RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fluminense defender Gum has begun 2013 by making public his desire to pull on the yellow shirt of the Brazilian national team. One of the star performers in the Rio de Janeiro club's league success last year, the ce...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Amour took home the best film and two other awards when critics from the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) cast their votes during the 47th annual voting in New York on Saturday. The French-language drama, which...
BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- About 1.12 million candidates sat the National Public Servant Exam on Sunday, an increase of 150,000 from last year, according to a State Administration of Civil Service. One out of 53 exam takers will be successful in ga...
Ghana Voters Weigh Options Ahead of National Polls Ongoing debate in the media and elsewhere suggests that Ghanaians will no longer accept the opinions of political leaders without question. Eric Adjei, a retired politician, said the days when people...
Lebanese Children Learn Abbreviated National History Syrian forces withdrew from Lebanon in 2005 after a 29-year occupation. A series of popular uprisings preceded the withdrawal, culminating in one demonstration which brought an estimated one millio...
CPC opens national congress at decisive stage of modernizing China BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened Thursday at the decisive stage of completing the building of a moderately prosperou...
China's National Day marked in Madagascar Antananarivo, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was celebrated on Friday at the Chinese Embassy in Madagascar. Diplomatic representatives in function...
THIS IS AMERICA - Another World, Underground: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty along with Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore a UNESCO World H...
GENEVA The World Meteorological Organization warns that climate change is projected to increase the frequency, intensity, and duration of droughts. The U.N. agency said stronger national drought policies are urgently needed to lessen the devastating...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank announced Friday Cai Jinyong, a Chinese national with more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and development, is appointed as the new Executive Vice President and CEO of the...
