Feb 19 Happy Lunar New Year! But is it the Year of the Sheep or Goat? By Larisa Epatko Millions of Asians are traveling home to celebrate the weeks-long Lunar New Year, but are they ringing in the Year of the Sheep or the Goat?… Continue reading
Nov 10 Snapshots of APEC summit in China By Larisa Epatko If a picture says a thousand words, the photos from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings spoke volumes, especially the handshakes. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch APEC Summit a ‘big moment’ for China’s relationship with world powers By PBS News Hour The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit will soon get underway in Bejing, with member countries seeking to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the region. Orville Schell, the Director of the Center for US-China Relations at the Asia Society, joins… Continue watching
Nov 07 What to watch at Asia’s APEC summit By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other heads of state will meet in China’s capital Beijing on Nov. 10 and 11 for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, or APEC. Here are some of the areas to watch. Continue reading
Sep 29 Elephants don’t eat peanuts, and 10 other things you should know about the pachyderms By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Used for centuries for war and entertainment, the giant mammals are in danger of extinction due to the illegal ivory trade. Elephants truly never forget, and they can cooperate, problem solve and are self-aware. But they have never eaten peanuts. Continue reading
Sep 06 Monsoon flooding kills hundreds across Pakistan and India By Rialda Zukic More than 200 people have died in Pakistan and India after heavy monsoon rains and floods swept through the region, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch One family’s quest to unite orphaned Chinese girls with a happy home By PBS News Hour After reaching their fifties and raising their own children, Jenny and Richard Bowen adopted 2-year-old Maya from China after learning of poor orphanage conditions for abandoned girls. Sixteen years later, the Bowens have two adopted daughters from the same region… Continue watching
Aug 06 How does WWI impact the U.S. today? By Larisa Epatko This year marks the 100th anniversary of World War I. PBS NewsHour chief correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with authors Margaret MacMillan, John Mearsheimer and Jack Beatty on Wednesday about the lasting effects of the war on the United States today. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch Caroline Kennedy on why this is a critical time for U.S. and Japan By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Pro-democracy demonstrators rally in Hong Kong on anniversary of handover to China By PBS News Hour Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators marched through the streets of Hong Kong Tuesday on the anniversary marking the region’s handover to the People’s Republic of China. The protesters are calling for greater autonomy and the right to select who… Continue watching