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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Leaders of the world's twenty largest economies met this week in Seoul, South Korea. They agreed to try to let market forces drive currency exchange rates. Their declaration Friday also promised to avoid co

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AS IT IS 2015-04-02 Turkey Launches International Mosque-Building Program 土耳其启动国际清真寺的修建计划 Turkey currently is building 18 large Islamic religious centers around the world. The projects include a mosque in Tirana, Albania

VOA标准英语2008年-Former Japanese Foreign Minister Likely to Assu

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso is widely expected to assume the post of Prime Minister this week. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports, Aso is a pro-American leader whose party faces a serious political challenge if it does not address domestic ec

VOA标准英语2012--Italian Entrepreneurs Turn to Chinese for Help

Italian Entrepreneurs Turn to Chinese for Help When Renato Bianchi founded the company in the late 1960s the Italian economy was booming. Over the next four decades his company grew from a handful to about 160 employees. But when the global economic

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Despite falling 140 points before the market opened, because of disappointing corporate earnings, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed more than half a percent higher on Tuesday. A Wall Street economist says the mixed signals reflect an exaggerate

VOA标准英语2011--Wisconsin Excels in Job Creation

Wisconsin Excels in Job Creation Jobs, jobs, jobs. As political rhetoric intensifies in tough economic times, everybodys talking about jobs and job creation. A trip to the small Midwest state of Wisconsin might be instructive. It routinely finishes a

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塞尔维亚克罗地亚贸易受移民危机影响 Parked cargo trucks span the border at the main crossing between Croatia and Serbia as trade has become a victim of Europe's migrant crisis. 克罗地亚和塞尔维亚之间主要的过境处停着成

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Prepares To Get Tougher On China Over Trade

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: China is the world's export giant. Each year, it sells more than $2 trillion worth of goods around the world. Other countries often say one way China has reached the top is through unfair trade practices, like dumping products b

美国国家公共电台 NPR As U.S. Flexes Its Muscles On Trade, Other Countries Are Beginning To Push Back

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Now, as we just heard, the G-7 summit comes as President Trump has been pressuring other countries to make big trade concessions. As NPR's Jim Zarroli reports, the resistance he's encountering underscores how isolated the U.S

VOA双语新闻 - 北约一些国家表态向阿富汗增兵

NATO says at least 20 countries plan to increase their troop levels in Afghanistan, following U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement of a 30,000-troop boost to the war-torn nation. 北约表示，至少20个国家计划向阿富汗派驻更多部队

2018年CRI Tariffs to undermine world economic growth: former US diplomat

I think we have dangers in these kinds of policies. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, prior to the Great Depression, is considered one of the causes of the Great Depression that started in 1929. So, if we're to follow these policies of tariffs, this is go

VOA常速英语2013--美以关系因伊朗核问题而紧张

Tensions Escalate Between US, Israel Over Iran Nuclear Talks 美以关系因伊朗核问题而紧张 The U.S. alliance with Israel is being strained by deep disagreements over a possible deal with Iran regarding that countrys controversial nuclear pr

美国语文第六册 第109期:沃尔浦尔反驳皮特先生的演讲(1)

I was unwilling to interrupt the course of this debate, while it was carried on with calmness and decency, 我不愿意中断这场辩论的进程，这场辩论以温和而高雅的方式进行， by men who do not suffer the ardor of opposition to

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-02)

With this signing, President Barack Obama says hes made college education more accessible. He signed education legislation thatll eliminate the role of banks, says the middleman in federal students loans. He says this would save the country billions

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1. It's the chaos after the storm. Rescue crews across the South are picking through the debris left by a cluster of tornados. At least 50 people have been reported dead and neighborhoods leveled in five states. 2. John McCain is calling for all Con

VOA标准英语2009年-N. Korea Announces More Production of Nucl

By Kurt Achin Seoul 03 November 2009 North Korea says it has manufactured more material useable in nuclear weapons. The announcement is widely seen as a tactic to pressure the United States into bilateral talks, and comes a little more than a week b

VOA双语新闻2008年：肯尼亚敌对领导人已同意继续

The two rivals in Kenya's political crisis met on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election and pledged to seek an end to weeks of unrest that have killed nearly 700 people. President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga shook h

VOA双语新闻 --- Obama Wins More Delegates in Wyoming Cauc

As expected, Senator Barack Obama has won the Wyoming caucuses, gaining seven more delegates to move him closer to clinching the Democratic Party nomination. But, Senator Hillary Clinton is also fighting hard, following her recent wins in Texas and O

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Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has paid a visit to the Nanjing Massacre Museum during a trip to Nanjing, Jiangsu province. It's part of Hatoyama's four-day personal visit to China amid Sino-Japanese tensions over the Diaoyu Islands. I

2016年CRI Restrain things from escalation: expert on Sino-US relations

Last week's ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has led some observers to suggest there is a growing polarization of camps among those who do and don't back China's position on the dispute with the Philippines. This includes som