UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Mediating, strengthening governance and creating jobs were some of the UN objectives highlighted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to ensure that people living in conflict areas or in countries emergin...
Rangoon's Historic Buildings Face Threat of Development One building in downtown Rangoon was built 98 years ago by Indian traders, seized by the government in the 1960s and then abandoned several years ago when the government moved the capital to Nay...
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has vowed to introduce more measures to prioritize the development of public transport systems in the country's increasingly congested urban areas. In downtown areas, there should be a bus stop every...
MOSCOW, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia's priority of future development would be in the east, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday in a state-of-the-nation address to the legislature. In the 21st century, Russia's vector of development is East. Siberi...
Soweto Shows Uneven Development After 18 Years of Democracy Tourists cycling fearlessly in Soweto are finishing up a historical tour in one of the world's most famous townships, where they are taught about life during white-minority rule, known as ap...
China committed to back development of bamboo, rattan industry BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China is committed to boost the development of the bamboo and rattan industry, according to Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang. Li held a meeting in Beijing on Tu...
China promises to promote sustainable development SAN JOSE, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese official Thursday expressed here China's willingness and determination to work with the international community to promote sustainable development. Speaking at...
How To Save Thousands on Personal Development Crossing the Line In life, there often seems to be a line where many things move from being a positive to a negative. From a healthy part of our existence to an unhealthy one. From a functional and normal...
Aid Cuts Threaten Millennium Development Goals, Warns UN Margaret Gift has brought her son Simplicious for a check-up at a mobile health clinic in the remote village of Chikhwawa in Malawi. His diarrhea can be treated on the spot. Health workers say...
Technology Report - New Research Hopes to Speed Development of HIV Vaccine This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A team of scientists in the United States has created a new type of mouse that has an immune system similar to that of human...