Crowds of foreign visitors usually enjoy the scenic trails in Nepal's Himalayan mountains. But for more than a year, the trails have been empty. And most of the country's tourism industry is still shut down by the pandemic. 成群结队的外国游客通...
Some Americans do not have enough food to eat. They receive free food from aid organizations, or assistance from the government so they can buy food themselves. Many towns and cities have food pantries, centers where people can get free food. However...
Law enforcement agencies across the country have experienced a wave of retirements and resignations. Agencies are having a difficult time finding the next generation of police officers in the year following the killing of George Floyd by a police off...
China produces far more vegetables than any other country in the world. It has used greenhouses, special buildings for growing plants, for many years. But food supply problems created by coronavirus restrictions have sped the development of high-tech...
Some US Students Choose Career Training over College One morning in June, A.J. Muir, an 18-year-old high school student from Springfield, Virginia, was taking a test in an empty classroom. It was not an English or math test. Instead, it was a test th...
And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! On this program we explore words and sayings in American English. In the United States, we celebrate Father's Day on the third Sunday in June. So, for today's show we will celebrate fathers,...
Governments and businesses in Asia and North America are offering prizes or gifts to people who get vaccinated against COVID-19. The awards include money, animals, apartments, beer and more. Asia From Thailand to Indonesia to Hong Kong, Asian governm...
In a huge, quiet dance space in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the tables are put away. In an area for musicians, a piano sits unused. Electronic sound equipment nearby is unconnected to power. The empty dancing place is called the Viruta Tango Club. It sh...
Peruvians from the Huinchiri community are rebuilding an ancient Incan hanging bridge. They are using the same traditional weaving techniques used to build the bridge 500 years ago. The Q'eswachaka bridge communities are divided by the Apurimac river...
Entrepreneurs in western Ukraine are turning a large manufacturing building from Soviet times into a center for education, business, and art. An entrepreneur is a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money. 乌克兰...
Scientists near Seattle in the U.S. state of Washington say they have found the first Murder Hornet' of 2021. The stinging insects are actually called Asian giant hornets. They gained a lot of attention on social media in the spring of 2020 when peop...
Report: Stolen US Military Weapons Used in Violent Crimes In the first investigation of its kind made public in many years, an Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military guns were lost or stolen during the 2010s. Some...
Hello! Welcome to Ask a Teacher. This week we answer a question from Shinji in Japan. Question Here's the question: I think I once learned the expression How come? which I hear is to explain reasons. For example, How come the schools are cancelled? B...
The United States is spending $3.2 billion to develop drugs to fight COVID-19 and other viruses that could turn into pandemics. 美国将斥资32亿美元用于开发对抗新冠肺炎和其它可能演变成大流行的病毒的药物。 Dr. Anthony...
An early heat wave has been bringing high temperatures to the western United States. 早期的热浪导致美国西部出现高温天气。 Scientists are warning that the extreme heat and dry conditions might become normal. 科学家警告称，极端...
