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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Labor relations in the American auto industry took a new turn this week with a deal that many are calling historic. An employee returns to work at the General Motors factory in Warren, Michigan Gener
P: Hey Yang Chen, could you please give me our baseball tickets? The attendant needs to see them. Y: Tickets? Yeah, no problem. Let me see - ummmmmmmmmmm P: What? What's the problem? Y: I didn't bring them. But I can show my ID! P: Isn't this the thi
Athletes going for gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games While everyone in China, and in fact around the world, is getting excited about the upcoming 2008 Olympics, lots of people in Britain are pleased that two major sporting events will be taking pl
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 June 2007 Nigeria's top unions say they will begin an indefinite general strike after failing to reach a last-minute compromise with the government. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA on the buildup to what could b
1. The Pentagon says Thursday that military is looking into allegation that civilians may have been killed in yesterday's US and allies air strike in Syria. The human rights group and activities say that some civilians were killed in Wednesday's airs
By Paula Wolfson Washington 30 July 2006 The U.N. Security Council was called into emergency session, following the Israeli bombing of the Lebanese village of Qana that killed dozens of civilians. It was the bloodiest incident in the almost three-we
By Alex Villareal Washington 25 September 2007 As members of the United Auto Workers at General Motors continue on strike for second day Tuesday, industry analysts say the company could lose billions of dollars. VOA's Alex Villarreal reports from Was
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 January 2007 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will provide a seven-day ration of food to 125 people who were wounded during the recent anti-government protests in Guinea, because the paralyzing strike is preventing rela
Suspected former Nazi death camp guard in what is likely to be one of the last major Nazi-era war crimes trials Lisa Bryant | Paris 30 November 2009 Presumed former concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk arrives at the court room for his trial in Mu
A senior British official is pointing to China's high-speed rail system as a potential model for the UK. As CRI's London correspondent Tu Yun reports, it comes just weeks before a high-profile Sino-UK business forum in London, which is expected to se
THE MAKING OF A NATION - America's Fear of Communism in 1920 Becomes a Threat to Individual RightsBy David Jarmul Broadcast: Thursday, May 18, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a progr
By Meredith Buel Washington 09 June 2006 The U.S. military says it has conducted dozens of raids in Iraq following the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. A military spokesman says the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq initially survived an air
By Nico Colombant Tatiana Mossot Conakry, Guinea 05 February 2007 watch Guinea Strike Aftermath Lansana Conte (file) Last month's general strike in the mineral-rich West African nation of Guinea became a popular movement demanding the resignation of
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 June 2007 A general strike has brought much of Nigeria to a standstill and paralyzed economic activity for a second day. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports on worries about the economic impact of the shutdown. Peo
Labor leaders in Guinea are threatening to stage a year-long strike if the military government does not resolve the country's political crisis. There is still no official word on the health of Guinea's military leader, more than one month after he wa
EU to Discuss Strengthening Euro; Greeks Strike Members of the European Union are meeting in Brussels Thursday to discuss how to strengthen the ailing euro currency. Germany is expected to press for the EU to play a stronger role in the economies of
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao said at a news briefing in Beijing on Tuesday that President Xi's visit will outline a blueprint for the future development of bilateral relations between the two sides. The visit will promote the mutually bene
It is being reported Chinese rail giant CRRC is going to join the bidding for Britain's second high-speed railway project. The plan is to link London with the northern British city of Birmingham. The UK parliament has already approved the first stage
For the second time this month, Bangladesh was hit Sunday by a general strike that closed shops and businesses and interfered with transportation. The 36-hour work stoppage was called by the opposition(反抗对立) Bangladesh Nationalist Party a
George Osborne says that as an open economy, the UK welcome Chinese investors and is trying to attract more Chinese investment. There is so much more we can do together, Britain and China. And there is a phenomenal potential here in this country. And