US, China to Restart Investment Talks 中美重启投资谈判 This is the first time China has agreed to talks on a treaty covering foreign investment in all sectors of its economy. The move shows Beijing's new leaders recognize that future growth w...
Trade Tops US, China Talks Wednesday Chinese officials say an unexpected drop in trade, both imports and exports, reflects rising labor costs and weak overseas demand -- key concerns for the world's two largest economies as their foreign and finance...
Kerry at ASEAN Forum for Talks on S. China Sea Disputes U.S.-Philippine naval cooperation includes unmanned surveillance of waters under dispute with China. The unmanned aerial vehicle will be a very very important tool in our operations in safeguard...
Kerry Heads to Doha for Syria Talks As rebel and government forces continue to fight north of the Syrian city of Aleppo, diplomats are pressing for the negotiated solution of a transitional authority for Syria. There is a unanimity about the importan...
North Korea Offers Direct Talks with US North Korea says it is offering direct talks to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula. The United States says North Korea must first meet its international obligations to end its nuclear program. North Korea mu...
Turkey Unrest May Impact Syria Peace Talks Turkey is a front-line state in the Syrian conflict. Turks have been the victims of bombings along the border and host to more than 200,000 Syrian refugees. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been...
High-Level Delegations Meet for Talks on Mali Crisis From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. High-level delegations met in Bamako, Mali for talks on the crisis in the countrys north. Representatives from the United Nations,...
African Union Leaders Talk Mali, Chinese Investment Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang told the African Union that Beijing's new leaders want greater cooperation on trade and closer consultation on international affairs with the growth of Africa's influe...
Words and Their Stories: Dog Talk Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let the...
Kerry to Mideast for Syria Talks The latest effort to end Syrian violence aims to bring together for the first time envoys from President Assad's government and its opponents. Though Washington and Moscow back different sides in the conflict, Secreta...
