Feb 19 5 times Ai Weiwei’s art has called attention to the refugee crisis By Dominique Bonessi Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has spoken out on the refugee crisis in installations that incorporate refugees' life vests and thermal blankets. Continue reading
Feb 15 5 things to know about Obama’s summit with Southeast Asian leaders By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hosts Southeast Asian leaders at an unprecedented summit in California starting Monday as he looks to deepen ties with the region's fast-growing economies. But a nation not invited — neighboring power China — will be… Continue reading
Feb 10 These Chinese cities begin life with empty streets and skyscrapers By Kai Caemmerer Some of China's newly constructed urban areas, not yet fully populated, have earned the name "ghost cities."… Continue reading
Feb 08 Photos: China welcomes the Year of the Monkey By Larisa Epatko With fireworks crackling and incense burning, families celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year on Monday by eating, dancing and cleaning house. Continue reading
Jan 28 Will China’s shift to a consumer-oriented economy succeed? By Stephen Roach China is in the early stages of shifting its growth equation away from exports and investment to consumption demand. Will it succeed? We talk to economist Stephen Roach, an expert on the Chinese economy, to discuss this shift and why… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 3:33 News Wrap: Abnormal cold snap kills dozens in East Asia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, decades-low temperatures have swept across parts of Asia, causing more than 65 deaths and producing the first snow seen by the Chinese city of Guangzhou since 1967. Also, suicide bombers left more than 50 dead… Continue watching
Jan 24 Kerry urging China to take firmer stand against North Korea’s nuclear program By Michael D. Regan and Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Asia, where he is pushing for a resolution to simmering maritime disputes and to refocus China's attention on North Korea's nuclear program. Continue reading
Jan 21 Can the Fed really fight global economic instability? By Vikram Mansharamani Recent events in the global economy are increasing the likelihood that the Fed will have to reverse its course on raising interest rates. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 7:25 Can China use the slowdown to change its economy? By PBS News Hour China's economy grew last year at the slowest pace since 1990, at a lower-than-expected rate of 6.9 percent. Jeffrey Brown talks to Ken Lieberthal of the Brookings Institute and Cornell economist Eswar Prasad about what that means for China and… Continue watching
Jan 17 Taiwan elects first female president By Michael D. Regan Taiwan convincingly elected its first female president Tsai Ing-Wen on Saturday, after she took about 56 percent of the vote. Continue reading