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Chinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming says China has taken serious measures to surmount economic and political obstacles and has a bright future in the road ahead. Liu Xiaoming delivered a speech at the conference themed The Road Ahead: Visions f
By Scott Stearns White House 31 August 2007 President Bush is moving to help keep thousands of American homeowners from defaulting on their home loans in a growing crisis that has affected worldwide financial markets. VOA White House Correspondent Sc
The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level from three to four, as health officials around the world take steps to prevent the spread of the swine flu that has caused at least 149 deaths in Mexico and illnesses in several other
Outpriced, Hong Kong Home Buyers Look Abroad 香港购房者放眼国外 HONG KONG In Hong Kong, one of the worlds most expensive property markets, housing prices have doubled since 2009. Chris Parker, who has lived here for seven years says housing
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is urging a common, coordinated approach to dealing with global financial reforms and says Europe must act quickly, and with force, to reassure markets that the euro-currency crisis will not spread. The Americ
The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert level from three to four, as health officials around the world take steps to prevent the spread of the swine flu that has caused at least 149 deaths in Mexico and illnesses in several other
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Leaders of the world's largest rich and developing economies met Thursday in London. The Group of Twenty agreed to an additional trillion dollars for the International Monetary Fund and other lenders
Australia has agreed to protect one million square kilometers of ocean off its northeast coast. The Coral Sea Conservation Zone will help safeguard an area described by conservationists as a spectacular marine jewel while the region is assessed for
Strikes Paralyze Athens Amid Violent Clashes Protesters and police have clashed outside the Greek parliament as a massive protest and general strike shut down Athens. Both public and private sector unions are backing the industrial action against the
Ebola Hurts Economies in West Africa 埃博拉病毒疫情爆发伤害西非经济体 The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa is likely to hurt economic growth and government finances in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and perhaps Nigeria, accordin
Experts: With Winter Near, Europe Needs to Do More for Refugees 专家称冬天临近欧洲需做好接受更多难民的准备 Europes largest humanitarian crisis since World War II is far from over. Refugees in huge numbers are traveling through th
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 August 2007 Experts attending an international conference are calling for quick action to reduce the threat posed by biological weapons. Participants attending the week-long meeting at the United Nations in Geneva say the so
By Carol Pearson Washington 28 November 2007 Every year, more than one and a half million people worldwide fall and fracture a hip. Of that number, about 80 percent are women. These fractures are painful and associated with a high death rate. VOA's C
The Eruozones debt crisis had gone quiet, but not any longer. This is the heart of European Union and workers are fighting with police. Theyre angry about looming cuts and redundancies. But Belgiums problems are a sideshow for leaders arriving for th
China's air force says it will conduct regular air patrols covering its newly established East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone. Combat aircraft will carry out the patrols to strengthen monitoring of the zone, according to an air defense spo
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution allowing member states to continue fighting pirates off the coast of Somalia for another year. The resolution also offers support for a European Union anti-piracy mission that launches n
EU Commissioner Oliver Rehn is in Athens to discuss Greek proposals to straighten out its government finances. The European Union has urged Greece to implement greater austerity measures immediately to tackle a debt crisis that has shaken the entire
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 18 March 2008 Though not backing away from plans to build a missile-defense system in central Europe, the United States is offering a series of confidence-building measures to allay Russian concerns about the project. Senior
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 15 September 2007 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir says his government wants the upcoming United Nations-backed peace talks on Darfur to be definitive. He says pressure must be applied by the international community so all
By Dan Robinson Washington 01 November 2007 Democrats and President Bush continue to trade accusations over national spending priorities. The president again threatened to veto key appropriations measures, while the Democratic House speaker accused t