Imer still has pieces of a bullet in his back. The 43-year-old Mexican immigrant fled the Mexican state of Guerrero more than 20 years ago after he was shot in the back by drug dealers. Imer asked VOA to use only his first name in this story. He ente...
Vietnam Is Following China in its Economic Development Experts say Vietnam is copying China in its efforts to grow economically and is only about 10 years behind its larger neighbor. In many ways, the two countries are competitors. But they have buil...
Koch Foundation Keeps Giving to Universities The Charles Koch Foundation is increasing its donations to colleges and universities. The Associated Press examined the foundations most recent tax records. The study found that the organization gave almos...
Study: Planet-Warming Gasses Make Food Less Nutritious A new study shows that rising levels of planet-warming gases may reduce important nutrients in food crops. 一项新的研究表明，温室气体可能会减少粮食作物中的重要营养物质...
Alien Asteroid Could Be Oldest Object in Our Solar System Astronomers have been closely watching an object that travels in an orbit around our sun. Astronomers say this object -- an asteroid -- circles the sun in the same orbital path as the planet J...
American Businesses Look to Space The United States government is trying to help private companies in their efforts to use space for business purposes. Last week, President Donald Trump signed a space policy directive aimed at easing rules on commerc...
Indian Inventors Turn Pollution into Ink Workers at an Indian start-up company are busy cutting up pieces of metal and using them to make unusual devices. Company officials say these devices will capture smoke from diesel generators and turn it into...
Activists are worried about human trafficking in Nigerias camps for internally displaced persons. Mitika Ali works for Nigerias anti-trafficking agency, known as NAPTIP. He confirmed that human trafficking is taking place at camps in Maiduguri, the l...
Now it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore expressions used in American English. People who visit our website or listen to our broadcasts want to learn English. They come freely. No one is forcing...
Life was not easy when Emma Seguy first arrived in Mesa, Arizona. The 20-year-old was born in Paris, France. But when she was 16, she decided she wanted to be more independent and to try something new. So, Seguy asked her parents if she could complet...
In English, the full name of BTS, the hugely popular Korean pop group, means Bulletproof Boy Scouts. And the group calls its growing base of love-struck fans its army. If the past week of record-breaking moments is any sign, BTS may just be leading t...
US National Spelling Bee Has a Surprise Winner Fourteen-year-old Karthik Nemmani of Texas won the Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. His victory was a surprise even to him. 周四晚，德克萨斯州14岁的卡西克(Karthik Nemmani)赢得了...
U.S. President Donald Trump says a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place as planned in Singapore on June 12. The announcement reversed an earlier decision from Trump to cancel the meeting on the Norths nuclear program. The pres...
Researchers say a pill could soon send radio signals from inside your stomach to help doctors recognize signs of disease. Scientists have developed a small pill for patients to swallow. It mixes synthetic biology and electronics to find bleeding in t...
Our story today is called Athenaise. It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles back on the Bon Dieu River in Louisiana. She did not return in the evening, and...
