Asia

World News

North Korea Agrees To Reopen Communications Line With South Korea

7:15am January 03, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a long-closed border hotline with South Korea. Officials in Seoul are calling the announcement a very significant step in restarting dialogue with the North.

Queue Listen Now

Saving Spare Change Can Lead To The Purchase Of A New Car

6:40am January 03, 2018

A man in China accumulated so many coins he used them to buy a car. The man hauled in 10 boxes of coins to the car dealership. Staff counted out the $11,000 in spare change.

World News

South Korea Will Take Up North Korea On Its Offer To Hold Diplomatic Talks

7:46pm January 02, 2018

South Korea is hoping to hold its first official diplomatic meeting with North Korea in more than two years. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Frank Aum, senior expert on North Korea at the United States Institute of Peace, about the upcoming meeting and the impact such high talks might have on the United States' relations with both countries.

Queue Listen Now

Activists of the Difa-e-Pakistan Council shout anti-U.S. slogans at a protest in Karachi on Tuesday. Pakistan summoned the U.S. ambassador after President Trump lashed out at Islamabad with threats to cut aid over "lies" about militancy.

World News

Tensions Rise Between Pakistan And U.S. After President Trump's Tweet

6:04pm January 02, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

A New Year's Day tweet by President Trump has exacerbated tensions in an already fraught relationship. He criticized Pakistan for "lies and deceit" and harboring terrorists.

Queue Listen Now

Young women cosplay as the main characters of the mobile game Arena of Valor in Tianjin, China, in October. More than half the game's players in China are female.

World News

China's Most Popular Mobile Game Charges Into American Market

8:57am January 02, 2018

by Allen Peng

Tencent's Arena Of Valor faces challenges coming into the U.S. market, including unbundling from the company's popular social app and American gamers' less-intense focus on mobile.

Queue Listen Now

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives for a New Year's Eve gala at his Mar-a-Lago resort, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

World News

Pakistani Leaders Fire Back At Trump Tweet Accusing Them Of 'Lies & Deceit'

8:12am January 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In his first tweet of the new year, the president said Islamabad had been playing U.S. leaders for fools by taking billions in foreign aid and continuing to harbor Afghan extremists.

World News

Pakistan Prepares Official Response To Trump's Tweet

6:43am January 02, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Pakistan has reacted angrily and called a cabinet meeting in response to President Trump's New Year's Day tweet threatening to withdraw aid to the country.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Kim Jong Un's New Year's Address

5:04pm January 01, 2018

Kim Jong Un ended 2017 claiming that North Korea's nuclear arsenal could strike anywhere in the United States. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with former senior State Department official Evans Revere.

World News

Chinese Advances In Artificial Intelligence

4:42pm January 01, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

China's top search engine Baidu is leading the country's drive to dominate AI. The company says its aims are purely commercial, but China also seeks a strategic and military advantage over rivals.

World News

Economic Unrest Sparks Turmoil In Iran

4:42pm January 01, 2018

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Suzanne Maloney, of the Brookings Institution and editor of Markaz, a blog about Middle East politics, about the protests in Iran.