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Michael Lipin

Michael covers international news for VOA on the web, radio and TV, specializing in the Middle East and East Asia Pacific. He joined VOA in its Hong Kong bureau before relocating to Washington. Michael developed his journalism career in Hong Kong, his hometown, gaining experience at CNN International, Asia Television and the Hong Kong Standard newspaper as a writer, editor, reporter, producer and occasional anchor. Follow him on Twitter @Michael_Lipin or on Google Plus. 
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[May 01, 2013]

Chinese Officials Accused of Holding Secret Parties

[May 01, 2013]

Video Social Media Draw More US Women to Clothing Swaps

[April 25, 2013]

Iraqi PM Appeals for Calm as Protests Continue

[April 22, 2013]

Beijing Scholarship to Promote Understanding of China

[April 19, 2013]

Iraq Faces Big Challenges in 1st Election Without US Troops

[April 10, 2013]

Syria’s Islamist Nusra Rebels Pledge Allegiance to al-Qaida

[April 09, 2013]

South Korea Largely Ignores Latest North Korean Threat

[April 03, 2013]

Israel-Gaza Fighting Renews Spotlight on Salafist Militants

[April 01, 2013]

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Colorado Cinema Shooting

[April 01, 2013]

Chinese Rescuers Find More Bodies in Tibet Landslide

[March 31, 2013]

Shells Hit Key District of Syria's Aleppo, Civilians Flee

[March 29, 2013]

Multimedia UN Team Faces Tough Task in Syrian Chemical Probe

[March 25, 2013]

Xi Tries to Ease African Concerns About China's Influence

[March 24, 2013]

Syrian Opposition in Turmoil as Khatib Quits, Hitto Rejected

[March 18, 2013]

Pakistani Buying of Chinese Arms Makes Beijing 5th Biggest Exporter

[March 17, 2013]

Syria Rebels Appear to Make Big Weapons Seizure

[March 14, 2013]

Video Obama, Netanyahu Face Challenge of Improving Their Relationship

[March 10, 2013]

Activists Say Syria Rebels Raid Homs, Create Council in East

[March 06, 2013]

North Korea Prepares Public for Potential Conflict With South

[March 05, 2013]

Activists: Syrian Rebels Capture Provincial Governor

[March 05, 2013]

North Korea Escalates Threat to Scrap US Truce

[March 05, 2013]

Assad Forces Defeated in Syria's Raqqa, Ambushed in Iraq

[February 28, 2013]

Photogallery Benedict Ends 8-Year Reign, Pledges Obedience to Next Pope

[February 27, 2013]

Iran Asks Quick Follow-up on New Sanctions Offer

[February 26, 2013]

Italy's Deadlocked Election Worries EU, Hurts Financial Markets

[February 25, 2013]

South Korea's Park Seeks Economic Change, Dialogue With North

[February 24, 2013]

Syrian Troops Target Rebels in Damascus, Aleppo

[February 24, 2013]

Karzai Orders US Special Forces Out of Eastern Afghan Province

[February 20, 2013]

Video Harlem Shake Craze Draws Fans Worldwide

[February 17, 2013]

Brahimi Urges Syria's Government, Opposition to Meet at UN Offices

[February 17, 2013]

Kosovo Marks 5 Years Since Secession, Vows to Join EU, NATO

[February 05, 2013]

Video Egyptian Activist Dies in Police Custody, Triggering Protests

[February 03, 2013]

Britain's Cameron Hosts 3rd Summit With Afghan, Pakistani Leaders

[January 31, 2013]

Aid Groups in Syria Use Diverging Methods to Deliver Supplies

[January 29, 2013]

Syrian Activists Say Dozens of Bodies Found in River

[January 28, 2013]

Chinese Blogger Who Exposed Sex Scandal Faces Police Pressure

[January 28, 2013]

Lending Agencies Restart Burma Loan Programs

[January 25, 2013]

Video US Boosts Diplomatic Security After Benghazi Attack

[January 18, 2013]

Boeing's Dreamliner Woes Disrupt Some Travel; Airlines Upset

[January 16, 2013]

French Troops Take on Coordinated, Entrenched Islamists in Mali

[January 15, 2013]

Beijing Smog Puts China’s Anti-Pollution Policies Under Scrutiny

[January 13, 2013]

Iraq's Sadr Demands 'Fair Implementation' of National Security Laws

[January 10, 2013]

Google Urges North Korea to Open Internet Access

[January 09, 2013]

North Korea Accused of 'Unauthorized' Production of Sesame Street Toys

[January 08, 2013]

North Korea Gives US Delegation Rare Look at Internet Use

[January 08, 2013]

Vietnam Opens Biggest Subversion Trial in Years

[January 07, 2013]

Chinese Official Says Labor Camps to be Scrapped this Year

[December 27, 2012]

Photogallery  Russia, UN Envoy Call for Peaceful Solution in Syria

[December 26, 2012]

Egypt’s New Constitution: How it Differs from Old Version

[December 20, 2012]

Syrian Minister Hospitalized in Lebanon

[December 19, 2012]

Syrian VP's Remarks Suggest Regime in Dire Straits

[December 17, 2012]

Iraq Attacks Kill 26, Many in Kurdish-Claimed Areas

[December 14, 2012]

Russia Seeks to Retain Influence Over Syria if Assad Falls

[December 14, 2012]

US to Send Patriot Missile Batteries to Turkey

[December 12, 2012]

Syrian Strikes Heighten Urgency of Patriot Missile Deployment in Turkey

[December 10, 2012]

Analysts: Egyptian Generals Unlikely to Take Sides in Crisis or Block Referendum

[December 07, 2012]

What Assets Could US Military Use Against Syrian Chemical Sites?

