Winter Rains Bring Attention to Los Angeles River

Its time for spring-cleaning in Los Angeles. Usually that term relates to housekeeping: throwing away unwanted items, organizing closets, and washing places that have become dirty over the winter. But in this case, we are talking about the massive pr

2016年CRI Chinese Medical Team in South Sudan Ten Years on

Alex Bakiet, who speaks Chinese fluently, is the president of Wau Teaching Hospital in South Sudan. He said when the Chinese medical team first came to Wau ten years ago, he was still a volunteer. That's when he came into contact with his Chinese cou

2015年CRI Cheating in Car Inspection Rampant

An undercover probe conducted by China Central Television has revealed just how easy it can be to obtain fraudulent inspection certificates. Reporters in Shandong's capital, Jinan, were able to obtain fake emission permits from local garages, as well

新西兰英语 684 Shipping company pays for Rena disaster

A year ago today, the ship, the Rena, hit a reef in Tauranga harbour. The result was a disaster for the harbour, the beach, sea birds, exporters and local businesses. It probably destroyed the career of the captain and navigator also. They served thr

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Bush Proposes to Ease Rules on Industri

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - December 13, 2002: Bush Proposes to Ease Rules on Industrial Pollution By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. The Bush administration has announced ne

CCTV9英语新闻：高达2米的新疆地区的积雪高达2米

To northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region now, where a blizzard has lasted almost half a month in many parts of the province. It is the longest blizzard recorded there in a decade. In mountainous areas, snow is up to nearly two meters hig

2007年VOA标准英语-Liberia's Heavy Rains Leave Many Thirsty for Cl

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar, Senegal 29 August 2007 More than a 250,000 residents of Liberia's capital, Monrovia, have been overwhelmed by water from torrential rains and flooding from the nearby St. Paul River. The rains have left them without safe drink

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2018年CRI Protecting Dianchi Lake: Kunming is on the mission

Through the years, pollution on the Dianchi Lake, a large reservoir in southwest China's Yunnan's capital, Kunming, has created significant environmental problems, something the local government has been taking steps to try to clean up. In the city o

2018年CRI Environmental cleanup in Gannan region benefit local people

The Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Gansu province is the location of major tributaries of both the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. In recent years, local governments have been working to restore the local environment to protect the h

中国加强H7N9相关的医疗设备质量控制

BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's State Food and Drug Administration released a circular on Tuesday calling for strengthened supervision over the quality of medical equipment used in the diagnosis and treatment of H7N9. The circular urged local he

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CCTV9英语新闻：Report evaluates implementation of revised Environmental Protection Law

Turning now to an evaluation report on China's new Environmental Protection Law. The revision to the old law was hailed as the toughest in history as it empowered environmental authorities to enforce the rules and punish polluters. Now almost a year

CCTV9英语新闻：Path created to allow easy access to sinking site

The Eastern Star ship, which capsized in the Yangtze River Monday night, is located in a remote part of the river that is hard to access from land, making it difficult for personnel and rescue equipment to be delivered to the site. On Tuesday night,

中国机动车检测作弊猖獗

An undercover probe conducted by China Central Television has revealed just how easy it can be to obtain fraudulent inspection certificates. Reporters in Shandong's capital, Jinan, were able to obtain fake emission permits from local garages, as well

Iran arrests American woman on espionage charges

TEHRAN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran arrested a 55-year old American woman on espionage(间谍) charges, a local newspaper reported Thursday. The local Farsi-language IRAN newspaper said the woman who had set spying equipment in her teeth and entered Iran

中国医疗队在南苏丹的十年

Alex Bakiet, who speaks Chinese fluently, is the president of Wau Teaching Hospital in South Sudan. He said when the Chinese medical team first came to Wau ten years ago, he was still a volunteer. That's when he came into contact with his Chinese cou

英语博客(A cup of English):An army for clean-up

Beginners. It's my favorite time of year, Autumn. I love this season so much that I could burst into song about all the colors, the smells, the angle of the sun, the pumpkins etc etc, but I don't want to bore you, plus, I don't sing very well. I will

China to boost local gov't debt clean-up

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China will boost the clean-up of thousands of millions of local government's debt in 2012, so to guard against possible defaults that would hurt its banks, the country's banking regulator said Thursday. The country will f

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0802 - 挑内衣内点事儿

Topic 1-Ministry of Education: Making Good use of Resources The Ministry of Education has highlighted the importance of being fully equipped in order to bring about the best education to elementary and secondary school students. Education facilities