Asia

Ambassador To China Shares Lessons Learned With The Next Administration

7:33am January 13, 2017

Democrat Max Baucus has been the U.S. ambassador to China since 2014. Now, he's preparing to hand over the post to his successor. He discusses the future of the U.S.-China relationship.

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Renho Murata, the leader of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party.

Women Are Making Their Voices Heard In Male-Dominated Japanese Politics

7:33am January 13, 2017

by Elise Hu

Japan is known for its closed, heavily-male political and business worlds. But three women have recently assumed prominent political posts. Is it a sign of changing times?

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A smog alert day in Dalian, China. The photo was taken on December 19.

Read The Smog-Inspired Poem That China Can't Stop Talking About

2:36pm January 12, 2017

by Emily Feng

It's written from the perspective of lung cancer. And it's striking a chord on social media.

Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif, in July 2016.

Yahoo Will Become 'Altaba' If Verizon Buys Its Internet Business

10:13am January 10, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

If the $4.8 billion deal goes through, more than half of the company's current board members, including Yahoo's CEO, Marissa Mayer, will step down.

A foreign tourist and a child wearing protection masks walk through Tiananmen Square in Beijing as the city was blanketed by heavy smog last week.

Smog Police: New Beijing Force Created To Tackle Air Pollution

3:55pm January 09, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

This comes after a month of particularly severe air quality that left the capital and dozens of other Chinese cities blanketed in thick, brown smog.

The Asiatic black bear is now an endangered species, after being captured in the wild and farmed for its bile.

Bears That Inspired 'Adorable' Korean Paralympic Mascot Live In Caged Captivity

12:26pm January 09, 2017

by Elise Hu

The 2018 Paralympic mascot is the Asiatic black bear, a symbol of Korean folklore. But behind the caricature, South Korea has a troubled relationship with the bears, farming them for their bile.

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World News

'Be Persistent And Keep Trying' To Talk To North Korea, Expert Says

10:55am January 09, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Joel Wit, senior fellow at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about how to stop North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, center, is escorted by security staff before departing from Taoyuan airport on Saturday. Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States on her way to Central America, a trip that will be closely watched by Beijing.

In Transit, Taiwan President Set To Stop In U.S. — Much To China's Displeasure

1:46pm January 07, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Tsai Ing-wen is on her way to Central America for a nine-day trip, but she will be stopping in Houston on the way. After a diplomatic dust-up last month, China is watching the trip closely.

Om Puri at the New York premiere of The Hundred-Foot Journey on Aug. 4, 2014.

Renowned Indian Actor Om Puri Dies At 66

6:27pm January 06, 2017

by Laura Wagner

Puri began acting in Indian art house cinema in the 1970s and soon branched into British and American films, including Gandhi in 1982 and Charlie Wilson's War in 2007.

Former U.S. Diplomat Outlines Increasing North Korean Nuclear Threat

6:16pm January 06, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ambassador Joseph DeTrani about North Korea's nuclear program, how close the country is to launching a nuclear attack on the United States, and what can be done about it.

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