Oct 29 Here's why China is changing its one-child policy By Larisa Epatko China is ending its one-child policy, saying all couples can have two children, in light of a shrinking workforce and concerns over who will care for its aging population. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 8:13 News Wrap: Pentagon calls for stepped up Islamic State campaign By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testified at a Senate hearing on new moves against the Islamic State, involving a beefed up air campaign and possible front line combat support. Also, an American destroyer sailed within 12… Continue watching
Oct 27 U.S. Navy ship sails by China's manmade island in South China Sea By Christopher Bodeen, Robert Burns, Associated Press BEIJING — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China's artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing, which said the move damaged U.S.-China… Continue reading
Oct 26 Updated: Lego reverses decision on bulk purchases after Ai Weiwei flap By Gretchen Frazee Lego changed its policy on bulk purchases after initially refusing to sell directly to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, saying at the time that it didn't want its product used to make a political statement. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 1:50 Hong Kong's illegal ivory trade still alive, despite pledge to ban sales By PBS News Hour The United States and China recently committed to nearly total bans of the ivory trade, hoping to curb the poaching of elephants who are killed for their tusks. But China still remains the world's biggest ivory consumer. NewsHour's Christopher Booker… Continue watching
Oct 14 Religious minorities face increased threats, U.S. report finds By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Islamic State led a campaign of attacks last year by militant extremist groups on religious freedom in large swaths of the world, the State Department said in a report Wednesday, pointing to increasing threats to religious minorities… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 7:17 Dalai Lama urges universal teaching of compassion By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 0:44 'Brave Man's' glass bridge offers vertigo-inducing views By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, China's first high-altitude glass-bottomed suspension bridge, spanning the length of three football fields, has opened. Continue watching
Oct 05 Agreement on Trans-Pacific trade deal reached By Joshua Barajas and Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is heralding an agreement on an ambitious Pacific Rim trade pact that he says “reflects America’s values” and gives U.S. workers a fair shot at success. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 3:15 Behind the new environmental plans unveiled in the U.S., China and India By PBS News Hour This week, the EPA unveiled new rules to reduce polluting gasses emitted by U.S. factories and cars; India announced a $2 trillion plan to reduce its carbon emissions over the next 15 years; and China also released a new plan. Continue watching