Winless Joint Korean Hockey Team Scores Symbolic Victory

The Olympic womens hockey team made up of players from North and South Korea has ended its historic run at the Winter Games. Team Korea lost to Sweden 6-1 Tuesday in its last game in PyeongChang, South Korea. The joint team included 23 players from S

Oscar-Nominated Film 'The Insult' Shines Light on Divided Lebanon

Ziad Doueiri's film The Insult has been nominated to receive the Academy Award for best foreign language film. The film explores the cultural, religious and political divides that have existed in Lebanon since 1948. The story is rooted in a dispute b

Aid Group Answers Questions About Sexual Wrongdoing

The head of Oxfam says the British aid group is investigating 26 new reports of sexual wrongdoing by its workers. Mark Goldring spoke before Britains parliament Tuesday. He answered questions about the behavior of Oxfam workers on the Caribbean islan

Do You Know Which Way the Wind Blows?

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories, our weekly show about common expressions in American English. Wind is a powerful force in nature. Wind energy is partly responsible for great waves in the world's oceans. Winds can help c

VOA慢速英语2018 智能手机app助力治疗蛇毒患者

Smartphone App Helps Snakebite Victims Scientists in Denmark have developed a venom test kit to help doctors treat victims of snake bites. The kit was created to be simple and has only two pieces of equipment: a centrifuge and a smartphone. 丹麦科学

专家们讨论美国高等教育的财政前景

Experts Debate Financial Future of American Higher Education Sweet Briar College is a small, private womens college in the American state of Virginia. In 2015, the schools governing board grew concerned about its financial future and considered closi

VOA慢速英语2018 亚特兰大机场宣布飞往黑豹的瓦坎达航班

Atlanta Airport Announces Flights to Black Panther's Wakanda This is Whats Trending Today Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the world. With more than 2,500 flights coming and going each day, it serves over 100

透明国际:腐败仍然是非洲一大毒瘤

Transparency International: Corruption Still a Problem in Africa African nations appear at the bottom of Transparency Internationals latest Corruption Perceptions Index. Transparency gave the East African nation of Somalia its lowest rating on the li

VOA慢速英语--美国文化中的美国土著形象

Show Examines Native American Imagery in US Culture An 1830 law forced thousands of American Indians from their lands in the southern United States to areas west of the Mississippi River. Expressions of support for the law are part of advertising for

日本富商在泰国赢得13个孩子的监护权

Japanese Man Wins Legal Right to 13 Children Born in Thailand A Japanese businessman who won a child custody case in Thailand is largely unknown in his home country. Mitsutoki Shigeta is the son of the owner of Japanese telecommunications and insuran

VOA常速英语2018 美国机构修改“移民国家”的使命宣言

US Agency Changes Nation of Immigrants Mission Statement The United States government agency that oversees immigration has changed its mission statement. The new version no longer describes the U.S. as a nation of immigrants. 负责监督移民事务的

VOA慢速英语2018 谷歌涂鸦纪念"黑人历史月之父"

Google Doodle Honors Carter G. Woodson, the 'Father of Black History' This is What's Trending Today... 这里是《今日热点》节目。 February 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month in the United States and other countries around the worl

VOA慢速英语2018 2020年落后国家实现互联网普遍接入

Internet Use Expanding in Least Developed Countries It can be difficult to live in the 21st century without using the internet, a smartphone or other digital device. 身处21世纪，如果不使用互联网、智能手机或其它数字设备，你可

VOA慢速英语2018 朝鲜派“美女军团”拉拉队参加韩国冬奥会

North Korea is sending a 230-member all-female cheerleading squad to the Olympics in South Korea. 朝鲜将派一支由230人组成的女子拉拉队参加韩国的冬奥会。 Some observers are using the term army of beauties to describe the group.

Indonesia Passes Law to Stop Criticism of Politicians

While many Indonesians watch for possible changes in the nations criminal code, Indonesias House of Representatives has quietly passed changes to another law. The legislation is the revised Law on Representative Assemblies, also known as the MD3 law.

US Mail Goes Digital, Seeks to Make Junk Mail Fun

The United States Postal Service is offering a way for people interested in seeing tomorrows mail today. The postal service will send customers images of all their letters, magazines and other mail before they arrive. The new service is called Inform

Student Activist: 'We Are Going to Make a Serious Difference'

The recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, claimed the lives of 17 students and teachers. It also started a wave of protests among young people across the country. These student activists are calling for

VOA慢速英语--柬埔寨稻米组织面临的问题

Cambodian Rice Organization Facing Own Problems In a report last month, the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) warned the country's market for exports could be destroyed by secret or unlawful sales of rice. The report gave a long list of problems within

VOA慢速英语--Some Very 'American' Words Come from Chinese

On a recent program, we told you the stories of English words borrowed from other languages. Today, we will tell you about words that English has taken from Chinese. Many of the Chinese words that are now part of English were borrowed long ago. They

VOA慢速英语2018 日本公司引进新“伴侣”机器人

Japanese Companies Introduce New Companion Robots Robots are being used in industry assembly lines, to carry out medical operations and in the military. 机器人如今被用于工业装配线，实施医疗手术和用于军事方面。 But, some Ja