• Presidential secrets have shaped U.S. history

    Presidential secrets have shaped U.S. history

    Mar 12, 2017 04:58 PM EDT

    ... Freedom of Information Act, which gives journalists and the public greater access to government documents. And while Nixon’s back channel negotiations led to normalizing U.S. relations with China, the revelation of his secret tape recordings discussing the Watergate break-in forced him to resign. This was all before ...

  • Obama pledges U.S. help for Laos to clear 80 million unexploded bombs

    Obama pledges U.S. help for Laos to clear 80 million unexploded bombs

    Sep 05, 2016 07:49 PM EDT

    ... to bolster relations with Southeast Asian countries long overlooked by the United States. The outreach is a core element of his attempt to shift U.S. diplomatic and military resources away from the Middle East and into Asia in order to counter China in the region and ensure a U ...

  • Obama looks to boost economic ties with trip to Vietnam

    Obama looks to boost economic ties with trip to Vietnam

    May 21, 2016 02:35 PM EDT

    ... the Vietnam Veterans of America, who participated in one of the meetings, said there still are wounds from Vietnam that need healing. He said the U.S. needs to do more to account for those still missing from the war and to help deal with ill effects from U.S ...

  • Why the U.S. Navy is navigating the South China Sea

    Why the U.S. Navy is navigating the South China Sea

    Nov 06, 2015 01:41 AM EDT

    ... has been conducted since 2011 in the South China Sea. And, yes, I think if the Navy does not sail through, and not just the U.S. Navy, but Australia navy, Japan's navy doesn't sail through waters that are high seas, that they are not territorial seas of ...

  • U.S. Navy ship sails by China's manmade island in South China Sea

    U.S. Navy ship sails by China's manmade island in South China Sea

    Oct 27, 2015 01:06 PM EDT

    BEIJING — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing, which said the move damaged U.S.-China relations and regional peace. China's Foreign ...

  • U.S. restores embassy while pushing for changes in Cuba

    U.S. restores embassy while pushing for changes in Cuba

    Aug 14, 2015 11:30 PM EDT

    ... collapse of the Soviet Union, we had normal ties with Vietnam, with whom we fought a war, let's forget this and put it behind us, we saw the foreign minister of Cuba saying, look, you tell us about human rights, but that in fact we have some issues with ...

  • How far should U.S. go in South China Sea territory dispute?

    How far should U.S. go in South China Sea territory dispute?

    Jun 01, 2015 10:47 PM EDT

    ... WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Joining us now to discuss the escalating tensions on the South China Sea and what role the U.S. should play is Kenneth Lieberthal. He was a senior director for Asia on the National Security Council in the Clinton administration, and now a senior fellow at the ...

  • China, U.S. at impasse over Chinese land reclamation projects

    China, U.S. at impasse over Chinese land reclamation projects

    May 30, 2015 08:05 PM EDT

    ... persistent criticism from U.S. leaders at an international security summit Saturday as the standoff in the Asia-Pacific region shows few signs of abating. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and other officials sharply condemned the artificial island-building, but provided no details on what steps the U.S ...

  • When the world started to see Vietnam’s contemporary art

    When the world started to see Vietnam’s contemporary art

    May 26, 2015 11:14 PM EDT

    Suzanne Lecht moved to Hanoi after she read about a group of Vietnamese modern artists, making it her mission to find and help them emerge from the shadows of censorship and the American embargo. Since then she has opened a globally recognized art gallery and helped establish the international market for contemporary Vietnamese art. Special...

  • China's impact looms large as U.S. debates its own trade deals

    China's impact looms large as U.S. debates its own trade deals

    May 20, 2015 10:51 AM EDT

    WASHINGTON — If the U.S. doesn't write the rules of international trade, President Barack Obama warns, China will. In fact, China is already helping write those rules, and in some ways has jumped ahead of the game.