VOA常速英语2007年-Regular North-South Korean Train Route Opens

By Kurt Achin Paju, South Korea 11 December 2007 Regular cargo train service has resumed between the divided Koreas for the first time in more than half a century. South Korea plans to send tons of supplies into North Korea by rail on a daily basis.

VOA常速英语2007年-South Korean Presidential Frontrunner Cleared o

By Kurt Achin Seoul 05 December 2007 The frontrunner in South Korea's presidential race has avoided what many political analysts describe as his only serious obstacle to victory. Prosecutors have cleared former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak of fraud accu

VOA常速英语2007年-Nepal Confronts Mystery of Missing Royal Wealth

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 19 December 2007 The Nepalese parliament has ordered the properties of its disgraced royal family nationalized. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the government is making little headway in finding the fabulou

VOA常速英语2007年-Worries Persist Slowing US Economy Could Turn i

By Barry Wood Washington 05 December 2007 American consumers are being squeezed by higher oil prices, falling home prices and a falling dollar. VOA's Barry Wood reports that some analysts are turning pessimistic about the economy and worrying that ha

VOA常速英语2007年-Poll Shows Economy Overtakes Iraq as Top Issue

By Mil Arcega Washington 14 December 2007 For the first time in the 2008 presidential campaign, the economy has overtaken Iraq as the number one issue facing the country. An ABC News poll this week shows that 44 percent of voters think the economy is

VOA常速英语2007年-Mt. Washington Observatory Goes to Weather Extr

By Paul Sisco 07 December 2007 The Mount Washington observatory in (the northeastern U.S. state of) New Hampshire is a non-profit, scientific and educational institution with a mission to advance understanding of the Earth's climate systems. It also

VOA常速英语2007年-US, French Units Move to Prevent Violence in Ko

By Al Pessin Washington 04 December 2007 The commander of NATO forces says U.S. and French units have been moved to a key outpost in Kosovo to help prevent violence in what he calls the most volatile region the alliance is dealing with. But the offic

VOA常速英语2007年-Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Upbeat on Future

By Michael Bowman Washington 04 December 2007 A senior Iraqi Shi'ite leader says his country is taking important steps toward a brighter future in matters of security, national reconciliation, governance, and the economy. VOA's Michael Bowman reports

VOA常速英语2007年-Delegates Forge Ahead at Bali Climate Change Co

By Chad Bouchard Bali, Indonesia 07 December 2007 The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali is nearing its halfway mark. Senior delegates are hopeful an international agreement will be reached on how to control harmful climate emissions wh

VOA常速英语2007年-Venezuela's Opposition Sees Opening in Reform V

By Brian Wagner Caracas 11 December 2007 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has vowed to press ahead with a set of socialist reforms despite the voters' rejection of a constitutional referendum on December 2. Opposition leaders say they hope to seize

VOA常速英语2007年-US General says Afghanistan Progressing Despite

By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 17 December 2007 A top American general has said Afghanistan's security is improving, despite a resurgent Taliban and increased violence in the country. The general also cited a drop in cross-border attacks and the capture

VOA常速英语2007年-African National Congress Opens with Rowdy Disp

By Delia Robertson Polokwane 16 December 2007 South Africa's ruling African National Congress has opened a national conference that could decide who becomes the country's next president. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from the meeting in Polokwane, th

VOA常速英语2007年-African National Congress Prepares for Leadersh

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 17 December 2007 South Africa's ruling party has delayed choosing its new leader, as tensions run high between supporters of President Thabo Mbeki and party deputy Jacob Zuma. The 4,000 delegates to the African Nationa

VOA常速英语2007年-Zimbabwe's Ruling Party Endorses President Muga

By Peta Thornycroft 13 December 2007 Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF has once again endorsed President Robert Mugabe as its presidential candidate. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA the party met in an extraordinary congress in Harare. There was little fest

VOA常速英语2007年-Russian Ruling Party Nominates Medvedev as Puti

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 17 December 2007 President Vladimir Putin has agreed to become the prime minister of Russia and offered an assurance he will not seek any redistribution of power should his chosen successor win the presidency. VOA Moscow Corr

VOA常速英语2007年-Romney Assures US Voters Mormon Church Would No

By Jim Malone Washington 06 December 2007 Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has tried to assure voters the Mormon Church would not influence his decisions should he win the White House next year. Romney spoke on faith and politics at the

VOA常速英语2007年-Climate Scientists Urge Fast Action on Global W

By Chad Bouchard Bali 06 December 2007 More than 200 of the world's leading climate scientists signed a petition calling for negotiators in Bali's United Nations Climate Change Conference to set aggressive targets for reducing greenhouse gas emission

VOA常速英语2007年-Vietnam Releases 3 US Citizens Accused of Terro

12 December 2007 Vietnam has released three of the four Vietnamese-born United States citizens it arrested in November and accused of involvement in terrorism. The release comes a day after the U.S. ambassador criticized the detentions. Matt Steingla

VOA常速英语2007年-What Lies Ahead for bin Laden, al-Qaida?

By Ravi Khanna Washington 12 December 2007 More than six years after the terrorist attacks on the United States, and billions of dollars spent and thousands of lives lost in the war on terror, two questions in particular go unanswered in the public m

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Wants Money for War in Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 15 December 2007 President Bush says Congress must provide what he says are vital funds for U.S. troops before lawmakers leave for Christmas break. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. In his weekly