As It Is - Fukushima nuclear disaster Two years ago this week, one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history struck northern Japan. A tsunami followed the earthquake, enabling seawater to enter the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The w...
China subsidizes needy in disaster-hit areas...
IN THE NEWS - Japan, a Year After the Disaster This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This Sunday is the first anniversary of the major earthquake and tsunami in Japan. It led to one of the worst nuclear accidents ever. The quake struck near the...
IN THE NEWS - Captain Blamed for Italys Costa Concordia Disaster 新闻报道 - 歌诗达-协和号邮轮触礁 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia...
Asia Pacific Region Faces Rising Costs From Storms, Disasters Climate and disaster risk experts say the Asia Pacific region faces rising costs from storms and disasters often tied to climate change, creating new challenges for regions as they try to...
New Zealands Second City Rises Again After Earthquake Disaster Officials in New Zealands second largest city say it will cost more than $15 billion to rebuild parts of Christchurch that were devastated earlier this year by an earthquake. In February,...
音乐咖啡厅:A1 - Perfect Disaster 相关介绍：跻身在银河般灿烂的艺能界，是每个少男少女都曾怀抱过的摘星梦，但有幸成为万中之选的幸运儿，可要具备天赋异禀的超强实力才可脱颖而出。而来自...
Indian Court Rejects Harsher Sentences for Bhopal Disaster India's top court has turned down a plea to reopen a case aimed at getting a stronger punishment for those found guilty for the 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, which killed thousands of people. The...
She said the gulf disaster wasn't a big problem. How can you say that? he asked. Millions of gallons of oil are pouring into the ocean. She said it was a big ocean. The oil spill was a drop in the bucket. Besides, oil and water are natural, she said,...
The Japanese government says the country's industrial production and consumer spending fell at their sharpest pace on record in March in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In a report Thursday, the government said that productio...
