THE HAGUE, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Louis van Gaal will be the new coach of the Dutch national team, the Dutch football association KNVB announced on Friday. Van Gaal succeeds Bert van Marwijk, who quit after a disappointing early exit at Euro 2012. He sig...
National Mall Construction to Affect July 4 Celebrations Construction on National Mall If you are one of the 25 million tourists visiting the National Mall this year, you can't help but notice that it's going through changes. National Park Service in...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - An Explosion of Color at the National Cathedral Flower Mart; Sheep and Wool Celebrated at Maryland Festival JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week on our program we visit two...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Girl Scouts Celebrate Birthday on the National Mall JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week on our program we tell about a new blog we just launched... We also play some break-...
HAVANA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's National Ballet (BNC), directed by the legendary dancer and choreographer Alicia Alonso, will perform in three Chinese cities in late April and early May, Cuban official media reported Thursday. From April 28 to Ma...
Education Report - Using National Parks as Classrooms This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The National Park Service in the United States will mark its one hundredth anniversary in twenty-sixteen. As it nears its second century, the Park...
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee approved a decision on Sunday to convene the Fifth Session of the 11th National Committee of the CPPCC. In its th...
Construction Begins on National African American Museum After decades of planning, the Museum of African American History and Culture is being built on the National Mall in Washington. President Obama, former first lady Laura Bush and other dignitari...
EXPLORATIONS - A Visit to Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park MARIO RITTER: Welcome to the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Im Mario Ritter. Today, Steve Ember and Sarah Long tell us about two of the most unusual national par...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - A Novel Set in Hurricane Katrina Wins National Book Award DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we play music from the first album of the West Coast band Blouse ... And we an...