The protests have also hurt tourism, a major industry in Thailand.

VOA: special.2010.05.22

These resisted drought and led to a major increase in production.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

And since natural gas is a major ingredient in fertilizer, the cost of this essential farm supply could go up,too.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

The Chinese leader spoke in Cairo ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, a major investment conference in the Egyptian resort Sharm el Sheikh.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

But five major groups in the food industry say they are concerned that the new maize could enter the food supply.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

He says projects designed to increase interpersonal trust can have a major effect in poor countries with undependable legal systems.

VOA: special.2009.12.19

Warmer than average temperatures and lack of snow have been major concerns in the weeks leading up to the games.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Republicans have promised to make the health care reform law a major issue in mid-term Congressional elections in November.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

She wrote that women have the major role in one group in New Guinea without causing any special problems.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

By the time he finished high school, Roberto had received several other offers from major league teams in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

It had been almost ten years since the last major soccer league in the United States had closed down.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

South African researchers at the international AIDS conference in Vienna,Austria have announced major progress in the fight against the disease.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

Until that night, black singers of classical music had almost no chance of performing in major American opera houses and theaters.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

Officials say it will become a major tool in the campaign to end a disease that mainly affects children under age five.

VOA: special.2010.01.18