In December, a 31-year-old Cambodian worker died at a farm near Pocheon, South Korea. The woman's death led to criticism of South Korea's foreign worker policies. The government has promised reforms, but it is unclear what will change. Visit to Poche...
Ahmed Farea sold everything he owned to feed and take care of his two young daughters. The Yemeni father and husband has been unable to find work in the capital, Sanaa. Also in Sanaa, Mona Muhammad has a job but struggles to buy enough food for her f...
Proposed Law Could Make It Easier for Foreign STEM Students to Stay, Work in US On his first day in office, President Joe Biden said he was sending a bill to Congress called The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. The aim of the bill is to provide ways to...
The business that oversees the work of children's writer Dr. Seuss will stop publishing six of his books. In a statement Dr. Seuss Enterprises gave this reason: These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong. Canceling publication of t...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in American English. Today we talk about a common idiom from sports: To raise the bar. To raise the bar means to set a high standard and to...
Greenland has become a point of interest for several countries, including the United States and China. 格陵兰岛已经成为包括中美在内的多个国家感兴趣的地点。 This interest comes at a time when Greenland's government faces diff...
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that 25 percent of the world's population, or 2.5 billion people, will have hearing problems by 2050. 世卫组织警告称，到2050年，全球25%人口（相当于25亿人）将存在听力障碍。 The wa...
The town of Bentonia, in the southern state of Mississippi, has fewer than 500 people. But it is known as the birthplace of a special style of blues music. One musician is doing what he can to keep the music and storytelling tradition alive. Jimmy Du...
We present the third of four parts of the short story William Wilson, by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. You will remember that in the last part of my story I told of my experiences in m...
Pope Francis has urged Iraqis to respect the nation's Christians and reject longstanding religious conflicts and violence. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church arrived Friday in Baghdad on a historic trip. He is the first pope to ever visit Iraq....
This week we answer a question from Ali in Iran. He wrote to us after reading a previous Ask a Teacher about security and safety. Question: Dear VOA, Could you explain the grammar related to the word its in this sentence? Security often has to do wit...
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement this week about the recently approved COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson Johnson. It said American Catholics should avoid getting the Johnson Johnson vaccine if possible, but that it is...
A small bowl bought for $35 at a home in Connecticut turned out to be a rare piece of ancient Chinese art. The bowl is worth between $300,000 and $500,000. It will soon go up for sale at an auction an event at which things are sold to the people who...
Rights Group: Myanmar Soldiers Use TikTok to Threaten Protesters A rights group says soldiers and police officers in Myanmar have used the video sharing service TikTok to issue death threats against protesters. The digital rights group, called Myanma...
Companies in Japan are increasing their use of technology to reduce food waste and cut costs during the coronavirus health crisis. They are using artificial intelligence, or AI, to help those efforts. The businesses are also looking to increase their...
