For years,millions of Chinese from inland provinces have flooded into eastern industrial centers.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Or perhaps the settlers went farther inland.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

An inland ocean once covered the area.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

So far,though, the oil hasn't reached very far inland, and saltwater has not seeped into the farmers' wells.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

The Mekong River is the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, with the largest inland fisheries in the world.

VOA: standard.2010.01.11

But some economists say the higher wages will not affect China's competitiveness, in the long term, as companies are likely to move inland to tap cheaper labor markets.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Winston-Salem is one of them. It's a mid-sized city in what's called the Piedmont, or plateau, between the Atlantic Coast and the inland mountains in the state of North Carolina.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18