Demonstrations across Asia Protesting Sexual Slavery

Demonstrators across Asia are renewing demands that Japanese leaders give justice to women forced into sexual slavery during World War II. Hundreds of people have protested in front of the Japan Interchange Association in Taipei, demanding the Japane

VOA常速英语2007-A Slice of South Asia Lives in Chicago

By Ade Astuti and Susy Tekunan Washington 01 October 2007 Chicago, Illinois, is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the United States. One of its best-known ethnic neighborhoods is Devon Avenue, the heart of the city's South Asian community

IS组织在中亚地区招募新成员

AS IT IS 2015-06-15 Islamic State Looking for New Members in Central Asia IS组织在中亚地区招募新成员 Central Asia has increasingly become a source of foreign fighters for militants operating in the Middle East, especially the self-declare

VOA标准英语2015--IS Recruiters Target Central Asia

IS Recruiters Target Central Asia WASHINGTON The United Nations estimates that Islamic State and related groups have at least 25,000 foreign fighters from more than 100 countries. According to data from the U.S. Counterterrorism Center, Islamic State

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Wk 41 (12 October 1492) Columbus Reaches The New WorldThis Week in HistoryChristopher Columbus leads the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic. In 1492, Christopher Columbus led 3 ships across the Atlantic in search of a short route to Asia. Th

VOA常速英语2007年-Central Asian Women Still Struggle for Politica

By Navbahor Imamova Washington 16 November 2007 In most of Central Asia women are still struggling to find their place in the political arena. Despite the Soviet legacy of gender equality, women are still underrepresented in the highest levels of gov

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Central Asian Countries Violate Human R

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 May 2007 Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, informs journalists after return from her visit to Central Asia, 07 May 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says countries in Centra

CCTV9英语新闻：US Defense Secretary James Mattis finishes Asia tour

US Defense Secretary James Mattis concluded visits to South Korea and Japan this week. It was the first foreign tour by a senior official from the Trump administration. Many see it as revealing the new administration's foreign policies in the Asia-Pa

CCTV9英语新闻：15th Asia Security Summit kicks off in Singapore

The annual Shangri-La Dialogue, also known as the 15th Asia Security Summit, kicks off in Singapore today. The three-day event gathers delegations from nearly 30 countries, including military officials from China, the US, Japan, South Korea, Indonesi

G20需要进入危机预防模式

Policymakers of the Group of Twenty nations are set to gather at the Russian city of St. Petersburg for the upcoming G20 summit. The G20 members represent about 80 percent of the global economy, and the two-day summit is set to open on Wednesday. Chi

SCO calls for nuclear-weapon-free zone, space security

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) called for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in central Asia in a declaration released after the conclusion of the group's Beijing summit on Thursd

与美国小学生一起学英文第6册 第19期:热带

The tropics 热带 The tropic areas include India, southeast Asia, central America and central Africa. 热带地区包括印度、东南亚、中美洲和非洲中部。 They are all near the equator. 它们都靠近赤道。 People think the weather

VOA标准英语2011--Iran Extends Influence in Central Asia's Tajikistan

Iran Extends Influence in Central Asia's Tajikistan Iran is competing with Russia as it seeks to forge closer ties with Tajikistan, the one Persian-speaking nation of the former Soviet Central Asia. The capitals of Iran and Tajikistan are 1,000 kilom

VOA标准英语2011--Neglected Diseases Afflict South Asia's Poor

Neglected Diseases Afflict South Asia's Poor At a time when economists predict that South Asia's economy will grow, health experts point to hundreds of millions suffering from neglected infections, often as a result of poverty. In a series of new stu

VOA标准英语2009年-Asia to Welcome President Obama

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 10 November 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama will make his first trip to Asia this month with stops in Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. In Singapore, Mr. Obama will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum

英语听力—环球英语 1205 KPOP: Asia’s Popular Music

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight, Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 This song is called Pop Pop Pop. I

英闻天下——317 500 Million Benefit from Natural Gas in Central Asia

China's first transnational natural gas pipeline, which runs from Central Asia into China, is reported to have benefited nearly 500-million Chinese people. The pipeline, which is constructed by China National Petroleum Corporation, has so far transmi

2018年CRI SCO contributes to the Economic Cooperation and Trade in Asia

Economic cooperation has become one of the major components of Shanghai Cooperation Organization system, with observers suggesting significant headway has been made in economic and trade cooperation among SCO countries in the 17 years since the group

2018年CRI Shanghai Spirit pivotal in central and south Asia development: experts

This years Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit is set to take place in the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao this weekend. This year marks the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the regional grouping, and the Qingdao summit will be the

2015年CRI Chinese Experts Focus on South Asia Role in ＂One Belt, One Road＂

The tourism industry, construction, and cultural communication are the main fields of cooperation. According to Wang Huiyao, director of the Center for China and Globalization, One Belt, One Road will focus more on exports than imports. India is seen