IN THE NEWS - Russia, Iran and the Missile Defense Issue This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The next international talks on Irans nuclear program take place this month in Moscow. The talks come as Russia continues to oppose missile-defense p...
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's national observatory on Friday issued a blue alert for a new round of rainstorms expected to hit the country's southern regions over next three days. From Saturday to Monday, heavy rains are likely to fall in most...
Auto Industry Recovery Key Issue for Michigan Voters On the floor of auto shows across the country, the prevailing theme is that U.S. auto companies, headquartered in Detroit, are back and as competitive as ever. Its not back, its always been here, s...
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Wednesday released a white paper on its foreign trade, highlighting the country's achievements in boosting foreign trade and contribution to the world economy. The white paper, titled China's Fore...
US Republican Presidential Candidates Tackle Foreign Policy Issues Republican candidates who want to replace President Barack Obama sparred in Washington Tuesday night in one of the few televised debates centered on foreign policy issues. The candida...
Obama To Push G20 To Tackle Long Term Debt Issue President Barack Obama goes to the G20 economic summit in France this week with hopes of helping Europe move toward a long-term solution for its debt crisis. The president is also trying to convince th...
Maliki: Immunity Key Issue in US Withdrawal Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his country's refusal to grant immunity from prosecution to U.S. troops led to President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw the remainder of American forces by the...
Russians Protest Corruption, a Hot Election Year Issue Two anti-corruption rallies were held Saturday afternoon in Moscow. Russians turned out on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Moscow for two rival protests against corruption, the top issue on voters...
STOCKHOLM, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's fashion company HM Hennes Mauritz AB Thursday published its Conscious Actions Sustainability(可持续的) Report for 2010, marching towards a good company. We want our customers always to feel that we do our...
[00:08.20]Protests have been taking place this week in Washington [00:13.45]against the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. [00:19.10]Major actions are planned Sunday and Monday. [00:24.11]The aim is to stop the meeting of finance ministe...
