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Near Liu's village, Xiguozhuang was the first village in the township of Yanshi, Shandong, to have its houses torn down. Fewer than a dozen homes remain along the village's main road.

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In Rural China, Villagers Say They're Forced From Farm Homes To High-Rises

5:21pm August 10, 2020

by Emily Feng

After quickly building megacities, the country is kicking plans into high gear to revamp tens of thousands of country villages. Residents say they are forced or coerced to leave their farm homes.

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Hong Kong Police Arrests A Prominent Pro-Democracy Figure, Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai

4:00pm August 10, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Keith Richburg, a journalism professor at the University of Hong Kong, about the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai under Hong Kong's new security law.

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The Philippines Becomes Coronavirus Hot Spot In Southeast Asia

4:00pm August 10, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

The Philippines has overtaken Indonesia as the coronavirus hot spot in Southeast Asia — the country has more than 122,000 confirmed cases. Critics say it has no coherent pandemic response plan.

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Mount Sinabung on Indonesia's Sumatra Island spews thick ash and smoke miles into the sky on Monday.

PHOTOS: Indonesia's Volcano Mount Sinabung Erupts, Spewing Ash Miles High

1:09pm August 10, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

Mount Sinabung was dormant for 400 years before reawakening in 2010. Since then, it has erupted repeatedly. Dramatic photos and videos capture the latest eruption.

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Prominent Hong Kong Publisher Arrested Under New National Security Law

9:48am August 10, 2020

by Emily Feng

Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media tycoon known as a fervent supporter of democracy and human rights, is the most prominent figure arrested thus far under China's new law.

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News Brief: U.S. COVID-19 Cases, Eviction Bans Expire, Hong Kong Arrest

6:18am August 10, 2020

More than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with COVID-19. Federal and state eviction bans, put in place after the coronavirus, are lapsing. And, a media mogul in Hong Kong has been arrested.

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Delivery Driver Joins Singapore's National Day Parade

6:13am August 10, 2020

People lined the parade route, flags in hand, cheering the country's 55th birthday. Video on social media shows a delivery man, on a motorbike, joined the tail end of the parade, smiling and waving.

Could A President Biden Reverse U.S.-China Policy? Advisor, Scholars Weigh In

5:38pm August 09, 2020

by John Ruwitch

The Trump administration has pushed U.S.-China relations into unfamiliar territory, reversing decades of diplomacy. If Biden's elected president in November will things go back to "normal"?

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Top to bottom: screenshots from trailers for shows being binge-watched around the world: The Bad Kids in China, Pasión de Gavilanes in Colombia, and Tehran in Israel.

A Global Guide To Binge-worthy TV For The Pandemic

12:13pm August 09, 2020

by NPR Staff

Lost children! Angry lovers! Time travel! A show referred to as 'The Muslim Game Of Thrones" We asked reporters to tell us about the shows that people are obsessing around the world.

An aerial photo shows the extent of flooding in Guzhen Town of Lu'an City in eastern China's Anhui province on July 20.

Roads Become Rivers: Nearly 4 Million Chinese Evacuated Or Displaced From Flooding

8:00am August 09, 2020

by Emily Feng

With at least 158 dead and thousands of homes collapsed after heavy rains, experts say it's time for China to rethink its water management.

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