Sep 12 Watch Who's behind the Chinese takeover of world's biggest pork producer? By PBS News Hour Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, was acquired by a Chinese firm in 2013 for nearly $5 billion -- more than the company’s market value. The surprising purchase caused some lawmakers to wonder if there might be a hidden… Continue watching
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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 22 Pentagon cites 'dangerous' Chinese jet intercept By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says a Chinese fighter jet conducted a "dangerous intercept" of a U.S. Navy aircraft three days ago off the coast of China in international airspace. Continue reading
Aug 12 Panda triplets born in China By Andrew Troast Chinese zoo officials in the southern city of Guangzhou’s Chimelong Safari Park have officially announced the birth of extremely rare panda triplets. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch How Nixon tested the U.S. government and changed its relationship to the American people By PBS News Hour Interest in the character and legacy of President Richard Nixon has endured 40 years since his resignation. Judy Woodruff joins Beverly Gage of Yale University, Timothy Naftali of New York University, Patrick Buchanan, author of "The Greatest Comeback" and Luke… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch U.S.-Africa summit resets focus on tapping burgeoning markets By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch News Wrap: Israel, Hamas agree to three-day cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Egypt brokered a three-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas following a brief, localized truce to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. Earlier, Israel made a deadly strike on a house in Gaza City, and there were… Continue watching
Aug 04 U.S. seeks to quell South China Sea tensions By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The United States will be looking to calm tensions stoked by recent Chinese oil drilling in disputed waters of the South China Sea at an upcoming meeting of the region's foreign ministers, a senior U.S. official said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch News Wrap: Israel bombs Gaza power plant By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Israel widened the scope of its military barrage in Gaza, with strikes on its only power plant, the home of the leader of Hamas and a Hamas-run TV station. There were reports of possible cease-fire… Continue watching