Industry analysts say Australia's mining boom is likely to continue for years" because of strong demand from the developing economies in Asia.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

So the Internet and the blogosphere have been developing very rapidly in recent years."

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The UN health agencies say it could cost about $39 billion over the next six years to scale up the recommended measures in the 68 high-risk developing countries.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

"People in the highest quartile of leptin had only a six percent risk of developing dementia over this time, over 12 years,whereas people in the lowest quartile had a 25 percent risk of developing dementia,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Indeed,volatile food prices, population growth, low agricultural productivity and the potentially devastating effects of climate change make it a particularly daunting challenge. The IFAD president says over the past 30 years, agricultural productivity in developing countries has been stagnant or in decline. He blames it on years of under-investment.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29