VOA标准英语--U.S. - Kazakh Relations Strong

President Donald Trump recently welcomed Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to the White House, where he noted that Kazakhstan has made great strides since gaining independence in 1991. In the years since Kazakhstan's independence, the United Stat

VOA标准英语2018--真主党暗中资助毒品交易

Combating Hezbollah Financed Narcotics In January, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the creation of the Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team, or HFNT, a group of experienced international narcotics trafficking, terrorism, organize

Countering Iran's Malign Presence in Syria

The United States will maintain a military and diplomatic presence in Syria in order to help achieve a stable, unified and independent Syria, said U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Now Syria remains a source of severe strategic and diplomatic ch

Keeping the Pressure on North Korea

A campaign of maximum pressure is essential to resolving the North Korean nuclear threat through diplomatic means, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula. Our nations,

VOA标准英语--Pence on Winds of Change in Middle East

On a recent trip to the Middle East, Vice President Mike Pence visited Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. In his remarks to a special session of the Knesset, Vice President Pence stated that in meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Egyptia

The Iranian Threat

The United States remains vigilant to prevent Iran from gaining any new ground in the Middle East. Speaking to the Israeli Knesset, Vice President Mike Pence said, The United States will continue to work with Israel, and with nations across the world

Rosenblulm on Indo-Pacific

As an Indo-Pacific nation, the U.S. has significant strategic and economic interests in the region. The U.S. west coast through the Bay of Bengal represents more than half the global population and more than half of the global economy observed Deputy

President Trump at Davos

With a growing U.S. economy and a surging stock market at his back, President Donald Trump told leaders at the World Economic Forum that America is open for business, and we are competitive once again. He noted that recently passed U.S. tax cuts and

VOA标准英语2018--特朗普发表他的第一个国情咨文

Live Blog: State of the Union President Donald Trump is delivering his first State of the Union address. His address is highlighting a strong economy and call for bipartisan action on immigration. The televised speech before a joint session of Congre

VOA常速英语2018--美国宇航局测试用于载人火星任务的核电力系统

NASA Tests Power System to Support Manned Missions to Mars United States government agencies say the first tests of a very small nuclear power system designed for missions to Mars have been successful. 美国政府机构表示，为火星任务设计的

VOA标准英语2018--The Fifth Amendment

In a bid to protect the rights of citizens, the founders of the United States included in the Constitution, the legal framework of the new government, ten Amendments: three to protect individual rights and seven to ensure justice. They are collective

VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 27

This is the Top Five Countdown! We're punching up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Jan. 27, 2018. Some songs crawl up the chart while others fly this week we meet one of the latter. Number 5:

VOA标准英语2018--Yet Another Cowardly Attack by the Taliban

Yet Another Cowardly Attack by the Taliban Late on the evening of January 20th, several well-dressed men finished their dinner in the restaurant of the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel, got up from their chairs, took out assault rifles and started shooti

More Funding for Iraq's Minorities

In July 2015, at the behest of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and with the support of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, the United Nations Development Programme established the Funding Facility for Stabilization, or FFS. USAID provided the

VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 24

We're lifting off with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Feb. 24, 2018. Does our top song change this week? No. Do any songs change this week? No. So if you liked last week's chart, you'll lov

VOA常速英语2018--伊朗女性脱掉头巾 抗议强制佩戴的要求

The United States condemns the reported arrests of at least twenty-nine protesters in Iran for exercising their human rights and fundamental freedoms by standing up against the compulsory hijab imposed upon women. 美国谴责报道中提到的逮捕至

VOA常速英语2018--美国务卿访问阿根廷

The U.S.-Argentine relationship is growing stronger every day, said Secretary of State Tillerson on a recent visit to Buenos Aires. He stressed that Argentina has an important role to play in building a more secure and prosperous hemisphere. 美国与阿

VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 10

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 10 We're soaring with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending February 10, 2018. This is a rare week. Not only do we get a new No. 1 single, it's also the Hot Shot D

VOA常速英语2018--美国再次向尼日利亚提供援助金

Nigeria's health, education, agriculture and governance sectors will get an extra assist from the United States. The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, announced $89 million in additional development assistance to Nigeria to continu

VOA常速英语2018--刚果遭遇政治危机 总统为留任不择手段

President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, has served the twoterms permitted under the country's Constitution. It is someone else's turn to seek office. 刚果民主共和国总统约瑟夫 卡比拉(Joseph Kabila)在符合