VOA慢速英语2013 North Korea Executes Kim Relative

North Korea Executes Kim Relative From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, North Korea executed the uncle of leader Kim Jong Un. The official Korean Central News Agency said Jang Song Thaek was put to death on Thursday after facing

North Koreans Arrive in South Korea for Olympics

Ten North Korean skaters and skiers arrived in South Korea on Thursday to take part in the Winter Olympics, which opens next week. Final preparations for the Olympics have brought a temporary reduction in tensions over the North Korean governments nu

North Korea Returns Remains of Korean War Dead to US

North Korea has returned to the United States more than 55 sets of human remains. The remains are believed to be of Americans killed during the Korean War in North Korea. A special ceremony was held at Osan Airbase in South Korea to mark the return.

VOA标准英语--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

【英语趣味课堂】北卡罗莱纳州-North Carolina

Peter: So Sarah, you said you're from North Carolina, and I've never been there before, I have no idea what it's like. Is it in the north of America or tell me more about it, I have no idea? Sarah: Well, it's funny because it has north in the name, N

Experts Consider Cost of Ending North Korea’s Nuclear Activities

The world will be watching when the leaders of the United States and North Korea meet in Singapore on June 12. People are wondering whether U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un can reach a nuclear agreement. Some experts ha

Trump Calls Off June 12 Meeting with North Korean Leader

United States President Donald Trump has called off a planned meeting on June 12 with North Koreas leader in Singapore. In a letter, the Trump administration said the decision was based on the tremendous anger and open hostility in recent statements

Report: Russia Set Up Secret Oil Shipments to North Korea

A South Korean research group says Russia exported more oil to North Korea than previously reported. A new report by the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies suggests Russia set up a secret trading system to get around United Nations economi

British Publication Warns of North Korean Missiles

By Michael Drudge A leading British defense publication says North Korea is developing new ballistic missile systems that could threaten the continental United States. The findings are published in th

VOA慢速英语2011--US Seeks to Ease Tensions Between North,

IN THE NEWS - US Seeks to Ease Tensions Between North, South in Sudan 时事新闻 - 美国寻求缓解苏丹南部与北部的紧张关系 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻。 South Sudan is pr

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - North Korea Clears Way f

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Little is known inside or outside North Korea about the young man who could become the next leader. Kim Jong Un studied in Switzerland but even his age is a mystery. He is around twenty-seven, the youngest

AS IT IS 2016-05-18 North Korea Ex-Nuclear Envoy Named Foreign Minister

AS IT IS 2016-05-18 North Korea Ex-Nuclear Envoy Named Foreign Minister North Korea has named Ri Yong Ho its new foreign minister, according to a diplomatic letter sent to Britain. North Koreas embassy in London informed the British government about

AS IT IS 2016-04-13 North Koreans Defect to South Korea

AS IT IS 2016-04-13 North Koreans Defect to South Korea South Korea says a high-ranking North Korean military officer defected to South Korea last year. South Koreas defense and unification ministries made the announcement Monday in Seoul. The unific

VOA标准英语2010年-North Korea Says Second American Taken

North Korea says it has arrested another U.S. citizen. If confirmed, the man would be the second American taken into custody in the North in two months. North Korea also is continuing with maritime artillery drills. North Korea's official news agency

VOA标准英语2010年-US Missionary Still Missing in North K

It was exactly one month ago that American Christian activist Robert Park made his illegal crossing into North Korea. His fate still remains all but completely unknown to his friends and family. A close associate of Robert Park says more than 2,000 p

美国国家公共电台 NPR North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says He Will Visit Seoul

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un says he will visit Seoul, South Korea, before the end of this year. That's a big deal for a regime whose leaders have never been known for traveling much, and is an even bigger deal that Kim Jong

VOA双语新闻 North Korea Talks Take 'Friendly' Tone

Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs are continuing in Beijing in an atmosphere diplomats describe as friendly and positive - a far cry from the acrimony of the previous three rounds. 针对北韩核武器计划的六方会谈在北

VOA标准英语2009年-North Korean Artists Denied Visas to A

Artists from various countries have arrived in the Queensland state capital, Brisbane, for the Sixth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. Phil Mercer | Sydney 08 December 2009 Australia has refused to issue visas to artists from North Korea fo

VOA常速英语2007-UN: North Korean Flood Victims Need Emergency Ai

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 October 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund says hundreds of thousands of flood victims in North Korea are in a fragile state and need emergency assistance. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva that UNICEF says food,

英闻天下——381 UN Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously passed a new resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea. As CRI's Washington correspondent Lv Xiaohong reports, while China has thrown its support behind the new sanctions, it's also calling f