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This is ground zero of Chinas economical boom, tens of thousands of factories churning out just about anything the rest of the world wants to buy, and financing Chinas extraordinary turnaround, in just 30 years going from Communist/ backwater to by
The threat of war on the Korean peninsula looms after one of the worst clashes in 60 years. Two South Korean soldiers were killed and 19 other people were injured when the North fired 50 artillery shells at the southern island of Yeonpyeong. South Ko
Security forces in Bahrain have vowed to do whatever necessary to shut down anti-government demonstrations. The government has banned protests and the military is cracking down on dissent. Three people have died and 231 were injured when police broke
世界最大淡水湖乍得湖或将消失 Lake Chad, which is bordered by four African nations: Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad, was once one of the world's largest. But a combination of climate change, drought and bad use of resources, have shrun
By Steve Herman Karachi 13 March 2008 Pakistan is one of the world's top cotton producers. With one out of every five Pakistani farmers growing the crop, supplying millions of spindles and looms and hundreds of mills, the cotton industry is the count
Hi, Im Becky Worley and this is Good Stuff. Its flu season and were more vigilant than ever about all the flues that are making around, when your kids are sick, you take their temperature, but thats easier said than done. The words Rattle thermometer
By Jim Malone Washington 09 May 2007 September is looming as a key month in the U.S. political debate over the war in Iraq. Congressional Democrats and a growing number of Republicans say they will take a hard look at how President Bush's military s
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 31 May 2006 Tens of thousands of people displaced by the violence wracking East Timor are facing a humanitarian crisis, with food, water, and medicine in short supply at dozens of camps that have sprung up around the cap
Anchor: On this day of thanks, 3 of our regular poets offer a few words about what this time means to them, and what they're thankful for this year. Freda Denis-Cooper: My name is Freda Denis-Cooper, and this is my poem--Children of the Stream: Love
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 31 August 2007 Pakistan braces for a major political showdown a day after exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif announced his return on September 10. Mr. Sharif says he will challenge the reelection plans of Pervez Mush
A showdown is looming in the Middle East with a 10-month freeze on Israeli settlement construction due to expire on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure from his hawkish coalition partners to resume building in the West
Congress Debates Limiting US Farmers' Role in Food Aid When starvation looms, speed is critical. But while the U.S. provides more emergency food aid than any other country, speed is not what it does best. Andrew Natsios witnessed this shortcoming fir
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Protesters in North Dakota face a deadline today. They've been opposing an oil pipeline. The Army Corps of Engineers told them to clear out by this afternoon. After a push from President Trump, the Dakota Access pipeline could no
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: So the story from the White House is President Trump does not want to look weak. In particular, he does not want to look weak as a summit with North Korea's leader looms. And adviser Larry Kudlow said over the weekend that that i
The couple use global-positioning coordinates to close in on the underwater wreck. We're about 3.6 miles away and its directly southeast from this location. A dark shape looms in the water. It's pretty close. It's easy to be fooled by clouds flying o
Steve Baragona Polio is on the ropes. A $3 billion global campaign has driven the crippling and sometimes-fatal disease to just six source countries. Experts say the campaign has the potential to win
By Greg Flakus New Orleans 16 January 2006 Jazz musicians of New Orleans In New Orleans on this Martin Luther King Day, marches and celebrations took place amid the city's ongoing struggle to recover
Political Crisis Could Hurt US Image Abroad 政治危机可能伤害美国的海外形象 WASHINGTON As the U.S. political crisis and government shutdown moveinto a second week, there is growing concern about how the stalematecould damage the U.S. im
Top US, Russian Diplomats to Discuss Syria 美俄外交家将讨论叙利亚问题 LONDON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Thursday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, to discuss a new initiative that could end the threa
Former African National Congress chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota is planning a conference to discuss what he says are serious departures by the current ANC leadership from the party's core principles and the country's constitution. VOA's Delia Robertson