Some of China’s top leaders are meeting at a resort near Beijing, reportedly to finalize their selections for the next generation of national leaders to take power later this year. The decisions made this week at the secretive talks in Beidaihe are not expected to become public until the Communist Party’s 18th National Congress convenes, […]
Chinese Leaders Meet to Settle Succession Issues
Posted August 7th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
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Torrential Rains Bring Major Flooding, Deadly Landslide to Philippines
Posted August 7th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Torrential rains have pounded the Philippine capital of Manila, flooding half the city, triggering a deadly landslide and forcing more than 250,000 people to flee their homes. Monsoon rains left floodwaters neck-deep in some parts of Manila, where residents Tuesday piled into rescue boats while others watched from rooftops. The landslide, in a northern suburb […]
Dormant 115 Years, New Zealand Volcano Unexpectedly Blows
Posted August 7th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
A volcano on New Zealand’s North Island has erupted for the first time in over 115 years, creating a thick cloud of ash that disrupted regional travel and prompted nearby residents to stay indoors Tuesday. After having lied dormant since 1897, Mount Tangariro unexpectedly erupted late Monday, sending a wall of ash over 6,000 meters […]
Torrential Rains Bring Major Flooding, Deadly Landslide to Philippines
Posted August 7th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Torrential rains have pounded the already soaked Philippine capital of Manila and surrounding areas, triggering a deadly landslide and sending tens of thousands of people to leave their homes for shelters. The monsoon rains left floodwaters neck-deep in some parts of Manila, where residents piled into rescue boats while others watched from rooftops. The flooding […]
Chinese Leaders Meet to Settle Succession Issues
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
China’s top leaders are meeting this week at the Beidaihe resort near Beijing to finalize their selections for the next generation of national leaders. The decisions made this week will become public at the 18th Party Congress scheduled later this year. Officials holding seven of the nine seats in the Politburo Standing Committee — the […]
China Tells US to ‘Shut Up’ Over Sea Criticism
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
China’s state-controlled media lashed out Monday at the U.S. criticism of Beijing’s claims over a wide swathe of the disputed South China Sea. A commentary in the overseas edition of the Communist Party’s People’s Daily said Washington needs to “shut up.” China is upset about a U.S. statement Friday that Washington is closely monitoring territorial […]
Japan Marks 67th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
Posted August 6th, 2012 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
Hiroshima marked the 67th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack Monday, amid a rising tide of anti-nuclear sentiments in Japan following the nuclear accident at a power plant in Fukushima last year. About 50,000 people, including Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and a number of foreign representatives, attended the annual ceremony in Hiroshima’s peace […]
UN Body Sends First Food Aid to Flood-Hit North Korea
Posted August 4th, 2012 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
The World Food Program says it is sending a first shipment of emergency food aid to flood-hit areas of North Korea, where torrential rain has killed nearly 120 people and has left tens of thousands of families without clean water and adequate supplies of food. After sending a survey team to North Korea earlier this […]
Former US President Truman’s Grandson Visits Hiroshima
Posted August 4th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
The grandson of former U.S. president Harry Truman, who authorized the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945, visited Hiroshima Saturday and offered a silent prayer for victims of the nuclear attack. Japan’s Kyodo news agency says Clifton Truman Daniel is in Japan at the invitation of the nonprofit peace organization Sadako Legacy to attend the […]
North Korea Threatens Harder Line in Nuclear Talks
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 11:05 pm (UTC-5)
A senior North Korean official says Pyongyang intends to harden its opposition to international pressure against its nuclear weapons program. Choi Sun Hee, a deputy director of North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, sent a rare note by e-mail to VOA’s Korean Service Thursday, following three days of informal talks between North Korean diplomats and an unofficial […]
