Plan Hatched to Lure Swallows Back to Capistrano The cliff swallows' long-time roost at Mission San Juan Capistrano is celebrated every March with a parade, and 70 years ago, was immortalized through a song, When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano,...
BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Thursday deliberated and preliminarily passed a five-year plan on nuclear security and radioactive contaminant treatment. A long-term goal set for 2020 concerning the issue was als...
The embattled president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, is outlining new economic proposals during a broadcast Sunday that observers say is aimed at boosting his poor standing with voters ahead of April's general election. Though Sarkozy has yet to annou...
IN THE NEWS - Obama Sets Plan for 'Leaner' Military 时事新闻 - 奥巴马制定国防新战略 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻节目。 This week, President Obama announced a new defense pl...
Russia's Pro-Democracy Protests Cloud Putin's March Election Plan For Vladimir Putin, three months may feel like a political lifetime. The sudden rise of Russias democracy movement is posing the biggest challenge yet to his 12-year strongman rule. It...
The Italian government has overwhelmingly won a crucial parliamentary vote of confidence Friday over an austerity package intended to help the third largest economy in the eurozone get its finances in order. The lower house of parliament voted 495-88...
With 24 hours to go before another summit, European leaders were scrambling Tuesday to complete a plan to resolve the continent's governmental debt contagion. The outline of a package of reforms is emerging, but details have yet to be set. The plan c...
Gap-like Japanese Retailer Plans Hundreds of US Stores As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, Gap, one of the largest U.S. clothing retailers, will soon close 20 percent of its stores. Meanwhile, a major Japanese clothing retailer - with merchand...
Economics Report - President Obama Makes His Case for Jobs Plan 经济报道 - 奥巴马为就业法案四处游说 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 President Obama and his wife Michel...
BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Twilight actress Nikki Reed is busily planning her wedding to former American Idol contestant Paul McDonald. Although she loved the beautiful nuptials in her new movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, she prefe...
