Nov 27 Watch How Will Dubai’s Shaky Economy Affect the World? Margaret Warner talks to economic expert Simon Johnson about how Dubai's weak economy will affect the rest of the world. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch India’s Economy Remains Robust Despite Global Downturn Amid 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… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Shields and Gerson Review Road Ahead for Health Reform Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson, who is also a senior research fellow at the Institute for Global Engagement, break down the biggest stories of the week, including health care reform moves in Congress and President… Continue watching
Nov 19 Thursday on the NewsHour: Wu Man By Tom LeGro Tonight 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. Continue reading
Nov 19 Obama Asia Trip Yields Mixed Results By Larisa Epatko President 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. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Complex U.S.-China Ties Took Center Stage on Obama’s Asia Trip President 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. Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch On Asia Tour, Obama Tests New Dynamic With Japan President 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… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 10 Years After Independence, East Timor Still Rebuilding Special 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… Continue watching
Nov 09 Preview: ‘Ancient Paths, Modern Voices’ By Arts Desk Coming soon on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown reports on "Ancient Paths, Modern Voices: A Festival Celebrating Chinese Culture," a festival currently taking place at Carnegie Hall in New York. Continue reading
Sep 29 Art of Contemporary Pakistan Comes to U.S. A new show at the Asia Society entitled Hanging Fire -- which refers to an idiom meaning "to delay decision" -- is the first U.S. museum exhibit to focus on contemporary art in Pakistan, and an attempt to alter the… Continue reading