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There is one month, and one day, until the official end of summer in the northern hemisphere. The scientists say worldwide July was the warmest month since 1880 when researchers started recording global temperatures. It is accoding US and Japanese go
It is increasingly clear that no geographical area is more important to the future of the United States than the Asia-Pacific. It is home to one-third of the world's population, produces one-third of global GDP, and boasts some of the largest and mos
Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., Commander of the United States Pacific Command, recently visited Kathmandu, Nepal to meet with Nepali leaders and to participate in the opening ceremony of a U.S.-sponsored multinational U.N. Peacekeeping exercise called
Study: Ocean Acidity Exceeds Natural Norms New research suggests an overload of carbon dioxide in the oceans is posing a serious threat to marine life, food security and tourism. While most CO2 emissions from automobiles, buildings and factories go i
The cast of sci-fi action film Pacific Rim Uprising arrived in Beijing on Monday, doing promotions ahead of the movie's release on March 23 in China and in the United States. The movie features The Fate of the Furious actor Scott Eastwood. I was so l
The Asian Development Bank says Asia and the Pacific are behind in meeting certain parts the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. A new report by the ADB and the U.N. Development Program says progress is slow in reducing child mortality, pro
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend I am in Lima, Peru, meeting with leaders from nations in the Asia Pacific region at our annual summit. This summit comes at a time of serious turmoil in the global economy. It also comes at a time of unprece
The United States is committed to a strategy of a free and open Indo- Pacific region, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, is central to that strategy. 美国遵循的战略是实现自由开放的印度太平洋地区,而东盟
It's been fifty years since the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was created by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand to promote regional stability and economic cooperation. With the subsequent inclusion of Br
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Children in the Solomon Islands hunt for clothes after a tsunami hit their village of Titiana, where 15 people died, in April 2007 And I'm Shirley Griffith. O
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed her support for the war in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation with the United States on issues in the Asia-Pacific region during an address to the U.S. Congress. Prime Minister Gillard delivered wha
Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced the launch of the process to create a Free Trade Area for the Asia-Pacific. Speaking after the conclusion of this year's APEC leaders meeting in Beijing, Xi Jinping hailed the APEC members' endorsement of a
Up next today unlike the last couple of missile tests conducted by the Asian country of North Korea, the one it carried out earlier this week was successful. In fact, analysts say the country might have developed a weapon that could hit U.S. territor
The new Race Relations Report 2007 shows that New Zealand is becoming more multi-cultural and we are also feeling more comfortable about immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds. Maoris represent about 15% of the population, Asians nearly 7% and
Urban development is encroaching on forests in the Pacific Northwest. And its also ruining Valentines Day for some songbirds. Because urban growth is making it a challenge for some birds like the Pacific Wren to stay faithful to their partners, at le
The New Zealand Immigration Service has been in the news recently, for all the wrong reasons. The head of the service, Mary Anne Thompson, resigned last week after it was found that she did not have a PhD after all. Before this job with Immigration,
Overview Of U.S. Policy In Asia 美国在亚洲的政策概述 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel, speaking recently in Washington about U.S. policy for the Asia Pacific region, said that the rebalancin
今天我们要学的词是 pre-order. Pre-order 预购。iPhone5问世了。The iPhone5 went on pre-order just after midnight Pacific time last Friday. iPhone5 于美国西部时间上星期五凌晨12点一过开始预售。Roughly one hour after t
Problems in Fiji affect New Zealand. Many New Zealanders go to Fiji on holiday, many Fijians live in New Zealand and we are part of the Pacific Islands Forum. (see January 27th 2009) The countries which belong to the Pacific Islands Forum want Fiji t
I was mulling this over when the captain approached, cool and calm, forever in control of himself, looking neither alarmed nor annoyed. 我正在这样想的时候,尼摩船长很冷静,好像一点也不激动,一点也不失望地走近前来,