Women Falling Behind in Vaccine Efforts People from the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East are starting to receive COVID-19 vaccines. But the latest information shows that women are vaccinated at lower rates than men. Experts say w...
There are very few human workers at a new Nissan car factory outside of Tokyo. Most of the work is done by robots. 东京郊外一家日产汽车新厂的工人很少。大部分工作都是由机器人来完成的。 The car maker said the factory s...
Scientists in Estonia say they have found a way to use a soil-like material to produce batteries. 爱沙尼亚的科学家表示，他们已经找到了一种使用类似泥土的材料生产电池的方法。 The material is peat, a dark substance m...
How Do Americans View International Students? Jack Li received his doctorate in science from a major university in the southeastern United States in 2020. The Chinese student said research opportunities remain strong in the U.S. but he planned to con...
Japan Confronts Rising Inequality Japan's stock market has increased and luxury cars are selling well in Tokyo after eight years of economic growth under Abenomics. Abenomics is the economic policy begun under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Under...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Like many languages, English loves to use animals in expressions. So, today let's talk about chickens! English has several chicken expressions that describe human behavior. For example, if...
Israeli Archaeologists Discover Ancient Winemaking Factory Israeli scientists say they have found a huge winemaking factory that is about 1,500 years old. The archaeologists discovered the factory in the central town of Yavne. It includes five wine p...
About 42 percent of Argentinians live at or below the poverty rate, the government said. 阿根廷政府称，大约42%的阿根廷人生活在贫困线或以下。 The rate of poverty in the nation of 45 million people has increased since the start...
Leaf peeping is a beloved yearly activity in many parts of the world, including parts of the United States. 在世界上许多地方，包括美国的部分地区，窥叶是一项备受欢迎的年度活动。 The northeastern and mid-Atlantic state...
Footprints discovered in New Mexico suggest that early humans were in North America around 23,000 years ago, researchers reported recently. 研究人员最近报告说，在新墨西哥州发现的足迹表明，早期人类大约在2.3万年前生活在...
More People Learning Korean after Squid Game TV Show A company offering online language-learning services says more people are learning Korean after the launch of a popular Korean TV show on Netflix. The language-learning company, Duolingo, reported...
Record numbers of Brazilians have been arrested at the United States' southern border this year. Police believe the investigation into one man has led them to one of the smuggling operations that moves migrants north. In early June, Brazilian federal...
South Korea has established a special group to debate methods for living with COVID-19 in the long-term. The country is making plans to reduce coronavirus restrictions and reopen the economy as vaccination levels rise. 韩国成立了一个特别小组...
Hello! This week's question on Ask a Teacher comes from Nitin in India. He asked us on You Tube: Question: Could you tell me the use and meaning of these two words: nevertheless and anyway? Nitin, India Answer: Dear Nitin, Thank you for writing to us...
Costs of Goods, Services Increase around the World With coronavirus restrictions easing in some places, companies around the world are struggling to find workers, ships, parts and fuel. Such shortages have led to higher prices for goods and services...
