Chinese Development Bank Gains Members Development banking in Asia has been in the news lately. Last year, China proposed creation of a development bank called the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Chinese officials say the institution would help...
'Made in New York' Incentives for Fashion Designers 纽约制造激励时装设计师 Many of the worlds most respected designers create their fashions in New York City. Often those products are manufactured overseas to save money. Now, New York is p...
AS IT IS 2015-03-30 Book Publishers Warn of Censorship in Hong Kong Book publishers and authors are warning that censorship is increasing in Hong Kong. They say bookstores are returning books connected to authors who have been involved in the recent...
AS IT IS 2015-03-30 Dead Sea Scrolls Still Have Lessons to Teach 死海古卷仍有我们需要学习的东西 The documents known as the Dead Sea Scrolls were uncovered in the mid-20th century. They still have things to tell us about life and religi...
Don't Panic! 别慌! Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Have you ever felt pure fear, a fear that makes you act in a way you normally would not? That is panic. Panic is a great fear that makes otherwise normal people do ab...
AS IT IS 2015-03-29 New Girls' Clothing Line Breaks Stereotypes 新的女孩服装品牌挑战刻板性别印象 Many little girls like flowers, watching butterflies and riding ponies. A lot of them also like cars, robots and spaceships. But most gir...
AS IT IS 2015-03-29 Could Drones Help Save Rhinos in South Africa? 无人机真的能拯救南非犀牛吗? Since 2008, hunters have illegally killed more than 3,000 rhinos in South Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature warns tha...
New Treatment for AIDS Called a Big Deal 大事件:治疗艾滋新方法 VOA's Jessica Berman reported this story from Washington, D.C. for VOA News. Researchers in the United States are changing healthy muscle cells to make them produce genetic info...
Saudi-led Airstrikes in Yemen Aim to Stop Rebels 沙特阿拉伯领导空袭旨在击退也门叛军 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Yemen Foreign Minister Riyadh Yasin said the Houthi rebels should weaken after two days of airstrikes...
AS IT IS 2015-03-28 Paraguayan Children Make Music with Trash 巴拉圭的孩子用废品制作乐器 Last week, musicians from around the world gathered in Texas for the South by Southwest film and music festival. Perhaps the most unusual performers...
UN Representative Pushing for Safe Schools 联合国代表为推进学校安全而努力 From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速学英语节目教育报道。 A United Nations representative wants internat...
Angelina Jolie Has Second Surgery to Prevent Cancer 安吉丽娜朱莉进行第二次手术预防癌症 Hollywood actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie told the world this week that she had had another operation to reduce her chance of getting cancer....
Co-pilot Purposely Crashed Germanwings Plane 德国之翼副驾驶员故意驾机坠毁 France says it appears a Germanwings pilot purposely caused the deadly crash of the passenger plane in the French Alps Tuesday. The 28-year-old German co-pilot, A...
NASA to Study Astronaut on Yearlong Mission in Space NASA研究履行长期航天任务的宇航员 An American astronaut is beginning a year long trip in space. 一名美国宇航员开始了长达一年的太空旅行。 NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly...
Paul's Case by Willa Cather, Part One 《保罗事件》Ⅰ 薇拉凯瑟著 Our story today is called Paul's Case. Willa Cather wrote it. Donna de Sanctis? adapted it for VOA Learning English. Paul's Case will be told in two parts. Here is Kay Gallan...
