Category: Development Report (发展报道)

This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport. In many developing nations, more than fifty percent of workersare self-employed. They might move from temporary job to temporaryjob. Or…

This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport. The World Health Organization says it expects two times as manycases of diabetes in developing countries within thirty years.Developing countries…

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. People have been recycling metals for hundreds of years. Today,re-using metal waste or scrap provides work for many people,especially in developing countries.…

This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport. A study finds that one out of sixteen women in Africa will dieduring pregnancy or childbirth. The rate for industrial…

This is Robert Cohen with the Special English Development Report. People who sell goods and services over the telephone are calledtelemarketers. India, the Philippines, China and South Africa areamong countries…

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An estimated one-hundred-thirty-five million people have lowvision. Forty to forty-five million others cannot see at all. Healthexperts warn that the number of…

This is Bob Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport. The first treaty to fight organized criminal groups around theworld is now a part of international law. The treaty went…

This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport. The World Bank says the poor quality of public services indeveloping countries is hurting world economic growth. This findingis based…

This is Bob Cohen with the VOA Special English DevelopmentReport. Literacy, by its most basicmeaning, is the ability to read and write. The United Nations saysworld literacy rates improved from…

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Clay is found almost everywhere in the world. It is formed by theaction of wind and water on rocks over thousands of…

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Bridges are an important part of transportation systems. Theymake it possible to travel over rivers and between hills ormountains. The most common…

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. When a crisis develops in the world, Doctors Without Borders isusually there to help. This organization provides emergency care tovictims of armed…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. International experts are concerned about a growing humanitariancrisis – world hunger. Last year, the World Food Program fed morethan seventy-seven-million people in eighty-two…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Development Report. Vaccines are special medicines to prevent diseases. They areusually given to children by injection. They have prevented millionsof deaths around the world. However,…

This is Sarah Long with the VOA Special English Development Report. People have always had to find ways to keep food safe to eat. Methods to dry, smoke and salt…