BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial production growth continued to accelerate in November, indicating that the nation's economy is rebounding after seeing its lowest expansion pace in more than three years. China's value-added industrial o...
China's industrial output growth accelerates in October BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Industrial production growth continued to accelerate in October, presenting evidence that China's economy is picking up steam after seeing its lowest growth rate in m...
Technology Report - Turning Industrial Waste-Heat Into Electricity This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Scientists say enough energy is being wasted in the oil and gas fields of Texas every year to provide electricity to one hundred tho...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The financial crisis of two thousand eight brought attention to a big problem with banks. Many banks did not have enough money in reserve to protect against their losses. Now there is a proposed solut...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Factory labor built China into the world's third largest economy, after the United States and Japan. Now something else is building: labor tensions. China bars labor unions independent of the Communis...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The lack of clean drinking water is a major problem worldwide. The World Health Organization says more than one billion people live in areas where renewable water resources are not available. The pr...
Current Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko faces former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich in a presidential runoff February 7. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera profiles Ms. Tymoshenko, a leading figure in wha...
By Kari Barber Conakry, Guinea 24 March 2008 Traditional fishermen in poor countries around the world face tough competition from international industrial fishing operations. In the fishing-rich West African nation of Guinea, there are laws meant to...