Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri has announced new austerity measures in an effort to stop the country’s economic turmoil. The measures, which include raising export taxes on grains and cutting the number of government ministries, were prompted by a 16 percent slide in the value of the peso last week. “To …
your ad hereTariff Fight Adds to China’s Economic Challenges
China faces bigger economic challenges than its trade war with the U.S. Even before tit-for-tat tariffs, growth in the world’s No. 2 economy was already forecast to cool from 6.8 percent last year to a still-robust 6.5 percent this year. Communist leaders who are trying to engineer slower, more self-sustaining …
your ad hereTurkey’s Central Bank Promises Action after Inflation Surges to 18%
Turkey’s central bank said it would adjust its monetary stance given “significant risks” to price stability, a rare move to calm financial markets after inflation surged to its highest in nearly a decade and a half on Monday. The comments from the central bank underscore the volatile outlook for prices …
your ad hereGroup: US, Russia Block Consensus at ‘Killer Robots’ Meeting
A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as “killer robots” is blaming countries like the U.S. and Russia for blocking consensus at a U.N.-backed conference, where most countries wanted to ensure that humans stay at the controls of lethal machines. Coordinator Mary Wareham of the Campaign to Stop …
your ad hereTrump Sees Mixing Trade, Foreign Policy as Good Politics
When President Donald Trump pulled the plug on an upcoming trip to North Korea by his secretary of state, he pointed a finger of blame at China and the global superpower’s trade practices. In his recent trade breakthrough with Mexico, Trump praised the country’s outgoing president for his help on …
your ad hereCybersecurity Becoming Major Concern for Vietnamese Businesses
At one of An Nguyen’s old jobs in Hanoi, she had a daily ritual: When she wanted to log in to the computer, she had to answer a cybersecurity question such as “What is spear phishing?” or “How does malware work?” Nguyen did not work in the technology industry, but …
your ad hereHope, Caution as Kim Jong Un Shifts to North Korea’s Economy
Tanned and wearing a swimsuit, So Myong Il walks to the barbecue pit and throws on some clams. He obviously loves the beach he’s on as well as the rugged, emerald Chilbo mountains that rise abruptly behind it. He loves them enough to forget, for a moment at least, …
your ad here‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Tops Holiday Weekend Box Office
“These people aren’t just rich. They’re crazy rich.” It was another crazy, rich weekend at the U.S. box office for the romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians.” The Warner Bros. film stayed in first place this Labor Day Weekend, bringing in an estimated $22.2 million. The movie stars Constance Wu as …
your ad hereIndonesia Closes Asian Games with Eye on Olympics
The 18th Asian Games came to close in Indonesia Sunday with a glittering ceremony emphasizing the country’s diversity and the ties linking the 11,000 athletes who competed for 45 nations. Indonesia, which agreed four years ago to hold the Asian Games after Vietnam backed out for financial reasons, is riding …
your ad hereVillage That Predates the Pharaohs Found in Egypt
Archeologists in Egypt say they have unearthed one of the oldest-known villages in the Nile Delta, dating back to before the pharaohs. The antiquities ministry said the Neolithic site was discovered in Tell el-Samara, about 140 kilometers north of Cairo. A joint Egyptian and French team found several storage silos …
your ad hereFacebook Adds Alaska’s Inupiaq as Language Option
Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. Today, she knows a smattering of Inupiaq from childhood language classes at school in the community of Utqiagvik. Brower even published an Inupiaq coloring book last year …
your ad hereCoen Brothers Return to True Grit Country with Six tales of the Old West
Coen brothers fans get six movies for the price of one in “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” an anthology of Western stories starring, among others, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tyne Daly and Tom Waits. The movie, by the team that pulled off an acclaimed remake of the John Wayne Western …
your ad hereIOM: Returning Nigerian Migrants Benefit from Business Training Skills
The International Organization for Migration reports more than 270 Nigerian migrants who recently returned from Libya have completed a skills training course to help them start their own businesses. Migrants attending this weeklong event in the Nigerian capital Lagos have shared stories of the business frustrations that drove them to …
your ad hereBankers Seek Consolation Prizes After Shelved Aramco IPO
Investment banks which lost out on big payouts for the work on the shelved listing of oil giant Aramco are lining up for a raft of other projects as Saudi Arabia pursues reforms. Banks including JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley worked for months to prepare what would have been the biggest …
your ad hereInternship Aims to Expand Diversity in Hollywood Behind the Scenes
While many people come to Hollywood looking for fame in front of the cameras, Iris Lee prefers to work behind the lens. “I’m young, but I think I would really want to be a cinematographer in the future,” said Lee, who studied communications and film in college and graduated from …
your ad hereTime May Be Running Out for Millions of Clocks
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to shut down U.S. government radio stations that announce official time, a service in operation since World War II. WWV and WWVB in the state of Colorado and WWVH on the island of Kauai in the mid-Pacific state of Hawaii, send out signals that allow …
your ad hereInternship Aims to Create More Diversity in Hollywood Behind the Scenes
The film industry organization that presents the Academy Awards is also developing young talent through a program called Academy Gold — an internship and mentoring program for students and young professionals from communities currently underrepresented in Hollywood. Some of the participants are either immigrants or children of immigrants who are …
your ad hereScientists Track Animal Species Through DNA Trails
Scientists are using a new way to track animal species without having to capture them. Through a process called environmental DNA, scientists can now obtain the genetic trail animals leave behind, which could help to protect and save threatened species. VOA’s Deborah Block has more. …
your ad hereMassive Joint Weddings Are Saving Poor Kashmiri Couples Money
Every culture has its own wedding ceremony traditions. In India and Pakistan, weddings can be costly, and traditions such as a dowry can prevent women from getting married because of their family finances. Now, a nongovernmental organization in Srinagar, Kashmir, is helping Indian parents and couples lower the financial burden …
your ad hereForget About Buying a House, Some See Advantages to Co-Living
Owning your home is the most popular definition of the American Dream. But in today’s economy, more Americans are opting out of buying or renting. Some are choosing to live in housing cooperatives, or “co-living” arrangements, where tenants rent bedrooms and sometimes a bathroom, but share kitchens and other rooms. …
your ad hereScientists: Less Food for People as Global Warming Makes Insects Eat More
A new U.S. study finds that when temperatures around the world start creeping up, insects that eat crops will not only become hungrier, their numbers will grow. Scientists say this will mean more insect damage to wheat, corn and rice crops, and therefore less food on the dinner table. VOA’s …
your ad hereThousands Will Attend Schools in DRC’s Ebola-Affected Areas
Government authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say 250 schools in North Kivu and Ituri provinces will open their doors to more than 82,500 children when the new school year begins Monday. These areas are the epicenter of the latest Ebola epidemic in DRC. The Ebola virus is …
your ad herePresident: Indonesia to Bid for 2032 Olympics
Indonesia will bid to host the 2032 Olympics following the success of the Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang over the past two weeks, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said Saturday. Jokowi made the announcement at a meeting in Bogor with the presidents of the International Olympic Committee and the …
your ad hereCalifornia Lawmakers Vote for Net Neutrality
California lawmakers have voted to make net neutrality state law, becoming the latest of several states to approve such measures. The move by state legislators is a rejection of the Trump administration’s repeal of national net neutrality rules that did not allow internet service providers to discriminate in their handling …
your ad hereHmong Farmers Drive Local Food Economy in Minnesota
In Minnesota, Hmong farmers have banded together to make a better living. Originally from China, the Hmong are an Asian ethnic group that migrated to Vietnam and Laos in the 18th century. But they have never had a country of their own. After the Vietnam War ended, many resettled in …
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