VOA双语新闻 - 布什欢迎美国奥运代表团访问白宫

President George Bush welcomed the U.S. Olympic team to the White House Tuesday for a celebration of its accomplishments at the Beijing Olympics. Hundreds of athletes traveled to Washington for the event. 美国总统布什星期二在白宫欢迎美国

VOA双语新闻 - 美国告诫叙利亚勿干预黎巴嫩事务

The United States is cautioning Syria against new intervention in Lebanon following a terrorist attack in Damascus late last month that Syria has blamed on Lebanon-based militants. U.S. officials say they have been monitoring Syrian military activity

VOA双语新闻 - 韩国提议创建东亚基金防金融冲击

South Korea is taking the lead in creating a prospective pool of money with its cash-rich neighbors to prevent the worst effects of the American economic situation from spilling over in the region. Meanwhile, top financial officials are telling South

VOA双语新闻：麦凯恩民调支持度攀升超过奥巴马

New public opinion polls show Republican John McCain surging in the U.S. presidential race over Democrat Barack Obama. Both candidates campaigned Monday on the issues of change and the economy. 新的民意调查显示，美国共和党总统候选人麦

VOA双语新闻：民主共和两党总统候选人齐呼改革

Both major-party candidates for U.S. president are stressing the need for change in Washington. In nationally broadcast interviews Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are calling for reform. 两个主要政党的美国总统候选人都强

VOA双语新闻：希尔：北韩无核化僵局很快会化解

The U.S. negotiator to six-nation talks on disarming nuclear North Korea says he believes the current stalemate will be resolved before the next American president takes office. 美国参加朝核六方会谈的谈判代表希尔说，他相信目前的

VOA双语新闻：佩林接受电视采访为从政经历辩护

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has defended her experience and taken a tough stance on national security issues in a much-anticipated interview. The Alaskan governor was a virtual unknown on the national stage when picked by Repub

VOA双语新闻：非洲贸易自由化解除许多贸易障碍

A U.N. report finds two decades of trade liberalization have successfully removed many of the barriers that used to limit trade from the continent. But, the report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development says progress has been less than expec

VOA双语新闻：专家称北韩实验导弹引擎消息可信

One of the world's foremost analysts of North Korea's ballistic missile programs says reports of missile engine testing at a newly revealed facility appear credible. North Korea is apparently able to test its missiles under more realistic conditions

VOA双语新闻：津两派协议批评土改但称不可逆转

One of the reasons Zimbabwe's economy is such a mess is the collapse of the commercial farming sector. This is due in part to the government's chaotic and sometimes violent land-reform program launched in 2000. The recently signed political power-sha

VOA双语新闻：非国大主席似为副手出任总统铺垫

Despite promising to do so, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma has failed to name the party candidate to replace President Thabo Mbeki. Zuma appeared to anoint his deputy for the job. 尽管非国大党主席祖马此前做出承诺，但是

VOA双语新闻：国会担忧布什七千亿美元金融计划

Members of Congress are demanding more taxpayer protections and more congressional oversight be included in the $700 billion bailout plan that is being debated to rescue failing U.S. financial institutions. Democrats and some Republicans voiced displ

VOA双语新闻 - 印技术行业担心美企减少外包业务

Many in India cheered Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential election. But India's technology and outsourcing sector is watching cautiously to see if a new U.S. administration will implement policies that will cut down outsourcing from Ameri

VOA双语新闻 - 中东四方寻找结束巴以冲突途径

Key participants of the Middle East Quartet, which is working to find an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have been meeting in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el Sheikh. They have given an account of progress in behind-the-scenes peace talk

VOA双语新闻 - 赖斯访以称年底前以巴难达协议

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Israel as part of a final effort by the Bush administration to keep the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on track. Arriving in Tel Aviv, Rice indicated that a peace deal by the end of the year will not

VOA双语新闻 - 赖斯赞扬美国大选为世界树立榜样

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. presidential election held on November 4 was an example for the world in how a nation can overcome internal differences. Rice spoke at the 15th anniversary of the James Baker Institute for Public

VOA双语新闻 - 许多印度公司暂停实施扩张计划

Many Indian companies are slowing expansion plans as they cope with the global economic downturn. It is a huge change from last year when Indian companies spent billions of dollars on acquisitions both at home and overseas. 为了应对全球经济下行

VOA双语新闻：格鲁吉亚请求美国调停格俄冲突

Georgia says it has ordered its troops in the breakaway region of South Ossetia to cease fire, after withdrawing its troops from South Ossetia's capital. There was no direct response from Russia to Georgia's offer to negotiate an end to three days of

VOA双语新闻：美国游泳队力争北京奥运更显辉煌

U.S. swimmers had great success at the Athens Olympics four years ago. But they did even better at last year's World Championships in Melbourne, so there are high hopes for a big medal haul in Beijing. 美国游泳选手4年前在雅典奥运会上取得

VOA双语新闻：赖斯称俄罗斯须遵守停火承诺

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking after telephone consultations with big-power foreign ministers, said there has been progress in European mediation efforts on the Russia-Georgia conflict. Rice said Moscow must abide by its stated pr