China went from famine to fat in a few short decades, until it reached that true pinnacle of economic prosperity: it is on a diet. 在短短几十年里,中国人经历了从饥饿到肥胖的转变。现在,中国人开始减肥了。 Sales of s...
According to the Daily Telegraph of September 20, the world's ten most unanswerable questions include what is the meaning of life, does God exist, showed a study made by Ask Jeeves, a popular search engine in US。 The search engine has now compiled...
As we welcome in a new year and a new decade Off the Pitch presents a selection of some of the funniest quotes from people in the world of football from the last ten years. Lets kick off with the late 已故的, great Sir Bobby Robson, who managed Ne...
This 02 Oct 2009 file photo shows Juan Antonio Samaranch, the former IOC president, speaking during the Madrid 2016 bid presentation during the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen Former International Olymp...
N: do you think chinese families have changed much in the last 50 years? S: I think families everywhere have changed a lot in the last 5 decades. N: what do you think is the biggest change? S: well, in the past, three or four generations would li8ve...
When it comes to North Korea, the world has come up with a lot of labels, including the last bastion of Stalinist Communism. But the author of a new book says North Korea can best be understood through the lens of its racial views. VOA Seoul correspo...
The man who helped Thailand survive the Asian financial crisis says reforms a decade ago have made the region's banks better able to weather the global economic downturn. Former Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda also gave his endorsement to ba...
By Sabina Castelfranco Khartoum 14 March 2008 With just one month to go before a scheduled nationwide population and housing census ahead of 2009 general elections in Sudan, U.N. officials and regional leaders are confident they will succeed. But the...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 December 2007 A new report says the last decade is the warmest on record. The Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization says data from around the world shows extreme weather patterns increasing in every region. It says...
Friends: A Decade of Must-See TV Reminiscence With the end of “Friends” fast approaching, a look back… Ross: We were on a break! Joey: That’s 1)whack. Phoebe: It’s madness, I tell you! For t...