Feb 16 Watch Kerry talks climate change during Asia trip By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has discussed climate change in both China and Indonesia during his latest diplomatic mission in Asia. Why has climate change grabbed a top spot on Kerry’s agenda in Asia? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Geoff… Continue watching
Feb 03 Villages in southern China ring in Chinese New Year with horse fighting By Zachary Treu In several small villages throughout the southern regions of China, a grisly 500-year-old tradition kicked off the New Year last week. Continue reading
Jan 27 What if China, Syria, North Korea, Iran and Egypt had to give a State of the Union? By Larisa Epatko The U.S Constitution requires the president to "give to Congress information of the State of the Union." But what would such a speech look like in nations where there is no such requirement, if the government was in disarray, or… Continue reading
Jan 24 Bird flu cases spike in China ahead of new year celebrations By Bridget Bowman There have been forty confirmed cases of bird flu in China this month, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday. The WHO warned of a heightened danger of the virus spreading as Chinese New Year approaches. "Given the population movement… Continue reading
Jan 24 China sends another patrol to East China Sea air defense zone By News Desk Another Chinese air force patrol has been dispatched to the country's much-debated Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, according to a Reuters report. Continue reading
Jan 20 Treating China's Internet addicts By News Desk As Internet addiction increases in many countries, new forms of treatment are being developed. Photo by Flickr user Marc oh! In Daxing, a suburb outside of Beijing, an addiction treatment center is guarded by walls topped… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch Is India's space program worth the money? By PBS News Hour India's Mars Orbiter Mission is a point of great national pride. It will be completed for just over $70 million, a tiny fraction of the cost spent by NASA on similar programs. But is spending any resources on a mission… Continue watching
Jan 13 China's 2013 trade overtakes U.S., according to some By News Desk Smoking the competition? China just announced figures making it the top international trader in the world, but China critics argue the picture isn't so clear. Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images China's international trade in 2013 totaled $4.16 trillion, edging… Continue reading
Jan 06 China destroys six tons of ivory in an effort to curb elephant poaching An elephant runs in the Masai Mara in Kenya. Photo by Flickr user brittanyhock Chinese authorities destroyed more than six tons of confiscated ivory ornaments and tusks Monday in Dongguan, a city known as a major hub for… Continue reading
Dec 30 China bans government officials from smoking Smoker in Nanjing, China. Photo by Flickr user J. Unrau. The Chinese government has banned its officials from smoking in public as part of an effort to limit smoking throughout the country. China has the largest number… Continue reading