Despite not being on the official agenda at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this week, maritime disputes in the South China Sea took center stage Tuesday in the Philippines when President Barack Obama pledged to help Asia-Pacific allies boost their maritime security. VOA White House correspondent Mary Alice Salinas reports from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila.
US leader is speaking to business leaders during a CEO summit and will meet with the 12 signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
President's trip to the Philippines and Malaysia next week is expected to focus on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a key component of the administration’s strategic rebalance towards the Asia-Pacific region. VOA White House correspondent Mary Alice Salinas has more.
Obama will visit the Philippines and Malaysia next week, where he will attend the APEC and ASEAN summits
President Obama, Turkish President Erdogan to discuss closer security in Syria ahead of meetings with Group of 20 leaders in Mediterranean resort of Antalya
President Barack Obama has rejected a plan to build a nearly 1,200-mile oil pipeline to transport Canadian crude to the US Gulf states
White House actions include new grants to help ex-prisoners return to society through education, job training, housing, legal help and children’s services
President Barack Obama has approved the deployment of a small group of U.S. special operations forces to northern Syria to support local fighters battling Islamic State militants. The White House says it is not changing its mission but simply intensifying its efforts to back up opposition groups who are making gains. VOA's Mary Alice Salinas has more from the White House.
President Barack Obama met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House on Monday
With announcement at White House, vice president ends weeks of speculation about whether he would seek Democratic party nomination
The United States and South Korea say North Korea poses a major security threat to the Asia Pacific region, but they are willing to engage with Pyongyang if it shows it is serious about eliminating its nuclear capabilities. The two nations’ leaders spoke after a summit in Washington on Friday. Mary Alice Salinas reports from the White House.
After White House meeting, President Obama and South Korean leader Park Guen-hye demand North Korea abandon nuclear ambitions, but signal willingness for 'credible and meaningful talks'
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping say the two countries have agreed not to conduct or support cyber theft, an increasingly tense issue between the two global powers. The leaders made the announcement following talks on several key issues at the White House on Friday. VOA’s Mary Alice Salinas has more from the White House.
Foreign Ministry statement says two countries had found common ground on a series of issues during Xi Jinping's state visit
VOA's Mary Alice Salinas reports from Vienna, Austria that after intense negotiations Friday, officials announced the Iran nuclear talks would be extended, to provide negotiators more time to reach a comprehensive deal.
US Secretary of State John Kerry says progress had been made in negotiations, but 'we still have a couple of very difficult issues, and we’ll be sitting down to discuss those in the very near term'
VOA's Mary Alice Salinas reports from Vienna, Austria that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry cited some progress toward a nuclear deal with Iran but said difficult decisions remain, adding that "we will not wait forever."
VOA's Mary Alice Salinas reports from Vienna, Austria that high level negotiations are continuing Thursday, in hopes of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran.
US secretary of state says while Iran, six major world powers making progress toward comprehensive deal, 'we are absolutely prepared to call an end to this process' if difficult decisions are not made
VOA's Mary Alice Salinas reports from Vienna, Austria that U.S. and Iranian negotiators are meeting to try to iron out differences that have prevented them on agreeing on a nuclear deal so far.
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