https://editorials.voa.gov/z/3234 economy https://editorials.voa.gov/Content/responsive/VOA/en-US-POLICY/img/logo.png https://editorials.voa.gov/z/3234 en 2026 - VOA 60 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:45:45 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA The United States is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the terrorists that attacked a military base in Kenya three years ago. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/reward-offered-for-maalim-ayman/6945039.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/reward-offered-for-maalim-ayman/6945039.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:12:00 -0400 Rewards for FugitivesAfricaEconomySecurity After seven years, the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela is once again open for business. “We are formally resuming operations at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, marking a new chapter in our diplomatic presence in Venezuela,” announced the State Department in a press release. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/venezuela-on-track-as-us-reopens-its-embassy/8133335.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/venezuela-on-track-as-us-reopens-its-embassy/8133335.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:11:35 -0400 DemocracyEconomy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The U.S.–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, or URIF, established as part of a minerals deal signed between the U.S. and Ukraine in April 2025, has announced its first investment. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-invests-in-ukraine-s-economic-recovery/8132932.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-invests-in-ukraine-s-economic-recovery/8132932.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:51:51 -0400 DevelopmentEconomySecurityTrade voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) This month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned six individuals and two entities for their roles in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea government-orchestrated information technology worker schemes that systematically defraud U.S. businesses. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-sanctions-facilitators-of-dprk-it-fraud/8132399.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-sanctions-facilitators-of-dprk-it-fraud/8132399.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:23:30 -0400 EconomySecurityTrade voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The U.S. is calling on the international community to pressure Hamas to immediately disarm for the sake of lasting peace, said U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/it-s-time-for-hamas-to-fully-disarm/8130838.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/it-s-time-for-hamas-to-fully-disarm/8130838.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:53:09 -0400 SecurityEconomyHuman Rights voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced new initiatives to strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance, enhance economic security, and bolster deterrence to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/strengthening-the-us-japan-alliance/8129086.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/strengthening-the-us-japan-alliance/8129086.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:59:36 -0400 DefenseEconomy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) America's armed forces ended the reign of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and brought him to New York to face justice. “Since that operation,” said President Donald Trump, “we've been working closely with the new president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/trump-on-the-future-of-venezuela-and-cuba/8123362.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/trump-on-the-future-of-venezuela-and-cuba/8123362.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:13:47 -0400 DevelopmentEconomy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The United States is leading the way on securing critical minerals, energy, and resources. “This topic is not merely economic. It is fundamental to prosperity and peace,” said Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the United Nations Security Council. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-leads-way-on-securing-energy-and-critical-minerals/8122021.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-leads-way-on-securing-energy-and-critical-minerals/8122021.html Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:01:47 -0500 EconomySecurityTrade voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) “Our massive trade deal with Japan has just launched,” President Trump announced on February 18 in a social media post. “The scale of these projects are so large, and could not be done without one very special word, tariffs,” he noted. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/historic-trade-deal-with-japan/8115867.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/historic-trade-deal-with-japan/8115867.html Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:30:57 -0500 Economy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) 미국 정부의 견해를 반영한 논평입니다. 미국은 아시아태평양경제협력체(APEC)를 역내에서 미국 기업 친화적 경제 정책을 추진하기 위한 최고의 플랫폼으로 보고 있습니다. 이는 도널드 트럼프 대통령이 아시아와 함께 추진하며 큰 성과를 거두고 있는 미국의 경제 의제에 있어 중요한 차원이라고 케이시 메이스(Casey Mace) 아시아태평양경제포럼(APEC) 미국 고위 대표가 최근 브리핑에서 밝혔습니다. 메이스 대표는 “트럼프 대통령의 의제는 이미 미국 경제에 막대한 경제적 배당을 가져오고 있다”고 말했습니다. 예를 들어 “대통령은 18조 달러 이상의 신규 투자 약속을 확보했으며, 더 많은 미국 수출로 이어질 일련의 아시아 국가들과 새로운 무역 협정 또는 기본 합의를 체결했으며, 또한 미국 경제는 최근 GDP(국내총생산) 성장률이 4%를 넘어서는 등 수년 내 가장 빠른 성장 중 일부를 기록하고 있다”고 설명했습니다. 메이스 대표는 미국 경제에서 이러한 성과가 나타나는 주요 이유... https://editorials.voa.gov/a/voa-korean-editorial-promoting-balanced-trade-through-apec-20260218/8115225.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/voa-korean-editorial-promoting-balanced-trade-through-apec-20260218/8115225.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:03:22 -0500 Economy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The United States views Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, as the premier platform to advance U.S.-business-friendly economic policies in the region. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/promoting-balanced-trade-through-apec/8115203.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/promoting-balanced-trade-through-apec/8115203.html Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:06:47 -0500 Economy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) Critical minerals and rare earths are essential for the most advanced technologies and will only become more important as artificial intelligence, robotics, batteries, and autonomous devices transform our economies. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/creating-a-preferential-trade-zone-for-critical-minerals/8111579.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/creating-a-preferential-trade-zone-for-critical-minerals/8111579.html Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:07:15 -0500 DevelopmentEconomyDefense voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The United States supports the Iranian people in their protests against the corrupt and repressive regime in Tehran. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-continue-to-pressure-iranian-regime/8110787.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-continue-to-pressure-iranian-regime/8110787.html Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:40:08 -0500 DemocracyEconomyDefense voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) On January 29, the President signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency and establishing a process to impose tariffs on goods from countries that sell or otherwise provide oil to Cuba. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/addressing-threats-to-the-us-from-cuba/8109131.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/addressing-threats-to-the-us-from-cuba/8109131.html Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:54:09 -0500 EconomySecurity voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The United States remains deeply concerned about instability, violence, and illicit drug cultivation and trafficking in Colombia. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/addressing-threats-to-peace-in-colombia/8106791.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/addressing-threats-to-peace-in-colombia/8106791.html Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:15:05 -0500 DemocracyEconomyHuman RightsSecurityDevelopment voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) On January 15 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took action against the architects of the Iranian regime’s violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-sanctions-architects-of-iran-s-brutal-crackdown-/8104918.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/us-sanctions-architects-of-iran-s-brutal-crackdown-/8104918.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:05:16 -0500 EconomyDefense voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process, ensuring these funds are preserved to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8102320.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/8102320.html Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:57:58 -0500 EconomyDevelopment voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) President Donald Trump has reversed more than three decades of mistaken American assumptions about China: namely, that by opening U.S. markets to China, encouraging American business to invest in China, the U.S. would facilitate China’s entry into the so-called “rules based international order.” https://editorials.voa.gov/a/long-term-goal-in-indo-pacific-is-economic-vitality/8097745.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/long-term-goal-in-indo-pacific-is-economic-vitality/8097745.html Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500 Economy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) In his newly released National Security Strategy, President Donald Trump laid out a plan to ensure that America remains the world’s strongest, richest, most powerful, and most successful country for decades to come. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/newly-released-us-national-security-strategy/8092074.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/newly-released-us-national-security-strategy/8092074.html Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:17:47 -0500 DefenseEconomy voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office) The U.S. and Australia committed to a range of new initiatives to advance the safety, security, and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region. https://editorials.voa.gov/a/advancing-prosperity-and-security-in-the-indo-pacific/8091754.html https://editorials.voa.gov/a/advancing-prosperity-and-security-in-the-indo-pacific/8091754.html Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:47:23 -0500 EconomyDefense voadigital@voanews.com (Policy Office)