U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the foreign ministers also discussed the importance of expanding trade and making it more sustainable and inclusive.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Some shipping companies have begun sending their ships along different routes to avoid areas nearby the Somali shore, but the importance of the Gulf of Aden route has kept many more still braving its waters.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

"Although it is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is generally perceived to be a British company, BP is definitely much more an international company of huge importance to the American economy and the American employees."

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

It can ensure that poor,rural people, whose lives and livelihoods, depend on the earth's productive capacity, have the means to produce more and to produce it better, GDP growth generated by agriculture has been shown to be at least twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. In recent years, more attention is being paid to the importance of smallholder farms.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29