'Speaking Up' to Prevent Child Marriage in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, two-thirds of all girls are married before the age of 18. Getting married at an early age takes away some of their childhood. It also affects the girls right to an education. A not-...
Volkswagen to End Production of Famous Beetle German automaker Volkswagen will stop producing its famous Beetle model next year. The Beetle has been one of Americas most recognizable vehicles for nearly 70 years. The first Beetle was introduced in Ge...
Mattis Accuses Russia of Interfering in Macedonian Vote American Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has accused Russia of trying to influence a planned vote in Macedonia. The vote could open a path for the country to join NATO. 美国国防部长马蒂斯指...
Deadly Typhoon Weakens After Hitting Philippines, China A powerful ocean storm has caused many deaths and severe damage after hitting the Philippines, Hong Kong and Mainland China. Typhoon Mangkhut struck the northern Philippines early Saturday. The...
Should Korean Leaders Discuss Nuclear Issue or Military Tensions? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are preparing to meet Tuesday in the Norths capital. It will be their third meeting since April. The talks are to...
The American company Amazon.com is one of the biggest businesses in the United States and around the world. Now, the company is said to be negotiating with the government in Chile on a plan to reach for the stars. The Reuters news agency reports that...
Worlds First Hydrogen Trains Launch in Germany The worlds first hydrogen-powered trains have begun running in Germany. They began carrying passengers Monday in Germanys northern Lower Saxony state. The new trains will run 100-kilometer trips and can...
For her 35th birthday, Behnoush Babzani decided to hold a party. She used her birthday to ask friends to donate money to a cause she cares about: helping people who need bone marrow transplants. Babzani herself received bone marrow from her brother i...
Asian Americans Are a Fast-Growing, Diverse Group The Asian American population is growing faster than any other major ethnic or racial group. 美国亚裔人口的增长速度比其它任何主要种族都要更快。 From 2010 to 2016, 42 percent o...
STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about one of the greatest thinkers in the world, Leonardo da Vinci. He began his career as an artist. But his interest in...
BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we learn about caves and their creatures, visit an archeological dig in Canada, and explore a house powered by the sun. (MUSIC) BARB...
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we discuss three books that tell about ways the human brain works. One book considers the power of the brain in controlling why som...
PHEOBE ZIMMERMAN: This is Phoebe Zimmerman. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program Explorations. Today we visit one of Americas great national parks. It is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this...
MARIO RITTER: I'm Mario Ritter. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we talk about the final American space shuttle flight. Last week, space shuttle Atlantis returned to Kennedy Space Center in Flo...
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Our weekly program is about the words, expressions and idioms we use in American English. In any language, idioms can be difficult. Sometimes, you need to know a lot of cultural backstory...
