There is just something about them. Maybe its the way they plow through bamboo with no regard to dinner table etiquette, or maybe its the leisurely strolls. From the outset, a pandas life appears to be pretty easy. But appearances dont tell the whol...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 11 April 2008 The highly anticipated sale of the largest diamond ever to appear at an auction in Asia has failed. But demand for Chinese art, expensive watches and other collectors' items was strong at auction house Sotheby...
By Parke Brewer Glendale, Arizona 04 February 2008 The US National Football League's New York Giants upset the previously undefeated New England Patriots, 17-14, to win Super Bowl 42. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at the NFL championship game in...
By Steve Herman Bhopal, India 08 January 2008 Dow Chemical, the world's second-largest chemical manufacturer, is facing difficulties trying to expand in India. The company is haunted by the 1984 leak of methyl isocyanate, one of the most lethal chemi...
By Noel King Kigali 30 October 2007 Some of the world's leading information technology corporations are in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, for what organizers are calling a historic summit focusing on Africa's growing IT sector. Representatives of tech...
As the sun goes down every evening in northern Australia, millions of dark, huge, winged creatures dominate the skies. They're an imposing sight, but these black flying foxes are just big harmless bats, the biggest in the world. Their wingspan can re...
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Wal Mart Banking report The world's largest retailer, U.S.-based Wal-Mart, is hoping to begin its own banking business soon. Critics are concerned i...
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 10 January 2006 The giant Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, has reached a deal to buy a 45 percent stake in a Nigerian oil field for more than...
Jan 24, 2003 Mizuho, the world's largest bank in terms of assets, expects to post a net loss of $16 billion, the largest ever 1) incurred by a Japanese company. The loss would be more than double last...