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VOA | Afghan, US Forces to Temporarily Halt Anti-Taliban Offensive
Afghanistan’s President, Ashraf Ghani has announced his forces will halt offensive operations next Tuesday until June 20 to encourage the Ta...
VOA | Before Trump-Kim Summit, Japan’s Prime Minister Visits White House
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is visiting the White House on Thursday to impress upon President Donald Trump Japan’s interests ahead of...
VOA | S. Korean Conservative Leader Pessimistic About US-North Korea Summit
The conservative leader of South Korea’s main opposition party Thursday spoke out against the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit. He also voic...
VOA | Hong Kong Gay Rights Suffer Setbacks
Hong Kong’s LGBT community has notched small, incremental victories in recent years, but new developments have made those triumphs seem frag...
VOA | Taiwan Drills Simulate Repelling Invading Force
Taiwan simulated repelling an invading force Thursday and used civilian-operated drones for the first time as part of annual military drills...
VOA | Singapore FM to Visit North Korea, Ahead of Kim-Trump Summit
Singapore says its foreign minister will visit Pyongyang later this week, just days before the city-state hosts the leaders of North Korea a...
VOA | China Blasts US for Flying B-52 Bombers Near Disputed Islands
China blasted the United States Tuesday for flying a pair of B-52 bombers near disputed islands in the South China Sea, further fueling tens...
VOA | Tiny Singapore Prepares for Trump-Kim Frenzy
Thousands of journalists are set to descend on the tiny city-state of Singapore over the next week, as preparations continue for the summit ...
VOA | Tiny Singapore Prepares for Trump-Kim Frenzy
Thousands of journalists are set to descend on the tiny city-state of Singapore over the next week, as preparations continue for the summit ...
VOA | US Lawmakers Assert Right to Review Any North Korea Nuke Deal
As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares for next week’s summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un, the U.S. Congress is asserting its righ...
VOA | Google Leading Computer Training in Vietnam
In and around the Mekong Delta, school children will spend this summer moving rainbow-colored blocks and cartoon animals around a screen to ...
VOA | N. Korea Denuclearization Could Cost $20 Billion
Arms control experts estimate that the dismantlement of North’ Korea’s nuclear program could take a decade to complete, and cost $2 billion,...
VOA | Muslim and Christian Volunteers Help to Educate South Philadelphia Rohingya Children
Many Muslim Rohingyas who fled Myanmar went to other countries before coming to the United States. Some of those who have resettled in Phila...
VOA | Myanmar Defense Lawyers: Documents on Reuters Reporters' Phones 'Not Secret'
Documents Myanmar police say they found on the mobile phones of two Reuters reporters accused of possessing state secrets were not confident...
VOA | Indian Himalayan Town's Water Woes a Wake up Call
As the vast Indian plains sizzle during the summer months, the picturesque hill resort of Shimla turns into a tourist haven. But after the H...
VOA | S. Korean Protesters Reject Kim’s Softened Public Image as Singapore Summit Approaches
The public image of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un appears to have softened in the media following the historic summit last month with So...
VOA | Challenges Hamper Polio Eradication in Pakistan
Only 3 countries have never stopped transmission of polio: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, largely because conflicts and cultural opposit...
VOA | At Trump-Kim Summit, Don't Expect N. Korea to Foot the Bill
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump hold their summit at an exclusive venue in Singapore, one of the priciest de...
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