Nixon's China Visit Marked Turning Point in Sino-American Relations Nixon's trip to China was such a grand drama on the world stage that years later, it, indeed, became an opera. The historical record is much simpler: He arrived on February 21, 1972...
US Moves to Restore Relations with Pakistan Protests like this one show the anger many Pakistanis feel toward the United States. The latest incident to spark public anger was the accidental bombing of a Pakistani army border post by U.S. forces based...
Politics Complicate China-US Relations Taiwan has been separately governed since Nationalist forces fled there in 1949, after losing the countrys civil war. China still considers the island its territory has threatened to use force to regain control...
RIYADH, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Saudi Arabia's King and Prime Minister Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz agreed on Sunday to make concerted efforts to enhance bilateral relations under a strategic framework. In their meeting...
US, N. Korea Tentative about Future Relations There are still more questions than answers about what comes next for North Korea, as the communist nation mourns the death of long-time leader Kim Jong Il. One question increasingly on the minds of some...
Tumultuous Year Strains US Pakistani Relations Pakistan and the United States have maintained a critical strategic partnership for the past 10 years despite tense relations over the war in Afghanistan and U.S. suspicions that Islamabad maintains ties...
VIENTIANE, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Laos and China pledged on Monday to deepen military exchanges and cooperation, strengthen unity and friendship between the two countries'militaries and work together to maintain regional peace and stability. The vows cam...
YingluckVisitBoostsThai-CambodiaRelations Thailands recently elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has made her first official visit to Cambodia. The one-day trip marks a new start in bilateral relations, which have been poor in recent years. Th...
Iran-RussiaArmsDisputeDamagesRelations Iran's decision to sue Russia in the International Court of Justice to try to force the sale of an air defense system deepens the crisis in the relationship between the two countries and underlines a shift in Ru...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced measures to cut the biggest budget deficit in Europe. BRIAN COWEN: Today we've come to announce a four-year plan, between now and 2014. It'...