[December 06, 2012]

Bleak Options for West Should Syria Use Chemical Weapons

[December 05, 2012]

International Concern Mounts Over Syria's Chemical Weapons

[December 02, 2012]

UN Chief: Israel's West Bank Housing Plan is 'Almost Fatal Blow' to Peace

[November 29, 2012]

China 'Concerned' by Singapore's Arrest of Chinese Bus Drivers

[November 27, 2012]

China Offers Protection, Support to Netizen Who Exposed Sex Scandal

[November 26, 2012]

Multimedia Egypt's Morsi Pledges to Restrict New Powers to 'Sovereign' Matters

[November 22, 2012]

Hamas Enforcement of Truce Complicated by Gaza's Militant Rivalries

[November 22, 2012]

Photogallery Egyptian-Mediated Israel-Hamas Truce Terms Detailed

[November 21, 2012]

Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Shield

[November 19, 2012]

Israeli Strikes Kill 21 Palestinians, Gaza Rockets Wound 10 Israelis

[November 15, 2012]

2 Tibetans Dead After Self-Immolation Protests

[November 13, 2012]

UN Mobilizing to Contain Darfur Yellow Fever Outbreak

[November 11, 2012]

Quake Kills At Least 12 in Burma

[October 31, 2012]

Sudan's Iran Alliance Under Scrutiny

[October 29, 2012]

Washington Residents Brace for Hurricane Sandy

[October 26, 2012]

Saudi Cyber Attack Seen as Work of Amateur Hackers Backed by Iran

[October 08, 2012]

Photogallery SpaceX Makes First Cargo Delivery to Space Station

[October 02, 2012]

Multimedia Syrian Conflict Draws in Assad Ally Hezbollah, Widens His Rift with Hamas

[September 12, 2012]

Japan to Mobilize Coast Guard When Beijing's Ships Reach Islands

[September 10, 2012]

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Camp Takes Narrow Lead in Election

[September 05, 2012]

Health, Environmental Hazards From Chemicals Are Rising

[September 05, 2012]

Experts: Treaties Complicate US Position in China-Japan Islands Dispute

[August 27, 2012]

Republican Party Opens Shortened Convention as Storm Skirts Tampa

[August 24, 2012]

Rare Photo Found of Westerner Killed by Khmer Rouge

[August 22, 2012]

Nationalism Fuels Japan-China Island Dispute

[August 16, 2012]

Ex-US Envoy: Egyptian Defense Shakeup Sign of Rift

[August 15, 2012]

2 Tibetans Die in Self-Immolation Protest in China's Sichuan

[August 14, 2012]

Burma's President Tells VOA He Will Open Schools for Rohingya

[August 13, 2012]

Egypt Reshuffle Puts New Defense Chief, Vice President in Spotlight

[August 12, 2012]

Photogallery Ugandan Wins Men's Olympic Marathon

[August 09, 2012]

Trial to Spotlight Bo's Chongqing Security Chiefs

[August 08, 2012]

UN Reports Drop in Afghan Civilian Deaths

[August 06, 2012]

Defection Highlights Sectarian Divide in Syrian Government

[August 05, 2012]

Photogallery Jamaica's Bolt Wins 100m Olympic Gold for 2nd Time

[August 02, 2012]

Hong Kong Endures Worst Smog in Two Years

[August 02, 2012]

UN's Annan Draws Sympathy, Criticism as Syria Mission Fails

[August 01, 2012]

Taiwan, Eastern China on Typhoon Alert

[July 31, 2012]

Buddhist Protesters Greet UN Rights Expert in Western Burma

[July 30, 2012]

Mother of Detained Vietnamese Blogger Self-Immolates

[July 30, 2012]

Burma Rejects UN Criticism of Riot Response

[July 30, 2012]

China Wins Two Golds, Tops Olympic Standings

[July 26, 2012]

China Charges Bo Xilai's Wife With Murder

[July 25, 2012]

Audio North Korea: Kim Jong Un's Mystery Companion Is Wife

[July 24, 2012]

France Says Architect Who Flew to China for Questioning is Okay

[July 24, 2012]

Iraqi Attacks Reveal Clues About Perpetrators, Motives

[July 22, 2012]

China Approves City Council, Military Base in Disputed Islands

[July 19, 2012]

