Every year the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery in downtown Washington adds new works to its vast collection. 每年，位于华盛顿市中心的史密森尼国立肖像馆都会为其浩如烟海的收藏集锦中添加新的作品。 Ann Shu...
This is commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission or IWC banned the practice in 1986. Japan announced Wednesday it was leaving the IWC. We decided to resume commercial whaling from July 2019 and to withdrawal from the International Con...
For some 70 years, NATO has been viewed as a crucial pillar of stability by US presidents and lawmakers, Democrats and Republicans alike. But Trumps views on the Alliance, during his 2016 campaign, broke with that bipartisan consensus. Let me tell yo...
Here in the Argentine capital, the El Ateneo bookstore is housed in what used to be a magnificent theatre. The theatre opened in 1919, and featured a wide variety of artistic performances from plays to tango dancers. Later it became a movie theater....
Amid confusion over the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, President Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday to blast media reports that he is retreating from his December 19th announcement of a quick pullout pledging to leave Syria at a proper pace. 鉴于...
Across America, numerous federal operations remain shuttered or scaled back. In Washington, a deal to end the shutdown is nowhere to be seen with neither President Donald Trump nor Democrats backing down. If we dont find a solution, its going to go o...
The tech giants have enjoyed growing markets and popularity worldwide. 一直以来，各科技巨头公司遍布全球各个充满蓬勃生机的市场，备受人们欢迎。 But 2018 changed that. 但2018年，这一切都改变了。 Are Americas...
Before this helicopter is much-needed medical help for residents in a remote part of Mali, the West African nation has been in turmoil for about seven years since rebels and loosely allied Islamists briefly seized control of the north in 2012. Now, w...
Pete Stauber, Republican, professional hockey player, police commander, dad of four, he flipped his Minnesota district from Democrat to Republican. 皮特是共和党人、职业曲棍球员、警察指挥官，他也是4个孩子的父亲。他之前是...
A recent broadcast on Chinese state television CCTV praising the global reach of the countrys armed drone or UAV program, its developers say they have just sold the one hundredth model of this drone named the Wing Loong. VOA cannot confirm the accura...
Fire and Fury...Toward the end of 2017, US President Donald Trump took a harsh stance against North Korea and its leader Jim Jong-un for threatening the United States. And as I said, they will be met with fire, fury and frankly, power, the likes of w...
A Spanish entrepreneur spent over eight years developing a new textile she calls Pinatex. Pinatex is a new textile material made from pineapple leaf fibers, which is the waste of the pineapple harvest. Carmen Hijosa, who founded the company Ananas An...
As 2018 draws to a close, the Chinese economy is at a crossroads.As some see it, the choice is simple.Do some heavy lifting and further liberalize or face an even sharper slowdown in economic growth. 随着2018年即将结束，中国经济正处于十...
From the bright and joyful displays on Red Square, its hard to tell that anyone is worried about possible economic troubles ahead. Its clear in Moscows retail districts that some people are doing well. I dont plan to economize. This is a planned holi...
Thanks to you, tomorrow will be a new day in America. 感谢大家。明天将会是美国新的一天。 Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is celebrating the midterm results that return the House to Democratic Control. 民主党领袖南希佩洛西正在...
