http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/region/asia/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Asia-Pacific from the Online NewsHour and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usFri, 27 Nov 2009 18:02:32Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:02:32Copyright ©2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/philippines_11-27.htmlFri, 27 Nov 2009 16:30:00 ESTThis week, authorities in Maguindanao, in the southern Philippines, made the grizzly discovery of 57 bodies of those who were attacked while traveling in a convoy to file candidacy papers for provincial governor.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/july-dec09/mumbai_11-26.htmlThu, 26 Nov 2009 18:18:00 ESTOne year after terrorist attacks rocked the Indian capital of Mumbai, Simon Israel of Independent Television News updates the political situation there. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/afghan2_11-26.htmlThu, 26 Nov 2009 18:06:00 ESTJudy Woodruff speaks to a Washington Post reporter about developments in Afghanistan just days before President Obama makes a decision about U.S. strategy there. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/afghan1_11-26.htmlThu, 26 Nov 2009 18:03:00 ESTWhile millions of Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday at home, thousands of U.S. troops are spending it in Afghanistan and beyond. Kwame Holman reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/environment/july-dec09/indiaenvoy_11-25.htmlWed, 25 Nov 2009 20:15:00 ESTJudy Woodruff spoke Wednesday with Shyam Saran, the Indian prime minister's special envoy on climate change, about President Obama's trip to the Copenhagen climate change summit and the U.S. emissions reduction goal. Here are Web-only excerpts:http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/july-dec09/military_11-25.htmlWed, 25 Nov 2009 18:25:00 ESTMargaret Warner sits down with two reporters who cover the Pentagon to sort through the various options President Obama is likely weighing as he prepares to make an announcement on the war in Afghanistan. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/context_11-24.htmlTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:11:00 ESTJudy Woodruff speaks with a panel of experts about what is at stake for the U.S. and Afghanistan as President Obama prepares to tweak his administration's strategy there.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/afghan_11-24.htmlTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:03:00 ESTPresident Obama said Tuesday that he is ready to unveil his decision about whether to deploy more troops to Afghanistan next week. Margaret Warner reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/afghan_11-24.htmlTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:41:00 ESTA White House spokesman said Tuesday that President Barack Obama plans to reveal his decision on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan "within days" after holding a late-evening meeting with his top foreign policy and military advisers.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec09/indiaeconomy_11-23.htmlMon, 23 Nov 2009 18:38:00 ESTAmid a global economic crisis, India's economy has managed to remain robust, fueling the growth of a large middle class. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, however, about 800 million residents in India still try to survive on less than $2 a day. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/asiatour_11-19.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:21:00 ESTPresident Obama concluded a four-nation Asian tour Thursday that marked a potential turning point in relations between the U.S. and an increasingly influential China. A panel of Asia experts discusses the trip's high points and low points with Jeffrey Brown.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2009/11/thursday-on-the-newshour-wu-man.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:45 ESTTonight on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown talks to Wu Man, who at age 45 is one of the world's leading musical ambassadors. She's a master of the pipa -- a four-stringed lute with ancient roots in central Asia and China.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/asia_11-19.htmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:00 ESTPresident Obama wrapped up a 10-day tour of Asia on Thursday, producing little by way of short-term gains, but establishing relationships with Asian leaders for dealings down the road, observers say.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/afghanistan2_11-18.htmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 18:10:00 ESTGwen Ifill speaks with Afghanistan experts about the government's corruption and what that could mean for U.S. war strategy there. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/afghanistan1_11-18.htmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 18:03:00 ESTSecretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the eve of his inauguration to discuss corruption. Gwen Ifill reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/afghanpod_11-18.htmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 14:20:00 ESTAs the Obama administration grapples with the question of whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, a number of historians have spoken about the similarities between the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/humanrights_11-17.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:13:00 ESTJim Lehrer speaks with a human rights activist and a China expert about the state of the struggle for human rights in China.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/china_11-17.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:03:00 ESTTalks between President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao yielded a promise of slowing down climate change and nuclear proliferation, but fell short of making progress on human rights. Kwame Holman reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/asia/china/slideshow_presidents/index.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:00 ESTFrom the first U.S. presidential visit to China by Richard Nixon to President Barack Obama's current trip, each president has weighed foreign policy priorities when dealing with the communist nation. Historian Richard Norton Smith describes the balancing act U.S. presidents have played over the years.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/china_11-17.htmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:38:00 ESTTalks between President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao yielded pledges to cooperate on climate change and the economy, but little by way of human rights and upping the value of the yuan currency.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/beijing_11-16.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:26:00 ESTGlobalPost correspondent Josh Shin gets reactions from Beijing residents about President Obama's three-day trip to China. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/china2_11-16.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:13:00 ESTJim Lehrer speaks with a panel of China experts about the political and economic implications of U.S.-China relations. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/china1_11-16.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:03:00 ESTDuring his visit to China, President Obama urged the government to scale back its censorship, but he also called for more cooperation with the U.S. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/ming_11-16.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:30:00 ESTPresident Barack Obama met with Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday during his four-nation Asia tour. China analyst Ming Wan of George Mason University describes potential outcomes of the trip and how the country views Mr. Obama in a Web-only video.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/china_11-16.htmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:17:00 ESTPresident Obama, speaking Monday at a town hall-style forum with Chinese university students in Shanghai, made a pitch for greater access to the Internet and social-networking sites, calling such freedom a source of strength.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/japan_11-13.htmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:27:00 ESTPresident Obama kicked off a nine-day trip to Asia on Friday with a visit to Japan, where the newly elected prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, is seeking a more "equal partnership" with the U.S. and the closing of an unpopular Marine base in Okinawa. Jeffrey Brown reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/asia_11-13.htmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 13:30:00 ESTPresident Barack Obama arrived in Japan on Friday at the start of his weeklong tour of key allied Asian nations. His visit is aimed at strengthening allegiances and tackling climate change, Afghanistan and the global economy.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec09/easttimor_11-12.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 18:27:00 ESTSpecial correspondent Kira Kay examines East Timor's ongoing effort to rebuild itself, 10 years after winning independence from Indonesia. The report is part of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting's Fragile States project, a partnership with the Bureau of International Reporting. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/july-dec09/afghanistan_11-12.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 18:03:00 ESTPresident Obama has ordered his top advisers to revise the Afghan war options they presented him. That word came after the top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan warned against sending large new numbers of troops. Judy Woodruff talks to a reporter for more.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/military/july-dec09/navajo_11-11.htmlWed, 11 Nov 2009 14:30:00 ESTVeterans' Day celebrations on Wednesday included tributes to American Indian "code talkers" -- those who encrypted battle communications to U.S. troops during World War II operations in the Pacific.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/karzai_11-09.htmlMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:32:00 ESTIn an exclusive interview with Margaret Warner, Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledges there is corruption at different levels of government, but says the country is working to address it and that the international community must respect the decisions of the Afghan courts.