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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- how a piece of land between Europe and Asia got the name America. RS: The name honors the Italian-born explorer and navigator Amerigo Vespucci. America first appeared on a world

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And now a story from Los Angeles, where a radio station is putting itself in the middle of the debate over China and Taiwan. Reporter Rob Schmitz of member station KPCC sent this report. Kay Chao says Taiwanese and Chinese Americans in Los Angeles wo

Abridged Taiwan epic to hit mainland cinemas

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's wartime blockbuster Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, originally a two-part series lasting four-and-a-half hours, will begin screening in the mainland in May in a condensed, 150-minu

Taiwan appeals for foreign help

Taiwan has appealed for international technical assistance to help rescue more than 2,000 people stranded after Typhoon Morakot caused major mudslides. The Taiwanese authorities say they need giant cargo aircraft able to drop large earth diggers and

2006年VOA标准英语-Poor People Are Hit Harder by Depression

By Paige Kollock Washington, DC 25 January 2006 watch Depression report Research shows that people of lower socioeconomic status are more likely to develop a depressive illness than wealthier people.

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - Young Peoples' Risky Behavior on

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers say more than half of young people who use MySpace often discuss high-risk behaviors. Two studies of the social networking site recently appeared in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent

VOA慢速英语 Economics Report - Teaching Young People about Perso

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. April is National Financial Literacy Month in the United States. As the country faces a deep recession, Americans are paying closer attention to personal finance. Some critics partly blame the crisis

VOA慢速英语2012 Economics Report - A New China-Taiwan Agreement Protects Investors

Economics Report - A New China-Taiwan Agreement Protects Investors This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. China and Taiwan may disagree on political issues. But on Thursday they reached an agreement to protect investors. The agreement is i

英语单词大师：Got Its Name2

AA: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- how a piece of land between Europe and Asia got the name America.RS: The name honors the Italian-born explorer and navigator Amerigo Vespucci. America first appeared on a world m

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In the United States, many products - such as cameras, computers and mobile phones - carry the label Made in China. 美国许多产品像相机、电脑、手机，都贴有中国制造的标签。 But the reverse is happening in the southeastern sta

China Protests Against US Arms Sale to Taiwan

China has protested against the latest US arms sale to Taiwan, saying the US action has created severe obstacles for the two countries' normal military-to-military exchanges. Military experts are warning the deal would deteriorate security ties betwe

U.S. Urged to Revoke Arms Sales to Taiwan

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has become the latest high-ranking Chinese official to take issue with the United States over its latest announced arms sale to Taiwan. CRI's Su Yi has more. Yang Jiechi has joined a chorus of other Chinese officials, cal

2015年CRI Mainland, Taiwan Negotiators Review Their Achievements

Negotiators from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan have met in Taipei to review achievements in their talks since 2008. The Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait, or ARATS, and its Taiwan counterpart the Straits Exchange Foundation, looked

Typhoon Saola leaves 5 dead, 2 missing in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Inclement weather brought by Typhoon Saola since Wednesday has left five people dead, two missing and 16 more injured in Taiwan, the island's emergency operation center announced Thursday evening. Saola, which started headi

Mainland, Taiwan expect deeper economic cooperation

TAIPEI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zeng Peiyan, chairman of the mainland-based China Center for International Economic Exchanges, and Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang, expressed expectations Thursday for deepened cross-strait economic cooperat

Former Taiwan leader sentenced to more jail time

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Typhoon Saola is approaching eastern Taiwan

BEIJING, July?30 (Xinhuanet) -- At 6:00 a.m. today, typhoon Saola was centered about 410 km southeast of Hualian, Taiwan province with maximum wind force up to scale 12 near its center. Saola is forecasted to move north by west at speed of 5-10 km pe

VOA标准英语2009年-Study Finds High Rate of Infection at

More than 1,200 intensive care units in 75 countries examined Carol Pearson | Washington, DC 08 December 2009 Researchers found that more than half of the 14,000 patients in the study on that one day, developed infections in intensive care units Stay

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - When Animals Make People Sick

Agriculture Report - When Animals Make People Sick This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Researchers estimate that more than two billion people a year get diseases spread by animals. More than two million of them die. Delia Grace is a v

2016年CRI Xi's Speech on Taiwan Well Received

Speaking to a group of lawmakers from Shanghai on Saturday, Xi Jinping says any suggestion of 'Taiwan independence' will be contained resolutely. In making the statement, he says the mainland's policy toward Taiwan is not going to change, regardless