VOA慢速英语2013--AS IT IS - The Social Progress Index

AS IT IS - The Social Progress Index Welcome to AS IT IS from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about a different way to measure economic growth, the Social Progress Index. We also hear from the author of a book about institution

VOA标准英语2012--Slow Progress on Curbing Deforestation Expected at Climate Conference

Slow Progress on Curbing Deforestation Expected at Climate Conference In Indonesia, a moratorium on new forest development appears to have little effect as farmers and large companies continue cutting down trees for timber, then burning off the land

BEP 136 INT – Meetings: Making a Progress Report

In this Business English Pod episode were going to look at making a verbal progress report during a meeting. All managers need written progress reports from their staff, but it is often necessary to make a verbal progress report during a meeting. A v

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Makes Progress Against Terrorism, But

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 11 October 2006 Police officers inspect the ruins of a nightclub destroyed by an explosion in Denpasar, Bali, in this Oct. 13, 2002 photo The threat of terrorist attacks is still alive in Indonesia. Security experts a

VOA标准英语2012 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Efforts to End Shark Finning Make Progress

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Efforts to End Shark Finning Make Progress BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Each year, fishermen catch millions of sharks and cut off their fin

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana Making Progress in Treating Tuberculosis

By Efam Dovi Accra 06 July 2006 In Ghana an estimated 12,000 of the country's 20 million people are infected with tuberculosis annually, and for many of them access to treatment has not always been easy. So the Global Fund is sponsoring a new progra

VOA慢速英语2009-Agriculture Report - Progress on Treaty Against

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Everyone knows that ships are a favorite target of pirates. But another problem takes place under the sea and often gets less attention: fish piracy. The technical term is illegal, unreported and u

2007年VOA标准英语-WHO Says Progress Being Made in Controlling Mal

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 April 2007 A young boy waits his turn to be tested for malaria, in Manhica, Mozambique (File photo) The World Health Organization says its Roll Back Malaria program is making progress in cutting the number of deaths from thi

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Cites Progress in Iraq War

By Scott Stearns White House 25 August 2007 President George W. Bush speaks to Veterans of Foreign Wars, 22 Aug 2007 In his weekly radio address Saturday, President Bush says U.S. troop reinforcements in Iraq are helping to reduce sectarian violence

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Hails Progress on North Korean Nuclear

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is pressing ahead with a presidential runoff election Friday, without an opponent and in the face of global calls, including from his neighbors, to postpone the poll. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern A

VOA标准英语2012--One Year On, Egypt's Revolutionaries See Work in Progress

One Year On, Egypt's Revolutionaries See Work in Progress The millions who poured into Tahrir Square last year came from all walks of life: the poor, the middle class, Muslims and Christians. But the seeds of the uprising were largely planted by the

VOA标准英语2011--Durban Climate Conference Drags On With Few Signs of Progress

Durban Climate Conference Drags On With Few Signs of Progress The United Nations climate conference in Durban, South Africa has gone into overtime, as delegates met Saturday to try to reach agreement on several deals to fight climate change. Observer

VOA标准英语2013--Some Iraqis Profit from Economic Progress; Most Suffer

Some Iraqis Profit from Economic Progress; Most Suffer Baghdad's Stock Exchange opened one year after the fall of Saddam Hussein as a private non-profit organization - replacing the government-owned Iraq Stock Exchange. Director Taha Ahmed al-Rubaye

VOA标准英语2013--Iraqi Democracy Remains Shaky Work in Progress

Iraqi Democracy Remains Shaky Work in Progress Iraq has held four elections - two national and two provincial - and one referendum since the U.S.-led war a decade ago brought multiparty democracy here. Local elections are to be held next month and a

VOA标准英语2013--Progress Has Been Made In Containing Malaria, More Needs To Be Done

Progress Has Been Made In Containing Malaria, More Needs To Be Done For every minute that goes by, a child under five years of age dies of malaria. Malaria has been diagnosed on every continent, but sub-Saharan Africa is the region most afflicted. Dr

VOA标准英语2013--Rival GDP Measure Puts Emphasis on Social Progress

Rival GDP Measure Puts Emphasis on Social Progress Since the early 20th century, the United States has topped the global table of Gross Domestic Product. According to the new Social Progress Index, though, the best country in the world is Sweden. The

VOA标准英语2013--Peres: Kerry Making Progress on Resuming Mideast Talks

Peres: Kerry Making Progress on Resuming Mideast Talks As Palestinian leaders met in the West Bank to discuss Kerry's push to restart talks on a two-state solution, Israeli President Shimon Peres, speaking in Jerusalem, said U.S. efforts are moving t

VOA标准英语2013--Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges

Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges November 2012. Barack Obama becomes the first serving U.S. president to visit Burma. He meets with President Thein Sein, who has led a bold but cautious reform process since 2011 after d

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Says AIDS Progress Made in Sudan

By Noel King Khartoum 03 December 2006 The United Nations says it is making progress in combating HIV/AIDS in Sudan, but warned that infection rates may be on the rise in the war-torn Darfur region. The United Nations estimates that Sudan has the hi

Progress achieved in world AIDS treatment

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Global AIDS deaths and new HIV infections have each dropped 21 percent since the peak of the AIDS pandemic in 1997, according to a UN report released Monday. One major factor responsible for the result is that life-sav