Chinese state media say an earthquake in southwestern China has killed at least seven people and injured 20 others. The official Xinhua news agency says the 5.7-magnitude quake and several aftershocks hit Yunnan and Guizhou provinces Friday, damaging more than 20,000 homes in the area. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the largest quake at 5.6-magnitude […]
Earthquake Kills 7, Damages 20,000 Homes in Southwest China
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
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China: Discusses Economy, not Politics at APEC Summit
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Russia for a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders, a Chinese state newspaper is warning Washington not to use the annual economic summit to focus on political differences. Clinton heads Friday to the APEC summit in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok after wrapping up her six-nation […]
Clinton Heads For APEC Summit in Russia
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has wrapped up her six-nation tour of Asia and is heading for a meeting of Asia-Pacific nations in Vladivostok, Russia. A territorial dispute in the South China Sea is high on the agenda at the gathering of officials and economic leaders from more than 20 nations. China claims sovereignty […]
Delegates Anticipate Obama Speech as DNC Closes
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Delegates at the Democratic National Convention are counting down the hours Thursday until President Barack Obama takes the stage to make his case for reelection. From the convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, VOA’s Sean Maroney reports on the last day’s excitement and last-minute changes. “You must vote and you must reelect President Barack Obama!… We […]
Clinton’s Asia Tour Lands in Brunei
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Brunei, becoming the first top U.S. diplomat to visit all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Clinton is on a six-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that has largely focused on urging the ASEAN regional bloc to present a unified front in managing territorial […]
EU Opens Anti-Dumping Probe on Chinese Solar Panels
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
The European Union has opened an investigation into whether solar panels are being sold by Chinese firms below the cost of production, drawing an immediate protest from Beijing. The EU said Thursday it launched the anti-dumping probe after a group of more than 20 European solar panel makers presented evidence that the Chinese products had […]
Clinton’s Asia Tour Lands in Brunei
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has landed in Brunei, becoming the first top U.S. diplomat to visit all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Clinton is on a six-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that has largely focused on urging the ASEAN regional bloc to present a unified front in managing territorial […]
Chinese Driver Jailed in Toddler Hit-and-Run Case
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese court has given a three-and-a-half year prison sentence to the driver who struck a toddler in a hit-and-run case that prompted a public outcry. The official Xinhua news agency said Thursday that Hu Jun was convicted of involuntary homicide in the southern city of Foshan, where the girl was hit by his minibus […]
Rights Group Slams China for Forcibly Returning Burma Refugees
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch has sent a letter to China accusing it of violating international law by forcing thousands of Burmese to return to their conflict-torn homeland. The group says Beijing recently returned at least 4,000 ethnic Kachins who had fled to China’s Yunnan province. It said they were sent home in late August after the […]
Hillary Clinton in East Timor After Talks with Chinese President
Posted September 5th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Dili, the capital of East Timor — her latest stop on a six-nation Asia-Pacific tour. Clinton is the first U.S. secretary of state ever to officially travel to Dili. She arrived there after talks Wednesday in Beijing with Chinese President Hu Jintao, where they discussed ways to […]
