AS IT IS 2015-06-17 Survivors Remember Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse 幸存者回忆孟加拉国服装厂事故 The Rana Plaza building near Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, collapsed in April 2013, killing 1,100 garment workers. More than 2,500 ot...
AS IT IS 2015-06-17 Ramadan Begins Thursday in the US 美国斋月将在周四开始 People are praying at the Islamic Society of Orange County, California. The mosque is preparing for the thousands of people expected to come on June 20, the first Sa...
Sudans President, Wanted by ICC, Leaves South Africa 苏丹总统被国际刑事法庭通缉 The president of Sudan flew home from South Africa Monday, ignoring a court order to remain in the country. The court had told President Omar al-Bashir to wa...
AS IT IS 2015-06-16 South Korea Reports 16th Death from MERS 韩媒报道MERS已致16人死亡 South Korea has reported its 16th death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome disease, known as MERS. South Korean health officials said on Monday that the...
AS IT IS 2015-06-16 After Quake, Nepal Reopens Centuries-Old Structures 尼泊尔震后重新开放古建筑 Nepal has reopened its major World Heritage Sites in an effort to get tourists to return. Nepal depends heavily on money spent by overseas vi...
AS IT IS 2015-06-16 Jeb Bush Enters US Presidential Campaign 杰布布什参加2016年美国总统竞选 The son of a former US president and the brother of another launched his campaign for the presidency Monday. Jeb Bush announced his candidacy to...
AS IT IS 2015-06-15 Islamic State Looking for New Members in Central Asia IS组织在中亚地区招募新成员 Central Asia has increasingly become a source of foreign fighters for militants operating in the Middle East, especially the self-declare...
AS IT IS 2015-06-15 Huge Dam Project in Myanmar Draws Local Opposition 缅甸大型水坝项目引起当地民众反对 Myanmar officials are making plans for a $6 billion hydropower dam in Shan State. The hydropower dam project has fierce critics, i...
AS IT IS 2015-06-15 Nestle Pulls Maggi Noodles in India After Food Scare The food manufacturer Nestle has removed a product from sale in India because of safety concerns. Tests showed Maggi noodles contained large amounts of the heavy metal, lead. Th...
AS IT IS 2015-06-15 Woman Turns Her Nightmare into a Dream for Others 这个女人把自己的噩梦变成了别人的梦想 French film producer Albina du Boisrouvray was born into wealth and opportunity. She had a successful career in film and the...
Let the Sun Shine In 让阳光照进来 Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. I'm Anna Matteo with expressions using the word sun. 现在为您播放的是美国之音英语教学词汇故事栏目。我...
A Nigerian Film Festival in Paris 巴黎的尼日利亚电影节 Bollywood is the name of the film industry in India. The country is the world's largest filmmaker. Nollywood in Nigeria is now the world's second-largest filmmaker. It produces 2,000 or...
AS IT IS 2015-06-14 Drones Help Rangers Fight Poachers 无人机帮助游骑兵应对偷猎行为 Africa's fight against poaching is often described as a war. Illegal killing is on the rise, fueled by growing Asian demand for ivory and rhino horn. Ex...
AS IT IS 2015-06-14 Students in Cambodia Want to Learn English 柬埔寨的孩子想学英语 The oldest public school in Cambodias capital, Phnom Penh, is in a small courtyard downtown. The Tuan Hoa school has a Chinese temple and Mandarin language...
AS IT IS 2015-06-14 The Living Wage Debate Has Many Sides Workers and employers around the world argue over the issue of a minimum wage. Workers says they want to receive a minimum living wage that permits them to meet the most basic needs of life su...
