OTTAWA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday that Lieutenant-General Thomas Lawson has been appointed as Canada's new chief of the defence staff, the country's top military post. Lawson, who assumed the position...
Economics Report - A Former American Treasury Secretary Talks About US-China Economic Ties 经济报道 - 美国前财长谈及中美贸易关系 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The w...
Nigerias 'Boys' - Former Militants Frustrated, Unemployed A room full of young men crowd around a cell phone on the coffee table. They watch a YouTube video that shows militants training in the Niger Delta just a few years ago, wearing fatigues, mask...
TIELING, Liaoning Province, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The former Chinese soccer chief Nan Yong was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for taking bribes. The former director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center was charged with 17 counts of...
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Pan Gongsheng, the former vice president of the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), has joined the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, as its vice president, according to updated information on the PBO...
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian first division club Portuguesa have confirmed the signing of former Brazil international goalkeeper Dida on a one-year contract. The 38-year-old has not played since finishing his career with AC Milan in I...
Lutheran Organization Seeks Help From Former Refugees Sovannarorth Sok came to America as a refugee. Today, she helps them, as a case worker for the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. The service wants former refugees to give back by helping n...
Former Libyan Rebel Sues Britain Over Torture Claim Abdul Hakim Belhadj was part of the dissident Libyan Islamic Fighting Group before the uprising last year. The U.S. State Department considered the group a terrorist organization. Belhadj claims he...
DANDONG, Liaoning Province, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Former Chinese Football Association (CFA) chief Xie Yalong stood trial for taking bribes in a northeastern Chinese court on Tuesday morning. The Dandong Intermediate People's Court started the trial of...
Former Ghana President to Lead Global Fight Against Tropical Diseases It is truly an honor to declare my acceptance for the position just offered to me, he said. Former President Kufuor will now be the lead advocate for controlling and eliminating so...