South China Sea, Other Issues 东盟部长讨论南海及其他问题 BANGKOK Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries, as well as those from the U.S., China and other nations, are gathering in Myanmars capital Naypyi
VOA标准英语2014年(八月)
Ukraine Crisis Emboldens Obama's US Critics WASHINGTON As tensions and turmoil escalate in Ukraine, Americas response to the crisis is becoming an increasingly contentious issue in Washington. Deadly clashes in Odessa point to a grim reality: with ev
VOA标准英语2014年(五月)
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: I let you down. I should have acted faster and more decisively - the words of NPR CEO Jarl in an email to our newsroom. He met with NPR staff this afternoon two days after he asked for the resignation of senior vice president
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The governments of China and Taiwan have agreed to allow direct commercial flights for a limited time between their territories for the first time in 55 years. The move is expected to ease tensions in one of Asia's most contentious political disputes
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Trade ministers from over 35 countries have agreed to resume high level negotiations later this month to break a deadlock that has jeopardized efforts to clinch a global trade pact. The U.S. trade representative says the global economic crisis has ma
VOA双语新闻 2009年9月
By Jim Malone Washington 27 February 2008 Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are making a final push for support in Ohio and Texas in advance of crucial primaries on 4 March. The two Democrats took part in a contentious d
VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
By Greg Flakus Houston 29 February 2008 Leaders of the US energy industry met in Houston Thursday for what was billed as a presidential summit on energy issues, but they drew only one candidate, Senator Hillary Clinton. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports f
VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
Afghan Tribal Leaders to Vote on US-Afghan Security Pact 阿富汗部落领袖就美阿安全协议投票 KABUL More than 2,000 Afghan tribal and community elders soon will decide on an agreement that determines whether any U.S. forces will remain in
VOA常速英语2013年(十一月)
Diplomatic efforts are continuing in an effort to secure a cease-fire in Georgia and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the former Soviet Republic. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at what the current
VOA标准英语2008年（八月）
By Robert Raffaele Washington 17 September 2009 Israel is rejecting a call in a UN report to open an independent inquiry into the country's conduct its offensive almost a year ago in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government said it is launching a dipl
VOA标准英语2009年(九月)
Iranians living in Australia have expressed their fears for their country and their belief that the recent election was hijacked by supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 生活在澳大利亚的伊朗人表示，他们对自己的国家感到担
VOA双语新闻 2009年6月
Economic experts appearing at a congressional hearing have urged lawmakers to carry out substantial but carefully planned financial market and institutional reforms. A House of Representatives committee held an all-day hearing Tuesday on the subject,
VOA双语新闻 2008年10月
World leaders at a UN summit in Rome have pledged to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat a global food crisis. At the end of a 3-day world food security summit in Rome, delegates approved a declaration resolving to ease
VOA双语新闻 2008年6月