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VOA常速英语2007-North Korean Premier Visits Vietnam

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 27 October 2007 North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il, the country's second highest-ranking leader after Kim Jong Il, arrived in Vietnam Friday evening on a rare trip abroad. Matt Steinglass reports from Hanoi the visit is mostly

North American Pollution Report

Broadcast: May 2, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. A new study has both good news and bad news about pollution in North America. It found that industrial release

EXPLORATIONS - North Carolina Lighthouses

EXPLORATIONS - North Carolina Lighthouses By Jill Moss Broadcast: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English

VOA标准英语2012--Australian Musical Family Act The McClymonts Set Sights on US

Australian Musical Family Act The McClymonts Set Sights on US The McClymont sisters are Australias latest musical export. Sam says their three-part harmonies and soaring vocals have developed over a lifetime of performing together. We were singing si

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Cautiously Welcomes N. Korean Nuclear Decl

U.S. President George Bush says he is ready to lift some sanctions against North Korea and drop it from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, after Pyongyang submitted a long-awaited declaration on its nuclear activities. VOA's Paula Wolfson

VOA标准英语2012--Koreans, North and South, Train Cambodian Olympic Hopefuls

Koreans, North and South, Train Cambodian Olympic Hopefuls Chov Sotheara is one of only a few Cambodian athletes who could qualify for the London Olympics. Driven to win in a sport dominated by men, she says her strict North Korean coach, Pak So Nam,

VOA常速英语2007-Leaders of North, South Korea Decide Against Ext

By Kurt Achin Seoul 03 October 2007 South Korean officials say a summit between the leaders of North and South Korea will wrap up as scheduled, despite an extension offer by the North Korean leader. It remains unclear whether the two made any concret

VOA常速英语2007-US Envoy: Nuclear Disablement in North Korea to

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 30 October 2007 The U.S. envoy to talks on North Korea's nuclear program says a team of experts will travel to Pyongyang this week to begin disabling the North's nuclear program. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. U.S. Ass

2007年VOA标准英语-Many Immigrants New to U.S. Rarely Get Preventi

By Carol Pearson Washington 14 March 2007 watch Pearson report U.S. immigration reform and illegal immigration came up again and again during President Bush's tour of South and Central America. Some 12 million illegal immigrants live in the United St

2007年VOA标准英语-Italy's Proposed Family Law Draws Large Protest

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 May 2007 Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have staged rallies in Rome to commemorate Family Day. At issue is proposed legislation that would grant greater rights to unmarried couples including homosexuals. Sabina

2007年VOA标准英语-Talks Between North Korea, Japan Sputter to Une

By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 September 2007 Two days of talks between North Korea and Japan have drawn to a close in Mongolia with an agreement to meet again, but little else. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul the two sides had hoped to draw closer to no

Hourly News 2012 09 07

At least 43 dead in SW China quake At least 43 people have died and 150 injured in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that hit the border area of southwest China's Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. Most victims were from Yiliang County in Yunnan, the epicenter.

Olympic Torch Relay "to showcase" iconic North West

LONDON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Torch Relay is a great chance to show off the North West and celebrate the role that people, places and businesses from the region are playing in London 2012, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday. Hunt

Olympic men's 56kg weightlifting results

LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the women's 56kg division weightlifting competition at the London Olympic Games on Sunday: 1. Om Yun Chol, DPR Korea, 293kg 2. Wu Jingbiao China, 289kg 3. Valentin Hristov, Azerbaijan, 286kg 4.

Hourly News updated 08:00 2011/10/20

Chinese vice premier to visit DPRK, ROK Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang is set to visit both North Korea and South Korea next week. Li is scheduled to stay in the North for three days before traveling to the South. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang

Hourly News updated 17:00 2011/10/26

Chinese vice premier meets with S.Korean president Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has met with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for talks on bilateral ties and regional issues. Li Keqiang arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a two-da

Hourly News updated 10:00 2011/10/25

Turkey quake survivors spend another cold night outdoors Thousands of people are spending a second freezing night outdoors, following Sunday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey. Nearly 280 people are confirmed dead, with over 13-hundred repo

Hourly News updated 17:00 2011/10/23

Chinese police confirm 13 sailors dead in ship attack on Mekong River Chinese police have confirmed that the body of the missing Chinese sailor in the ship attack on the Mekong River has been found. Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked by unidentifi

英语博客：Italy.

Last week we learned a little about Germany. Today, we will learn about a country that is close by, Italy. You probably know already that this country of sixty million people has been a major(our) influence on Western civilization. So, what is Italy