Lyndon Johnson: Complicated VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about Lyndon Johnson. He was the vice president under John F. Kennedy. Many Americans recognize Johnson from a photograph of his swearing-in on Novem...
What Is Daylight Saving Time? As November begins, many countries in North America and Europe are turning the clock back as daylight saving time ends. Daylight saving time is the practice of moving clocks forward by one hour during summer months so da...
Study: Africa Unlikely to Expand Manufacturing A recent study says African countries are less likely to follow East Asia's development model of expanding manufacturing to reduce poverty. The study predicts a decreasing share of factory jobs for most...
Vietnam Aims to Build a Computer Chip Factory Vietnam is holding talks with companies that manufacture semiconductors for the electronics industry to increase investment in the country. Two business officials, who did not want to be identified, spoke...
Communities Line Up for Water in Dry Amazon 巴西干旱导致亚马逊社区排队等水 A drought is endangering communities in the Amazon, a large rainforest in South America. 干旱正在危及亚马逊社区，这里是南美洲的大片雨林地区...
Autoworkers Union Reaches Deal with GM to End Strike The United Auto Workers (UAW) reached a tentative agreement with General Motors (GM) on Monday. The agreement once approved by UAW members will end the six-week work stoppage affecting the three bi...
Vietnam Plans to Re-start Rare Earth Mining Vietnam plans to restart its biggest rare earths mine next year. The project could greatly increase the supply of the elements to compete with China. The rare earth minerals help power advanced technologies...
John Kennedy: Young VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was also known as Jack Kennedy, or by the letters JFK. When he took office in 1961, Kennedy was 43 years old. He was the yo...
US Program Could Permit Visa Holders to Renew in US The U.S. State Department is working on a test program that would permit some work visa holders to renew their documents in the United States. The pilot program would involve holders of H-1B visas....
US, Australia to Provide Underwater Internet Cables for Pacific Islands 美澳为太平洋岛国提供互联网服务 The technology company Google will work together with the United States and Australia to offer internet service to Pacific Island na...
Pakistan Prepares to Deport Illegal Afghans The Pakistani government has approved the creation of several deportation centers for hundreds of thousands of Afghans living illegally in the country. Pakistan plans to arrest and send the Afghan nationals...
Why the Interest Rate of US Treasury Notes Matters The U.S. government needs money to operate. A lot of that money comes from taxes. However, much of the money the U.S. government uses to pay its costs comes from borrowing in the form of U.S. Treasur...
Women in Iceland, Including PM, Strike for Equal Pay Iceland's prime minister and women across the island nation went on strike Tuesday. They are pushing for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence. Icelanders awoke to all-male news teams ann...
People, rich and poor, crowd into Owino Market. Owino is a huge open market in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. People here are mostly looking for secondhand clothing, clothes that have been worn by someone else. The clothes are usually low-cost...
EU to Investigate Chinese EV Makers over Competition Concerns 欧洲调查中国电动汽车制造商 Chinese automakers are making gains in Europe's electric vehicle (EV) market. 中国汽车制造商在欧洲电动汽车市场上取得一些进展。...