UN's Syria Envoy Draws Sympathy, Criticism

[July 17, 2012]

Beijing Pressured After Teen Monk Self-Immolates

[July 15, 2012]

Clinton Offers Aid to Egypt's Feuding Civilian, Military Leaders

[July 09, 2012]

Cambodia Says ASEAN Ministers Agree to 'Key Elements' of Sea Code

[July 05, 2012]

Uighurs: China's Xinjiang a 'Police State' 3 Years After Riots

[July 04, 2012]

Burma's VP Resigns in Reshuffle

[July 03, 2012]

Chinese City Stops Metal Plant Project

[July 03, 2012]

Burma Frees 20 Political Prisoners in General Amnesty

[July 02, 2012]

Mass Protest Challenges New Hong Kong Leader

[July 01, 2012]

Iran Acknowledges Sanctions Have Become Severe

[June 28, 2012]

US: Damascus Violence Is Sign Assad Losing Control

[June 25, 2012]

Turkey Toughens Response to Syria's Downing of Military Jet

[June 25, 2012]

World Leaders React to Egypt's Election Results

[June 19, 2012]

UN Members Differ on Conditions for Withdrawing Syria Observers

[June 18, 2012]

Iran Urged to 'Engage Seriously' in Nuclear Talks

[June 13, 2012]

Video Solar Plane Flies Over Moroccan Desert in Toughest Challenge Yet

[June 12, 2012]

Yemeni Troops Recapture Southern Cities from al-Qaida

[June 06, 2012]

Solar-Powered Plane's Trip Boosts Solar Energy Cause

[June 06, 2012]

Syrian Troops Kill 7 in Coastal Area

[June 05, 2012]

Libya's Main Airport Reopens After Militia Raid

[June 05, 2012]

Solar Plane Soars from Europe to Africa

[May 31, 2012]

Large Crowd Watches Brazil Beat US in Soccer Friendly

[May 31, 2012]

Pro-Assad Militias Under Scrutiny After Syrian Massacre

[May 29, 2012]

Iran Says It Can Destroy Data-Stealing Virus

[May 24, 2012]

Iran Nuclear Talks Moving to Moscow

[May 22, 2012]

Iran Deal Near, Says IAEA

[May 17, 2012]

Leader of Syria's Fragmented Opposition to Resign

[May 10, 2012]

Israel Unity Deal Unlikely to Shift Iran Strategy

[May 03, 2012]

Norwegian General Leads UN Observer Mission in Syria

[April 25, 2012]

Israel's Military Chief: Iran's Leaders 'Rational,' Sanctions 'Bearing Fruit'

[April 24, 2012]

Iran Says Cyberattack on Oil Industry Had Little Impact

[April 17, 2012]

Al-Qaida Claims Kidnapping of Saudi Diplomat in Yemen, Makes Demands

[April 03, 2012]

Western Sanctions on Iranian Banks Make Trade Harder

[March 20, 2012]

Russia Prepared to Back Annan's Syria Plan

[March 19, 2012]

Manhunt Under Way in France for Gunman Who Killed 4 at Jewish School

[March 14, 2012]

Iran's Ahmadinejad Defends Record in Parliament Query

[March 14, 2012]

40-Year-Old US Law Still Provides Sports Opportunities for Girls

[March 12, 2012]

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 6 in Gaza; Militants Fire 30 Rockets at Israel

[February 22, 2012]

Rights Groups: Syria Escalating Violent Campaign Against Journalists

[February 13, 2012]

Saudi Blogger Faces Trial for Apostasy

[February 03, 2012]

Iraq's Sectarian Tensions Create Opportunities for Attacks

[December 30, 2011]

Sudanese Chief of Arab Observers in Syria Slammed by Rights Groups

[December 21, 2011]

North Korea's Power Couple Are Key in Leadership Transition

[December 19, 2011]

North Korea's Sudden Power Shift Raises Uncertainty

[December 14, 2011]

Yemen's Noncompetitive Presidential Election Draws Wide Support

[November 27, 2011]

Arab League Sanctions Could Hurt Syria's Regional Standing, Economic Agenda

[November 16, 2011]

Syrian Army Defectors Go on Offense, Militarizing Syria's Uprising

[September 06, 2011]

Multimedia Ground Zero: Then and Now

[January 27, 2011]

Conservationists Pledge to Avoid Harming Japanese Whalers During Chase

[November 02, 2010]

Singapore Gambling on New Casino Resorts

[March 28, 2010]

International Landmarks Darken Around World for 'Earth Hour'

[November 02, 2009]

International Experts: Al-Qaida Facing Crisis in North Africa

[October 27, 2009]

Leadership Trainer  Builds International Youth Activist Movement

Sammy's Kitchen restaurant in Hong Kong (Photo: Steve Herman / VOA)

In Hong Kong, Beef Over Sammy Kitchen's 3D Cow

Much to the dismay of restaurant owner Sammy Yip, authorities have turned an inhospitable eye toward his giant cow looming over Queen's Road West More

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