U.S. Central Intelligence Agency chief Mike Pompeo is in Seoul for talks with South Korean intelligence officials as top U.S. officials continue to express deep concerns about North Korea’s nuclear weapons development program. Pompeo, traveling with his wife Susan, arrived in the South Korean capital over the weekend and met with the head of the…
read moreA United Nations economic and social report released Monday warns Asia’s positive economic outlook “faces significant risk” from rising trade protectionism, especially concerns over U.S. trade policy with key partners such as China. The U.N.’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) survey is largely positive for the region, which now accounts…
read moreA mysterious decline in two of the most popular fishing worms is depriving fishermen of their favorite bait and threatening the livelihood of Maine’s so-called “wormers.” VOA’s Faith Lapidus reports. …
read moreMonday is May Day, known worldwide as the day when workers and activists march in the streets and gather in city centers to honor laborers across the globe. The holiday is also known as International Workers Day and as Labor Day. Workers and union members in the Philippines celebrated May Day by marching in the…
read moreTop Capitol Hill negotiators reached a hard-won agreement on a huge $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund the day-to-day operations of virtually every federal agency through September, aides said Sunday night. Details of the agreement were expected to be made public Sunday night, said aides to lawmakers involved in weeks of negotiations. The House…
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