China to Accelerate the Opening-up of Western Inland Region

The first China-Eurasia Expo is coming to a close in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Some 50,000 officials and business people from China and about 30 countries, regions and international organizations attended the five-day t

AIDS-Famine Link in Southern Africa Threatens Region

Broadcast: Jan 29 2003 Two senior U.N. officials warn the HIV/AIDS pandemic in southern Africa is changing the nature of 1) famine in the region and is 2) unleashing a disaster that threatens the exis

新西兰英语 781 Volunteers help farmers

Many farms in the high country in Otago and Canterbury had so much snow that their animals could not move and the farmer could not move to the animals to bring them hay. For the last two days, 50 or 60 volunteers helped to rescue sheep. Most of the v

2006年VOA标准英语-Kurds React to Recent Shelling in Border Region

By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 24 August 2006 watch UNIFEM report A new report from UNIFEM -- the United Nations Development Fund for Women -- finds that violence against women in post-Taleban Afghanistan remains widespread, and that much of it co

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq's Kurdish Region Struggles with Power Shor

By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 23 August 2007 The electricity shortage in Iraq continues to plague the country. Power blackouts have become a telling symbol of the difficulties Iraq's government and the United States are having in improving life for ord

2006年VOA标准英语-Drought Rages in Ethiopia's Somali Region

By Cathy Majtenyi Gode 20 March 2006 The Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia is being hit by a drought that is also affecting parts of Kenya and Somalia. Residents and aid workers fear that widespr

VOA英语2010年-UN: Deep Concern About Sudan's Abyei Region

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday expressed deep concern about the situation in Sudan's oil-rich Abyei region, where a referendum on the region's future is scheduled for next month. The U.N. Security Council, in a statement approved by

VOA标准英语2011--Fukushima Farmers Worry About Region's B

Fukushima Farmers Worry About Region's Brand With the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant set to continue through most of this year, many people in the region are worried about the long-term impact on the Fukushima brand. Nowhere can

Rebels Say Ethiopia Blocks Aid in Drought-Hit Region

A rebel group in Ethiopia's arid Somali region has issued an urgent appeal for humanitarian assistance, accusing the government of blocking aid deliveries. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) insurgent group says people and livestock are dyin

2018年CRI Officials briefed media 60 years of development of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

2018 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. On August 30th, local officials of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region briefed media on the development of the region over the past 60 years at a press conference hel

2018年CRI Environmental cleanup in Gannan region benefit local people

The Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Gansu province is the location of major tributaries of both the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. In recent years, local governments have been working to restore the local environment to protect the h

新西兰英语 33 Electricity

Electricity is in the news at the moment. Its the middle of winter, and some parts of New Zealand are very cold. Do we have enough electricity in this country to keep us warm this winter or in the future? For the past 43 years, the Cook Strait power

VOA常速英语2008年-Blasts in Somalia's Puntland Region Kill 20

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 06 February 2008 Two explosions have killed at least 20 people in the port town of Bosasso in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, Puntland has gener

VOA常速英语2007-ADB: Asia Pacific Region Behind in Child Mortali

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 08 October 2007 The Asian Development Bank says Asia and the Pacific are behind in meeting certain parts the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. A new report by the ADB and the U.N. Development Program says progre

Asia-Pacific Region Critical to US Economic Recovery

In the Pacific state of Hawaii, U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday told leaders of the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation economies that the region will be key to U.S. economic recovery. With much of the formal summit activity, including a worki

新西兰英语 580 Otago Rugby Union is saved

The Otago Rugby Football Union (ORFU) is 131 years old but it is in financial trouble. It owes $2.35m, some to the Bank of New Zealand (the BNZ), the Dunedin City Council (DCC) and local businesses. For the last two weeks it seemed it would be in liq

新西兰英语 546 Wind Power plan cancelled

Meridian Energy has decided not to go ahead with their plan to put 176 wind turbines in Central Otago. Local people set up a protest group. This group has spent a lot of time and money fighting to stop Meridian Energy for the last six years. In 2009,

Breakaway Georgian Region Elects President

Residents of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for a new president Friday, three years after Russia recognized the region, and another breakaway area, South Ossetia, as independent states. Three candidates are hoping to replace Presiden

新西兰英语 363 More Neuro-surgeons for SI

Otago University Neuro-surgery department will not close and Christchurch hospital which has four neurosurgeons will get one more. This news was announced yesterday. Neuro-surgery is brain surgery. Earlier this year, the government said it was too ex

CCTV9英语新闻：Concert inspired by Honghe region

Musicians from Chinas National Symphony Orchestra are embracing the cultures of Yunnan province. Having visited in person, they composed pieces based on the regions music and performed them on site for the locals. The concert in the Grand Theater ope