Jul 12 Watch 4:54 What next in the dispute over the South China Sea? By PBS News Hour China is rejecting a ruling by an international tribunal that its claim to a huge expanse of the South China Sea is invalid. The dispute was a victory for the Philippines and other nations that also hold claims to the… Continue watching
Jul 12 International court rejects China's claims in South China Sea By Larisa Epatko An international court ruled Tuesday that China has no legal basis for its jurisdictional claims in the disputed South China Sea. It also said Beijing was violating the Philippines’ sovereign rights by constructing artificial islands there. Continue reading
Jul 08 Will China respect international court's South China Sea decision? By Michael D. Mosettig From Beijing to Washington and all across Asia, eyes will be on an obscure tribunal in the Hague this coming Tuesday. The panel's words could mark a decisive next step in the growing territorial disputes between China and its Southeast… Continue reading
Jun 29 Trump gets rock-bottom ratings in international survey By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press A new multi-nation survey finds that confidence in Donald Trump's ability to manage foreign policy should he become U.S. president is rock-bottom in a host of countries in Europe and Asia. Continue reading
Jun 28 Amber fossils tell 99 million-year-old story of unusual baby birds By Nsikan Akpan A pair of 99 million-year-old fossils reveal Cretaceous baby birds with finger claws and adultlike feathers. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 6:36 News Wrap: Acquittal in Freddie Gray case stirs outrage; deadly tornado in China By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson -- who drove the van in which Freddie Gray suffered a broken neck in 2015 -- was found not guilty for his role in Gray’s death, prompting dozens of protesters… Continue watching
Jun 05 In Mongolia, Kerry seeks closer ties with democracy 'oasis' By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried his hand at archery, sampled curdled cheese and watched ancient wrestling, all while hailing Mongolia as a modern "oasis of democracy" in its neighborhood. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: G-7 leaders rebuke Beijing on South China Sea dispute By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the G-7 summit in Japan ended with world leaders calling for peaceful resolutions to territorial disputes, a clear warning against China’s bid to expand its reach in the South China Sea by building man-made islands. Continue watching
May 23 To sway public opinion, China plants 488 million fake social media posts a year By Dominique Bonessi The Chinese government is paying its employees to generate positive comments on blog posts, and those positive comments totaled about 488 million from 2013 to 2014, a new study from Harvard University researchers revealed last week. Continue reading
May 19 U.S. could lift arms embargo on Vietnam (which wouldn't please China) By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press President Barack Obama could lift restrictions on arms sales when he makes his first visit to Vietnam next week. That would remove a final vestige of wartime animosity but would not please China, which views growing U.S. defense ties in… Continue reading