AS IT IS 2015-01-20 Oxfam: Richest One Percent to Own Half of the World's Wealth 乐施会:1%最富有的人拥有世界上一半的财富 A report from the nonprofit group Oxfam says the richest one percent of people in the world will have a majorit...
AS IT IS 2015-01-20 Obama to Discuss Economy, Foreign Policy in State of the Union 奥巴马将在国情咨文中讨论经济和外交政策 President Barack Obama is preparing to speak to the American people on Tuesday. The leader has traveled aroun...
Has Fate Brought Us Together? 命运让我们聚在一起? Is it fate that brings us together today? No, not fate. It is simply time for Words and Their Stories. Or maybe it is fate. Maybe just this morning you said to someone, You know, I really wis...
AS IT IS 2015-01-19 Illegal Immigrants Can Now Get a Drivers License 非法移民现在可以获得驾照 People in the western state of California who are in the United States illegally can now request a drivers license. More than a million people a...
AS IT IS 2015-01-19 North Korea Offers Nuclear Talks with Conditions 朝鲜提核谈判条件 This week, North Korea offered direct talks with the United States. The North Korean offer came days after the U.S. government rejected an earlier offer by...
Experts Decide Ethiopia Has Best Coffee 专家认为埃塞俄比亚拥有最好的咖啡 An international group of coffee experts has rated Ethiopias coffee as the best in the world. Coffee is a top export for the country. But at home, it is a source...
AS IT IS 2015-01-26 Labor Groups Criticize Abuses in Thai Fishing Industry 国际劳工组织批评泰国渔业奴役劳工的行为 Labor and anti-trafficking groups are calling for more action to reduce rights abuses in Thailands profitable fishing...
AS IT IS 2015-01-26 S. Korean Businesses Want to Ease Trade Restriction with North 韩国企业望放松对朝鲜实施的贸易限制 Business leaders in South Korea are urging President Park Geun-hye to ease trade restrictions with North Korea. Sou...
AS IT IS 2015-01-26 Vietnamese Officials Worried about Political Blog 越南官方担心政治博客 A new blog is providing information for Vietnamese who want to learn about the hidden workings of their countrys politics. The name of the person res...
AS IT IS 2015-01-19 Americans Serve Others to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. 美国人通过服务他人来纪念马丁路德金 Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serveYou only need a heart...
AS IT IS 2015-01-19 Army May Change Weight Rules for New Cyber Warriors 美军或修改网军体重规定_ The U.S. Army needs cyber warriors to defend against attacks on the nations computer systems. But it is having a hard time finding young Americ...
Fewer Than One in Three Young Americans Can Join Military 不到三分之一的美国年轻人有资格参军 The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have ended, and Congress has ordered the military to reduce troop levels. But the United States Army -- and...
Let's Do Business! Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. There are many special terms in the world of business. The following story is about a sweetheart deal which I made last week. I made the deal with a friend, and we both...
Has Obama Set the Message for the 2016 Campaign? 奥巴马是否传达出2016竞选信号? In his State of the Union speech this week, President Obama told U.S. lawmakers something they already know: I have no more campaigns to run I know because I w...
AS IT IS 2015-01-25 In Kenya, Former Prisoners Seek Work, Help Community 肯尼亚释囚寻求工作回馈社区 It is not easy to find a job in Kenya. It is even more difficult for those with a criminal past. But some former prisoners are working to...
