Sep 09 Kim Jong Un: Potential Successor in North Korea, but Who Is He? By Larisa Epatko A major conference of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang has raised the expectation of a handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch Vaccination, Education Key to Stemming Asian Hepatitis Outbreaks Spencer Michels reports on the campaigns to fight hepatitis B among Asian populations worldwide. The potentially fatal liver disease is100 times more likely to afflict Asians than non-Asians. Continue watching
May 26 North and South Korea Turn to Psychological Tactics By Larisa Epatko As fallout continues over South Korea blaming North Korea for sinking one of its navy ships in March, the two countries are planning to revisit some old tactics for getting their messages heard. Continue reading
Apr 12 Thailand Reeling from Bloody Weekend Clashes Thailand's ruling party faced new calls for its dissolution Monday, following a bloody weekend that saw at least 21 people killed and 800 injured in heated clashes between protesters and riot police in Bangkok. Thailand's Election Commission ordered the… Continue reading
Mar 18 Why Are Thai Protesters Using Blood in ‘Red Shirt’ Political Demonstrations? By Larisa Epatko Thai government protesters, who call themselves "Red Shirts," rallied Thursday for a fifth straight day in Bangkok, after dousing the prime minister's residence gates with their own blood as a symbol of their discontent. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Democrats, GOP Prep for Possible Weekend Vote on Health Reform House Democrats are preparing for a vote on health care legislation, after the Congressional Budget Office reported the bill will cost $940 billion but would cut more than expected from the deficit. Jeffrey Brown talks to two health and policy… Continue watching
Mar 17 An Unseen Modern China, Now On-Screen at the MoMA Inside China, the country at the heart of our new, global economy, one director is projecting a very different view of what modernization looks like in real human terms. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Prudential Nabs AIG’s Asia Unit for $35 Billion After a liquidity crisis in 2008, insurance giant AIG is preparing for a $35 billion deal to sell its Asia unit to Britain's Prudential. Jeffrey Brown talks to Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times about AIG's attempts to… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Chinese Dissident’s Prison Sentence Draws Rebuke A Chinese court has sentenced a prominent political dissident to 11 years in prison. Margaret Warner recaps the developments. Continue watching