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Michael has been based in Cuba since 2007 after Fidel Castro became ill and handed power to his brother Raul. Since then he has reported on the political and economic changes along with a broad range of social and cultural issues.
Michael is a veteran foreign correspondent who has been covering Latin America since the mid 1990’s when he was the BBC’s South America Correspondent.
He spent almost 20 years with the BBC before joining CCTV News. During that time he covered the Iraq War, Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russia and the Balkans.
Premier Li Keqiang has met with Cuban President Raul Castro in the country's capital Havana. The visit is the final part of Li's three-nation tour, following visits to the United Nations in New York and then Canada
Ethnic Chinese have been a presence in the Caribbean nation since the 19th century. CCTV's correspondent also brought us this report on how cultural ties between Cuba and China go well beyond ideology and commerce.
Li Keqiang's visit to Cuba comes at a time when the country's other major trading partner, Venezuela, is having domestic problems of its own which has seen it cut back on assistance to Cuba, especially with oil supplies. Li's visit is expected to focus on boosting economic cooperation in areas ranging from telecommunications to energy.
To the US, whose ties with Cuba has warmed as of late. And in what may be a sign of renewed relations, a commercial flight from the US has landed in the South American country for the first time in 55 years.
In Venezuela, severe shortages of food and medicine show no sign of easing, dragging the country deeper into economic and political instability. Now Venezuelans have more to worry about. The country's public sector is now limited to working just two days a week due to an energy crisis.
US and Cuban officials have met in Havana to review the progress in normalizing relations. They also set out a road map for what needs to be done to further deepen detente during President Barack Obama's final months in office.
Earlier we spoke to our correspondent Michael Voss in Havana. He told us about the US President's schedule in his final day's visit to Havana.
Tourism industry in Cuba is also hoping to courting throngs of Chinese visitors, especially with new direct flights between Beijing and Havana.
The President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solis, has flown to Cuba looking to expand economic ties. But the talks will likely be dominated by an ongoing migrant crisis, as thousands of Cubans attempting to reach the United States remain stranded in his country.
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For more on this, we have our correspondent Michael Voss in Havana. Hi Michael. Q1. What has the atmosphere been like in Cuba?
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French President Francois Hollande is meeting Cuban leader Fidel Castro on a historic trip to Havana. He is the first French president to visit Cuba since Cuba won its independence from Spain in the 1890's and the first Western leader on the island since the 1980's.
Thousands of Cubans on Friday converged on Havana's Plaza of the Revolution to mark the International Workers' Day. President Nicolas Maduro, leader of Cuba's close ally Venezuela, was guest of honor at the rally.
Andrew Cuomo is the first US governor to visit Cuba. He hopes to take advantage of these changing times in Cuba and help foster trade ties with New York-based businesses.
The summit marks the first time that every nation in the Western Hemisphere is gathering. That's including both Cuba and the United States.
The United States and Cuba have failed to agree on dates to reopen their embassies, as talks in Havana closed. But the two countries agreed to meet again to normalize relations and overcome deep rifts. As CCTV's correspondent Michael Voss reports, there are still several issues that need a resolution before their embassies can reopen.
Progress on the second day of historic diplomatic talks between the U-S and Cuba as delegations zeroed in on re-opening embassies.
For more on the meeting, we now go live to our correspondent Michael Voss who's standing by in Havana.
For more on the China-CELAC forum, let's talk to our correspondent Michael Voss in Havana.
The general public in Cuba has welcomed the announcement on diplomatic ties with the US. They watched closely as Cuban leader Raul Castro addressed the issue on television.
Fidel Castro’s birthday was also marked by the opening of a photo exhibition which drew crowds of both young and old alike, including some who’d fought beside him during the revolution.
Following nearly two years of talks aimed at ending Latin America’s longest running guerrilla war, Colombia’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group have reached agreements on various key issues.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Cuba on the final leg of his four-nation visit to Latin America. China is Cuba’s second-largest trade partner after Venezuela.
The 2014 Cliff Diving World Series is now underway, with the opening round of the competition taking place in Cuba for the first time.
Earlier, we spoke to our correspondent Michael Voss in Havana about Cuba's expectations during Wang Yi's visit.
France’s Foreign Minister met with Cuban President Raul Castro during the first visit to the island country by a high-ranking French Official in decades. It comes a sign of improving relations between the European Union and Cuba.
Dragon dances on the streets of Chinatown along with other celebrations, have become annual events in Havana to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year. Cuba once had the largest Chinese population in the Americas outside of San Francisco, California.
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Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have gathered in Cuba for a summit on regional integration. Official meetings will focus on poverty and social inequality. This is the 2nd summit of its kind and it is the first time for Cuba to act as the host. Cuba is starting to change under President Raul Castro.
The peace talks aimed at ending Latin America's longest running armed conflict resumed in Havana,Cuba today with Colombia's main rebel group FARC announcing that their unilateral ceasefire will end on Sunday.
The man at the center of the constitutional controversy, Hugo Chavez, remains out of site in a Cuban hospital and hasn't been seen since he underwent his latest round of surgery on December 11th.
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has suffered new complications following his latest round of cancer surgery in Cuba and according to his Vice President he is in a "delicate state".
Back in the mid-1800’s, tens of thousands of Chinese were shipped to Cuba to work on tobacco, coffee and sugar plantations.At its peak, 150,000Chinese immigrants and their descendants were living on the small Caribbean island.
Cuba's National Assembly is scheduled to meet this week. Since taking over the presidency from his ailing brother Fidel, Raul Castro has initiated a series of economic reforms, and is expected to discuss some of those reforms in a rare televised key-note speech during the session.
China and Cuba signed a number of agreements on Thursday, covering several areas, as the Caribbean nation focuses on economic issues.
After decades of discord, the United States and Cuba have made strides in recent years at forging a new bond.
