CNN 2008-11-25

Hello, and happy Monday to you. I'm Stacey Elgin at the CNN center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President-elect Barack Obama has named Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. Geithner will be the point man on the f

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Survivors Remember Horror of Laos Dam Collapse Samled Inthavong of Attepeu Province, Laos, was trying to get his family into a boat when a building hit his house. A dam had collapsed several kilometers away and water was speeding toward Attepeu, pull

VOA慢速英语--社会团体敦促老挝重新思考大型水电工程

Groups Urge Laos to Rethink Huge Hydropower Projects Environmental groups and researchers are calling on the government of Laos to carry out an open investigation of the deadly collapse of a large dam. On July 23, part of the Xe-Pian-Xe Namnoy hydrop

中国水电建设助力一带一路沿线国家

Since the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward in 2013, Chinese enterprises have been assisting countries along the Belt and Road route with the construction of new infrastructure including railways, highways, bridges and hydropower stations. 自

2006年VOA标准英语-Hydropower has a Dam-less Future

By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 05 May 2006 watch Hydro Power report For a long time, hydropower was considered the original renewable energy resource. In many countries, hydropower represents a high

VOA标准英语2012--Many Along Mekong River Concerned About Hydropower Expansion

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VOA标准英语2011--Monti Sworn in as New Italian PM

Monti Sworn in as New Italian PM Economist Mario Monti has been sworn in as Italys new prime minister, with a mandate to restore stability to the countrys economy and respectability to its politics. At European Union headquarters in early October he

VOA标准英语2011--Laos Faces Pressure to Alter Hydropower

Laos Faces Pressure to Alter Hydropower Ambitions Laos plans to build a hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River, but neighboring countries say more study is needed. Analysts say the high-level opposition puts pressure on Laos to alter its hydropower

Vietnamese Opposition Could Sway Lao Hydropower Plans

Vietnamese officials are criticizing the Lao government's controversial plan to build a dam on the Mekong River. Analysts say opposition from Vietnam and other lower Mekong countries could force Laos to scale back its hydropower ambitions. Vietnamese

VOA双语新闻：越南反对老挝水电项目

Vietnamese officials are criticizing the Lao governments controversial plan to build a dam on the Mekong River. Analysts say opposition from Vietnam and other lower Mekong countries could force Laos to scale back its hydropower ambitions. 越南政府官

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China's Three Gorges hits full capacity

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IOC begins on-site evaluation on Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee' s (IOC) Evaluation Commission on Monday kicked off its four-day visit in Japan's capital of Tokyo to assess the city's bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Tokyo visit is t

Clean energy sources generate more electricity in China

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美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-17

1.President Barack Obama and his economic team are taking a cheerier tone on the economy while making about ten billion dollars in federal loans available to struggling small businesses. The White House economic team hopes to build confidence in the

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Rescuers are trying to find seven people who are still missing after a landslide in East China's Fujian Province. 31 bodies had been found by Monday afternoon, and three people who were on the missing list had been found safe. Hundreds of rescuers an

CCTV9英语新闻：China releases water to Mekong River nations

Mekong River nations are suffering from the most severe drought in decades, affecting tens of millions of people. In response, China has discharged water to help relieve the crisis. China began offering the emergency water supply since Tuesday, and w