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A Complicated Path to Denuclearization as Trump-Kim Summit Nears

By Steve Miller/VOA News SEOUL — Despite the Trump administration asserting there’s been ongoing progress in talks with North Korea over its commitment to denuclearize, it is unclear what has been achieved ahead...

India’s Farmers Threatened by Swelling Numbers of Stray Cows

By Anjana Pasricha/VOA News UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA — As Sitabh Malik prepares to harvest his winter crop and plant wheat, he is apprehensive. The 36-year-old spends much of the day patrolling his farm...

South Korea Aims to Turn Around ‘Extreme’ Birth Rate Crisis

By Steve Miller/ VOA News SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The South Korean government continues to struggle to reverse the trend of declining birth rates in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, where the fertility rate is one...

Chinese Economy at Crossroads as Trade Reform Pressure Mounts

by Bill Ide/Voice of America BEIJING — During the past year, the United States and China have clashed increasingly over trade, their visions for the world and national security. In 2019, the question...

Not Everyone is High on Thailand’s Medical Marijuana Law

by David Boyle/Voice of America BANGKOK — Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize medical marijuana, but the fine print of the legislation has left advocates of the drug's...

In Indonesia, Calls for Quran Test for Presidential Hopefuls Draw Ire

by Eva Mazrieva/Voice of America A recent call for a Quran test in Aceh province for Indonesian presidential candidates is facing strong criticism by Muslim scholars, who say the move would undermine racial...

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