Ukraine, Rebels Continue Fight Over Town Ukraines military and pro-Russian rebels are both refusing to pull back weapons from a town in eastern Ukraine. The two sides have been fighting for control of the area, ignoring an internationally-negotiated...
Hawaii Prepares for Possible Tsunami Scientists say rising temperatures on Earths surface are to blame for rising sea levels. The reality of rising sea levels means many coastal and island communities are at risk when a tsunami strikes. The island st...
AS IT IS 2015-02-18 Young Vietnamese Clean Up Environment 越南青年人发起清洁运动 Vietnams move from poverty to a fast-growing economy has caused harm to the environment. In the future, young people will be among those worst affected by the...
AS IT IS 2015-02-18 Teacher Remembers North Carolina Shooting Victims 北卡罗来纳枪击案的受害者 Mussarut Jabeen is head of the Al-Iman School in Raleigh, North Carolina. She knew all three young people who were murdered in North Carolina o...
Power Outages Renew Interest in Renewable Energy 电力短缺倒逼对再生能源的兴趣 South Africas state power company, Eskom, is struggling to meet demand for electricity in the country. The company has put in place an aggressive plan for lim...
Old Machines Make Modern Products 用旧机器制造现代产品 In 2012, two friends in their 20s made a brave decision. They left their jobs as graphic designers for an American magazine to open their own printing business. Then a third friend deci...
AS IT IS 2015-02-17 Somalis Unable to Send Money Home from US Somalis in the United States are now unable to send money back to Somalia. The final American bank that allowed for sending money there has stopped doing so. The small Merchants Bank of Ca...
New Technology Stops Illegal Fishing on the Seas 新技术阻止海上非法捕鱼 Experts estimate that one out of every five fish sold was caught illegally. They say the illegal fishing market is worth $23.5 billion a year. It threatens food securi...
Islamic State Shows Beheading Video of 21 Hostages 伊斯兰国发布视频显示21名埃及基督徒被斩首 A video released Sunday night appears to show the beheading of Coptic Christian hostages by militants in Libya. The militants say they are...
Washington Has Three Birthdays and Other Presidential Fun Facts The United States honors the countrys first president on the third Monday in February. The U.S. government gives federal workers a holiday a paid day off. This year, the federal holiday...
AS IT IS 2015-02-16 African Businesses Turn to Online Crowdfunding 世界银行帮助非洲企业转向网上众筹 Crowdfunding is a way to raise money from a large number of people over the Internet to support a project. Crowdfunding has become com...
AS IT IS 2015-02-16 Prisoners Are Learning Computer Programming. 美国囚犯学习计算机编程 Prisoners in California are learning how to write programs for computers -- an activity known as computer coding. It is a skill that many employers are...
Is Your Plan Sustainable? 你的计划是可持续的吗? Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. You hear the word sustainable often in the news and in conversation. Its meaning has changed in recent years. Sustainable is an...
Foreign Companies Feel Less Welcome in China 外国公司觉得在中国不受欢迎 About 500 American companies operating in China say they are making a profit. But top-level officials with the companies say they increasingly feel unwelcome and tar...
AS IT IS 2015-02-15 Worry Over New African Union's Chairman, Robert Mugabe 对非盟新主席穆加贝的担忧- President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe won praise last month when he stood before the African Union and accepted its chairmanship. Mr. Mugab...
