On Nagasaki Anniversary, North Korea Threat Tests Japan’s Nuclear Taboo

As North Korea and the United States increase rhetoric on Pyongyangs nuclear weapons program, long-held taboos are being broken in neighboring Japan the only country to have suffered nuclear bombardment, at the end of World War II. Analysts say the d

Teen Girls Gather in Malawi to Advance Science, Tech Skills

Teen Girls Gather in Malawi to Advance Science, Tech Skills A hundred teenage girls from seven countries are gathered the Malawi University of Science and Technology in the country's Thyolo district for a Women in Science camp. Experts from Intel Cor

VOA常速英语2017--美国谴责伊朗监狱环境恶劣

Imprisonment for peaceful political activity, religious belief, or for defending a fellow citizen's rights is a horror and a travesty. 因某人参与性质和平的政治活动、持有某种宗教信仰或者捍卫某位公民的权利而对此人进

VOA常速英语2017--美国呼吁为黎巴嫩排雷

Lebanon has the highest proportion of cultivable land in the Arab world. Indeed, the region has a long history of agricultural activity. There is evidence that as far back as 8,000 years ago, people living in today's Lebanon cultivated fruit trees, a

VOA常速英语2017--美国助力老挝排雷

Between 1964 and 1973, in an effort to prevent the movement of supplies, armaments and North Vietnamese fighters across neighboring territories and into Vietnam, the U.S. Air Force dropped over 270 million cluster bombs on Vietnam's western neighbor,

Pakistan's First Female Police Chief Breaking Cultural Taboos

Pakistan's First Female Police Chief Breaking Cultural Taboos Rizwana Hameed made history a month ago when she became the first female head of a male police station in Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, or KPK, where conservative cultural and rel

VOA标准英语--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 5

Were in the mix with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 5, 2017. Lo and behold, we get a new song this week to supercharge our lineup. It happens in fifth place, where French Montana and

VOA标准英语2017--中国纺织巨头为苦苦挣扎的阿肯色州小镇创造工厂工作机会

Chinese Textile Giant Brings Factory Jobs to Struggling Arkansas Town One of Chinas biggest textile mills is planning its first North American factory in a small town in the southern U.S. state of Arkansas. Forrest City, located near the Mississippi

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Sept. 9

This is the Top Five Countdown! Were taking aim at the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart for the week ending September 9, 2017. Youll be glad you joined us this week because countdown history is made this is one for t

VOA常速英语2017--英国威廉王子谴责捕杀野生动物的行为

Illegal poaching for products like rhino horn and ivory has driven many iconic species close to extinction. In South Africa, conservationists say a record 1,020 rhinos have been killed in 2014 alone. The total population for the whole of Africa is es

VOA常速英语2017--回顾奥巴马竞选成功后发生的种族歧视事件余波

The decisions in Ferguson, Missouri and in New York City sparked widespread protests and global news coverage. Protests continued for days all around the United States, and inspired support across the world, including at this protest in London. 密苏里

VOA常速英语2017--埃塞俄比亚连续三年旱灾 急需人道主义援助

Ethiopia's eastern lowlands bordering Somalia are suffering through a severe drought. The rainy season was late and not enough, causing devastating losses among local livestock herds. Coming on the heels of two previous dry years in Ethiopia, the dro

VOA常速英语2017--美国就业岗位激增预示经济升温

The U.S. job market appears to be firing on all cylinders - adding about 100 thousand more jobs than expected in November. All told, hiring was strong across all sectors, according to Bankrate.com's Mark Hamrick, who spoke with VOA on Skype. 总体上来

VOA常速英语2017--美国某承包商遭古巴拘禁

Alan Gross, an American development worker who was unfairly jailed for alleged crimes against the Cuban government, marks the beginning of his sixth year in prison there this month. 阿兰 格罗斯(Alan Gross)是一名美国的承包商，他受到了

VOA常速英语2017--《阿富汗协定》将改善治安并打击腐败

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has launched the Afghan government's new compact - a commitment to key reforms aimed at improving security and creating a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous society. 阿富汗穆罕默德 阿什拉夫 加尼(Mohamma

VOA常速英语2017--美国出资援助妇女儿童

The 2017 USAID Acting on Call Report estimates that by working with partners U.S. aid cansave the lives of 5.6 million children and 260,000 women worldwide through the year 2020 byfocusing on improving health systems that will deliver essential, qual

Alcohol Industry Accused of Misleading Public Over Cancer Risk

Scientists have accused the alcohol industry of misleading the public over the link between alcohol and cancer. Researchers looked at the websites of 28 global organizations representing the alcohol industry, and concluded that the vast majority dist

VOA常速英语2017--美国呼吁打击黎巴嫩真主党

Recently the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2373, which extends the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, for another year. 近日，联合国安理会一致通过2373号决议，该决议将联合

US Farmers Look for Economic Boost From NAFTA Negotiations

Ken Beck characterizes his life as a farmer in the U.S. right now as a gamble. Risky at best, he told VOA. There is no money in this game anymore. Beck says he is entering a fifth year of losing money, due in part to lower corn and soy prices, along

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普呼吁对联合国体制进行改革

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley joined leaders of 127 other United Nations member states in supporting reform of the international body in a recent U.S.- hosted event. 美国总