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U.S. Navy Makes A Show Of Force Off The Korean Peninsula

6:28am November 13, 2017

The Navy is running a four-day exercise with three of its biggest aircraft carriers. Steve Inskeep talks to retired Admiral James Stavridis about the Pacific Fleet's readiness.

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News Brief: Asia Trip Winds Down, Moore Denies Misconduct Allegations

5:28am November 13, 2017

President Trump met with Philippine President Duterte on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. And, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore continues to deny allegations of sexual misconduct with minors.

President Trump shakes hand with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during the gala dinner marking ASEAN's 50th anniversary in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday.

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Human Rights Barely Registers In Meeting Between Trump, Philippines' Duterte

4:50am November 13, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Trump declined to say if meeting with Philippine president touched on human rights over Duterte's bloody war on drugs, but the White House says it did come up, briefly.

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The Deadly Cost Of Duterte's War On Drugs

7:52am November 12, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

As President Trump prepares for a controversial meeting with Rodrigo Duterte, we look at the Philippine president's war on drugs, a brutal campaign that's claimed an estimated 13,000 lives.

Last summer, South Koreans left messages of their sexual harassment and assaults on Post-it notes at an exit of Gangnam subway station.

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South Korea's Sex Ed Guidelines Suggest Victims Are To Blame for Date Rape

5:50pm November 11, 2017

by Elise Hu

When South Korea issued its sex education guidelines for public schools in 2015, there was an outcry and there were calls for them to be withdrawn. Two years later, the guidelines remain in place.

A man rides a Mobike bicycle past the CCTV Headquarters building in Beijing.

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The Startup That's Helping Bring Bikes Back To China's Streets

8:14am November 11, 2017

MoBike, China's first bike-share company, is worth $3 billion. "I personally like riding bicycles," says the company's 35-year-old president Hu Weiwei. "I was thinking, 'How can I bring bikes back?'"

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President Trump Delivers Warning To Asia-Pacific Leaders Regarding Trade

10:56pm November 10, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump laid out his "America First" vision of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region. He wants to rebalance trade relationships and prefers bilateral deals to multilateral ones.

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News Brief: Trump In Vietnam; Moore Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

8:51am November 10, 2017

President Trump is in Vietnam for the APEC summit, which brings together 21 economies. Senate Republicans distance themselves from Senate candidate Roy Moore, who's facing allegations from the 70s.

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Chinese Company Mobike Focuses On Dockless Shared Bikes

8:17am November 10, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

A bikeshare start-up in Beijing is set on getting China's commuters out of their cars and on two wheels. But even with 7 million bikes in cities in China and the U.S., Mobike has yet to show a profit.

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Trump Is In Vietnam For Asia-Pacific Economic Summit

8:17am November 10, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump, at the APEC summit in Vietnam, delivered an address Friday morning. His message: No more big trade deals with multiple countries for the U.S. Trade is topping the agenda.

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