BRUSSELS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU)（欧盟 ）and the United Nations (UN) are natural allies, UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday. Ban paid his first official visit to the European Parliament（欧洲议会） in Stra...
It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Iraq. Because Tara looked Iraqi, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Iraq. Tara replied, No, Im not. Then the wo...
[00:00.00]3 Many books, music and films are in English. [00:06.63]Countries such as China, Japan and Russia [00:10.81]sell English books. [00:13.06]People in these countries not only [00:15.33]sell English books, [00:17.28]but also write books in Eng...
[00:00.00]Module 4 ENGLISH: AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUGAE [00:09.55]UNIT 2 When people are in meetings, [00:13.26]they often use English. [00:17.16]1 Listen and read. [00:20.84]How Do People Use English in the 21st Century? [00:26.38]Fewer people speak E...
Apple's iPhone has made a quiet entry into India, the world's fastest growing mobile market. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the iPhone's high price appears to have deterred many potential customers. Only a scant crowd turned up for t...
By Stephanie Ho Beijing 15 May 2008 U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez is urging Chinese companies to step up their foreign direct investment in the United States. At the same time, he noted that the huge U.S. trade deficit with China is fuelin...
By Zulima Palacio Cucuta, Colombia 12 February 2008 For the past few months, the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have been engaged in a war of words, harshly criticizing each other. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez even hinted at the possibility...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 05 July 2007 In another blow to Somali government plans to hold a long-delayed peace conference to end the country's 16-year-old civil war, elders of the most dominant clan in Mogadishu, the Hawiye, have failed to resume talks t...
By Tendai Maphosa London 29 May 2007 A new survey says that most British diamond retailers are not doing enough to combat trade in diamonds smuggled from war zones. For VOA, Tendai Maphosa has more from London. People look into their sifter to find a...
By Michael Bowman Washington 09 October 2006 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez before the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2006 The war of words between Venezuela and the United States reached new heights last month, when Venezuel...
