North Korean state media recently showed pictures of leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on the countrys highest mountain. The photographs were posted by the Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA. It suggested this means Kim is considering a major...
This month, members of South Africas parliament will debate something on many peoples minds: health care. They will decide the future of the National Health Insurance bill. The bills sponsors say their aim is to provide health care to all South Afric...
Evo Morales, Bolivias first indigenous president, is seeking a fourth term in elections on Sunday. Some people in the South American nation have had enough of Morales. They have created memes that show him fighting forest fires with a childs water gu...
Georgia Museum Devoted to Bigfoot A wooden building stands next to a highway in the mountains of northern Georgia. Once it was a restaurant. Now it serves a less ordinary purpose. Welcome to Expedition: Bigfoot! The Sasquatch Museum. Bigfoot or Sasqu...
In 1830, only a few miles away from what is now the great city of Cincinnati, Ohio, lay a huge and almost endless forest. The area had a few settlements established by people of the frontier. Many of them had already left the area for settlements fur...
This week we answer a question from Ngan. Question: Ngan writes, What is the difference between how do you feel? and how are you? Answer: Dear Ngan, Thank you for writing us. The answer to your question depends on who is asking it, and also, who is a...
Thailand's Anti-Fake News Center Fuels Concerns over Press Restrictions Thailand plans to set up a center to fight the spread of fake news on social media and the internet. Government officials have said they expect the center to open by next month....
Ecuadors Moreno Cancels Spending Cuts in Big Win for Indigenous Groups Ecuadorean President Lenn Moreno has officially canceled his own law to cut government subsidies on fuel prices. Moreno signed a declaration overturning the law on Monday. The mov...
Harley-Davidson Stops Production of Electric Bike to Investigate Problem Harley-Davidson has halted production of its new electric LiveWire motorcycle after finding a problem during quality control tests. In a statement, the company said it recently...
Flooded Trains Show Disaster Risks in Japan Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan with unusual force and wind speeds last week. 台风海贝思上周以异乎寻常的力量和风速袭击了日本。 The storm produced heavy rainfall and flooding in many are...
Vietnam's Expensive Housing Risks Affordability Crisis In some Vietnamese cities, it is not hard to find apartments that cost millions of dollars. But on the same streets, small, poor houses made of metal sheets can be seen. 在越南的一些城市，...
Nathan Wallick is a firefighter in the American city of Peoria, Illinois. He also likes to use bows and arrows for sport. Now, that sport is helping him make extra money and improve the local environment. People pay Wallick to lead hunts on the Illin...
US Officials: Twin Births Drop to Lowest Level in 10 Years United States health officials say the number of twin births nationwide has dropped to their lowest level in 10 years. 美国卫生官员表示，美国双胞胎出生人数已经降至十年来...
Treasure Hunt Draws Thousands to Western US Thousands of people have headed to an area in the western United States to search for a hidden treasure. A wealthy art collector and businessman from the area named Forrest Fenn says he hid the treasure. Th...
Explosive People Are Dangerous Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. 欢迎收听VOA学习英语栏目的《词汇掌故》。 On this show, we explain where words and expressions in the English language come from, and -- pro...
