Pacific needs a united voice
THE Pacific needs a united and distinctive voice, especially when engaging in matters that are exclusively relevant to respective island nations' interests.
The US plans to cut back on radio broadcasts in China through the Voice of America radio network, echoing similar moves by cash-strapped broadcasters such as the British Broadcasting Corp. The 2012 budget proposal submitted to Congress this week would end VOA's Mandarin-language short-wave radio broadcasts, focusing instead on transmitting news through the Internet and mobile phones.