http://www.voanews.com Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.voanews.com/img/voa/rssLogo_VOA.gif http://www.voanews.com en-US 2012 - VOA 60 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:52:22 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA This Tuesday, the United Nations and countries around the world will mark International Migrants Day, an event established a dozen years ago to acknowledge the contributions made by economic migrants. This week, VOANews.com takes an in-depth look at international migration from perspectives in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the United States. People have always been on the move in search of a better life.  Today, it’s estimated that more than 200 million people worldwide are working ... http://www.voanews.com/content/international-migration-remains-a-bumpy-road/1566063.html http://www.voanews.com/content/international-migration-remains-a-bumpy-road/1566063.html Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:53:24 -0500 Economy Terry Wing http://www.voanews.com/content/international-migration-remains-a-bumpy-road/1566063.html#relatedInfoContainer Japanese patrol boats are circling a small group of islands in the East China Sea, guarding against any encroachment by Chinese ships sent by Beijing to invoke its claim of sovereignty over the islands. Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday two vessels from China Marine Surveillance were at the border of Japan’s and China’s exclusive economic zones, but reported the Chinese ships were not moving toward the islands. China's Xinhua state news agency said the deployment was based on an ... http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-awaits-china-move-on-disputed-islands/1506797.html http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-awaits-china-move-on-disputed-islands/1506797.html Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:31:24 -0400 Asia Terry Wing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Beijing to push China toward a diplomatic resolution over territorial disputes it has with its South China Sea neighbors.  But China is pushing back.   Concerns over the matter have experts talking about the potential for a military conflict. “The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is significant,” said analyst Bonnie S. Glaser in an article written for the Council on Foreign Affairs last April.  Since then, the tensions have ... http://www.voanews.com/content/south-china-sea-war-unlikely/1501780.html http://www.voanews.com/content/south-china-sea-war-unlikely/1501780.html Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:46:07 -0400 Asia Terry Wing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told leaders in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, on Wednesday that Africa’s best hope for economic prosperity lies with democratic institutions and open markets.  Underlying her message was a challenge to China’s increasing influence on the continent. Dakar was the first stop on an 11-day Africa tour for Secretary Clinton, and the unabashed theme of her trip is to make sure African leaders know the difference between deals made with the United States ... http://www.voanews.com/content/clinton-answers-chinas-challenge-in-africa/1452812.html http://www.voanews.com/content/clinton-answers-chinas-challenge-in-africa/1452812.html Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:09:25 -0400 Asia Terry Wing http://www.voanews.com/content/clinton-answers-chinas-challenge-in-africa/1452812.html#relatedInfoContainer Since the introduction of the modern Olympics 1896, and the addition of the Winter Olympics in 1924, the popularity of sports has changed. At each Olympiad, new events are added and some sports retired.   Following the 2008 Beijing Games, two sports - softball and baseball - were cut from the Olympic program. Notable new events at the 2012 London Olympics are women's boxing (three weight classes), mixed doubles in tennis and Omnium racing in track cycling. Some popular sports ... http://www.voanews.com/content/twelve-forgotten-olympic-sports/1451994.html http://www.voanews.com/content/twelve-forgotten-olympic-sports/1451994.html Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:51:17 -0400 Olympics Terry Wing http://www.voanews.com/content/twelve-forgotten-olympic-sports/1451994.html#relatedInfoContainer Hong Kong’s chief executive says the government will move ahead with its plan to implement a “national education” school curriculum, despite protests calling the Beijing-encouraged policy “brainwashing.” Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has offered more consultations with parents after as many as 90,000 people protested against the plans on Sunday. But he has ruled out any delays in rolling out the policy, which requires all primary and secondary schools to teach mandatory civic education ... http://www.voanews.com/content/hong_kong_protest_school-based_chinese_propaganda/1449312.html http://www.voanews.com/content/hong_kong_protest_school-based_chinese_propaganda/1449312.html Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:57:59 -0400 Asia Terry Wing http://www.voanews.com/content/hong_kong_protest_school-based_chinese_propaganda/1449312.html#relatedInfoContainer