Asia

China's rules may be rewritten to allow Xi Jinping to stay on longer as leader

5:55am November 08, 2021

by John Ruwitch

China's leadership is poised to approve a change that sets the stage for Xi Jinping to continue to rule after his second term as Communist Party boss ends next year.

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These 4 college freshmen from India have a remarkable story to tell

7:14pm November 06, 2021

by Kamala Thiagarajan

They came from families that have faced seemingly insurmountable hardships and were admitted by top U.S. colleges. A school in India gave them their chance.

World News

Class conflict and economic hardship in 'Squid Game' is real for many South Koreans

8:54am November 06, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

The themes of class conflict and economic hardship in the Netflix series "Squid Game" are real for many South Koreans, and relate to issues on the agenda ahead of presidential elections next year.

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More than half of Afghanistan's population faces hunger

8:54am November 06, 2021

Scott Simon speaks to PBS News Hour correspondent Jane Ferguson about the latest developments in Afghanistan, where millions face food shortages as the Taliban struggle to maintain security.

A community worker delivers daily necessities to a household during quarantine conditions in the southwestern Chinese city of Ruili. Residents have taken to social media to complain about what they describe as harsh lockdown measures brought on by China's

Health & Safety

One Chinese town has started a fiery online debate about China's zero-COVID policy

2:56pm November 05, 2021

by Emily Feng

Citizens in Ruili are complaining about lengthy lockdowns and terrible conditions in quarantine centers. Others in China don't want to hear about it.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power delivered a speech on her "new vision" for the agency on Nov. 4 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

New USAID director aims to shake up 60-year-old aid agency. Here's her 'new vision'

11:47am November 05, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Like any government agency, the biggest American foreign aid group has its problems. This week, its new administrator Samantha Power outlined her solutions.

DOJ's China Initiative aims to counter theft of U.S. secrets and technology

8:08am November 04, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

Critics say the initiative has created a climate of fear among Chinese Americans, and has had a chilling effect on scientific research.

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Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne in 2020. In a social media post on Tuesday, she described her alleged assault ten years ago at the hands of one of the country's most powerful Communist Party officia

Chinese tennis athlete accuses former top Communist Party official of sexual assault

8:59pm November 03, 2021

by Emily Feng

In a social media post Tuesday night, Peng Shuai described her assault years earlier at the hands of Zhang Gaoli. It's the first public accusation of sexual assault against a senior Party officer.

China could have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to Pentagon report

5:12pm November 03, 2021

by Tom Bowman

China is sharply increasing its nuclear force and could have some 1,000 warheads by 2030, according to a just-released Pentagon report.

A bulldozer loads coal onto railway wagons at the Jharia coalfield in Dhanbad in India's Jharkhand state.

India pledges net-zero emissions by 2070 — but also wants to expand coal mining

1:41pm November 03, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told COP26 that India, the world's third-biggest carbon emitter, would go net-zero by 2070. But appetite for coal, which supplies 70% of India's power, remains high.