Budget Cuts Hit US Foreign Aid Programs Mandatory federal cuts Like other federal agencies, the U. S. Agency for International Development has to cut its budget as a result of sequestration. The four-percent USAID must cut will reduce its foreign ass...
Profession and Business(职业和事业) Learning Foreign Languages(学习外语)Learning Foreign Languages In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Many adults are doing so in their spare time. Everybody knows his...
IN THE NEWS - Americas New Secretary of State Talks Foreign Policy 新闻报道 - 美国新任国务卿克里大话外交政策 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Secret...
Challenges Ahead for Foreign Troops in Mali French President Francois Hollande got a hero's welcome Saturday in the liberated northern town of Timbuktu. Hollande's visit marked an end to what French and Malian officials say has been a successful firs...
SHENZHEN, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official on Monday addressed the 11th Conference on International Exchange of Professionals and revealed that nearly 530,000 foreign experts were working in China in 2011. In contrast, the annual count s...
US Presidential Candidates Offer Similar Foreign Policy Visions The presidential candidates offered similar visions of the U.S. role in global affairs during their final debate. America remains the one indispensable nation. And the world needs a stro...
Obama, Romney Clash on Foreign Policy There were fewer interruptions and sharp exchanges in this debate, the candidates perhaps mindful of not coming across as too negative. Biggest US threats But at times the debate did produce a clash of worldviews...
China's foreign trade improves, strong rebound unlikely BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's exports and imports picked up in September due to recovering demand boosted by supportive policies at home and abroad, but a strong rebound in foreign trade...
Economics Report - Burma Places Hopes for Development in Foreign Investment This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Burma is in a good position to make big gains in Asias fast-growing markets. But development must include all of society and...
Education Report - Making Friends Not Always Easy for Foreign Students This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A recent story in the Chronicle of Higher Education said many foreign students report feeling lonely or unwelcome in Australia. T...