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VOA Mandarin: About 12 million graduates to join China’s shrinking job market
TAIPEI, TAIWAN â About 12.2 million college graduates are expected to enter Chinas shrinking labor market this summer, Wang Xiaoping, minister…
China, Iran, Russia hold joint naval drills in Middle East
TEHRAN, IRAN â China, Iran and Russia conducted joint naval drills Tuesday in the Middle East, offering a show of force…
Advocates for jailed publisher Lai turn to Trump administration
WASHINGTON â The son of imprisoned pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai this week brought the campaign to secure his fathers release to…
ICC takes custody of Philippine ex-president Duterte in crimes against humanity case
THE HAGUE â Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was turned over Wednesday to the custody of the International Criminal Court, following…
VOA Mandarin: China, Walmart discuss response to US tariffs
Chinas Commerce Ministry reportedly held talks with Walmart on Tuesday after the U.S. retail giant had requested a 10% price…
Vietnam, Singapore agree to boost ties, cooperation on subsea cables
HANOI, VIETNAM â Singapore and Vietnam on Wednesday agreed to enhance cooperation in subsea cables, finance, and energy, marking an upgrade…
China boosting development of AI for use in trade war with US
NEW DELHI â Encouraged by the enthusiastic reception to its DeepSeek artificial intelligence platform in January, Chinas leaders are going all…
Zimbabwe journalist still in custody after case adjourned
A High Court judge in Zimbabwe on Wednesday adjourned the case of a journalist arrested over his interviews with a…
IS in Sahel expands terror threat beyond strongholds
On Feb. 24, the Moroccan counterterror agency broke up a terrorist cell calling itself the Lions of the Caliphate in…
ECOWAS regional bloc activates counterterror force
ABUJA, NIGERIA â Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force…
DRC, M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks, Angola says
LUANDA, ANGOLA â Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital…
Eyewitnesses give harrowing account of Pakistan train attack
ISLAMABAD â Passengers of a Pakistani train held hostage in the restive Balochistan province shared with VOA disturbing details of their…
Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege
WASHINGTON â Security forces in Somalia say they killed all six attackers who laid siege to a hotel in the central…
Launch pad problem delays SpaceX flight to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday…
VOA Uzbek: EU boosts its Central Asia strategy
As the U.S. seeks to strengthen ties with resource-rich Central Asia, the European Union is also reaching out to the…