Heifer International

Broadcast: August 18, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. One of the biggest problems in developing countries is hunger. An organization called Heifer Internation

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Amnesty International Concerned About ‘Us Versus Them’

A human rights group is warning against a rise in politically divisive speech and international indifference to rights abuses. Amnesty International released its 2016 report on Wednesday. The report is called The State of the Worlds Human Rights. The

Amnesty International Criticizes US War on Terror

Tom Rivers In its annual assessment of human rights violations on a global scale, Amnesty International is blaming both armed groups and governments for perpetuating what it calls the most sustained o

EBRD Picks Up International Support to Expand Operations

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International Agencies Rally to Help Explosion Victims in N.

Lisa Schlein The United Nations and international aid agencies are stepping up efforts to meet the long-term health needs of hundreds of victims, many of them children, injured by the giant train expl

VOA标准英语2012--China's Hotel Expansion Creates Huge Demand for Qualified Workers

China's Hotel Expansion Creates Huge Demand for Qualified Workers Learning how to dress appropriately is one of the most basic lessons at the Beijing Hospitality Institute. Although the tuition is much higher than at other colleges, students like Can

美国女主播遭偷拍法院判赔5500万美元

Court Awards $55 Million to Secretly Taped Sportscaster 美国女主播遭偷拍法院判赔5500万美元 An American court has ordered several defendants to pay a woman $55 million in damages connected to an online video. Erin Andrews is a broadcast

VOA标准英语2011--Hotel Magnate Sees Bright Future for Hospitality

Hotel Magnate Sees Bright Future for Hospitality The man credited with turning his father's soda stand into a global hotel business is stepping down after 39 years running Marriott International. The change at the top of the company (announced this w

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesian President Calls Hotel Bombings

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the two bombs that went off in the Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta, killing eight people and wounding at least 50 more, are acts of terrorism. Rescuers evacuate the body of a victim of t

VOA标准英语2009年-Deadly Twin Bombings Hit Jakarta Hotels

The Indonesia capital Jakarta remains on high alert after suspected bombs tore through two luxury hotels just before 8:00 a.m., killing at least eight people. Police officers inspect damage after an explosion went off at the Marriott hotel in Jakart

International Co-operative Day（国际合作节）

-In 1921, at the International Co-operative Congress of World Co-op Leaders wanted to identify and define the growing co-operative movement's common values and ideals to help unite co-ops around the world. They decided to hold a special event to cele

Chinese premier meets UN chief on international issues

ABU DHABI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks Monday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on major international issues. During their talks, Wen said the United Nations had played an indispensable role in boosting int

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By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 17 July 2007 INTERPOL is working with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to step up efforts to capture the remaining 18 genocide fugitives. As Arjun Kohli reports for VOA from Nairobi, Rwandan officials say 13 years

International Hotel Chains Push Into Smaller Indian Cities

As domestic tourism booms in India and a growing economy creates wealth beyond the countrys urban hubs, international hotel groups are pushing into smaller towns and cities. Luxury hotel chains in Jaipur As the winter chill recedes and spring sets in

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本期内容： China has shut down the Chinese websites of Marriott International for a week, after the firm listed Tibet and others as separate countries. The hotel group has apologized for the error and said it did not support separatist movements

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本期内容： Marriott International agreed to buy Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide for $12.2 billion in cash and shares. Starwood had reportedly been in talks with another suitor, Hyatt; Chinese hotel operators were also keen. The deal will creat

International strawberry symposium opens in Beijing

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The seventh International Strawberry Symposium opened in northern Beijing Saturday with over 1,000 agri scientists from around the world exchanging latest technologies of strawberry cultivation. Vice Premier Hui Liangyu a

Beijing international film festival to open

BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The second Beijing International Film Festival is set to kick off Monday evening with an opening ceremony to be held at the National Convention Center. More than 260 films from across the globe will be screened during th

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