White House denies agreement on one-on-one talks with Iran WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Saturday denied a press report saying the United States and Iran had agreed for the first time to have one-on-one talks over the latter's co...
Economics Report - A New China-Taiwan Agreement Protects Investors This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. China and Taiwan may disagree on political issues. But on Thursday they reached an agreement to protect investors. The agreement is i...
FUYUAN, Heilongjiang, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Provincial government officials on Friday inked an agreement in Heilongjiang province to simplify customs and quarantine procedures in the northeast China region. The agreement, signed by officials from the p...
US, Afghanistan Sign Draft of Strategic Partnership Agreement U.S. troops and Afghan security forces have fought on the front lines together. They have worked together to build up the Afghan Army and police force. And billions of dollars have poured...
New Agreement to Fight Human Trafficking Its estimated tens of millions of people may be the victims of modern-day human trafficking. On Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime pledged closer coope...
Agreement to Resume Iran Nuclear Talks Aims to Prevent Regional Arms Race The agreement to restart talks over Iran's nuclear program includes demands by permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany for concrete and practical steps to re...
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players ratified a new collective bargaining agreement on Thursday. The agreement snapped a five-month lockout and ensures the 2011- 12 season will begin later this month....
Clinton Pledges Early Action On Free Trade Agreements Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration will soon send the U.S. Congress implementing legislation for free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea. Action o...
U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers reached a last-minute budget agreement late Friday, averting a potential government shutdown. Less than two hours before the deadline, Democrats and Republicans（共和党） agreed, in principle,...
The problem over The Hobbit movies has been settled. Listen to Oct 22 2010 for some background to the problem. Last week, the actors union said that the real reason Warner Bros was coming to New Zealand was to try to get a tax reduction from our gove...
