Jul 16 China’s Economy Rebounds With Sizable Growth By PBS News Hour The Chinese government reported that the country's economy grew by 7.9 percent in the second quarter of this year, fueled by massive stimulus spending and more than $1 trillion in lending by state-run banks. Continue reading
Jul 14 Simon Johnson on China and the U.S. Economy By Business Desk Paul Solman: The second in this week’s series of video exchanges with Simon Johnson of the Peterson Institute of Economics, MIT, and (formerly) the IMF, concerns China. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Media Take Second Look at Coverage of Jackson’s Death Amid the extensive coverage of pop star Michael Jackson's death, media outlets are asking themselves what news stories may have been missed. Analysts and reporters take a look at the issue. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Other News: Markets Drop, Health Reform Meets Delays In other news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 36 points to close at 8146, and the push to overhaul the health care system ran into new delays in Congress. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Other News: Bombings Kill Nearly 60 Iraqis In other news, nearly 60 Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings, and some two million Pakistani refugees will be allowed to return home after fleeing from a Taliban offensive. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Other News: Chinese Troops Move to Halt Ethnic Violence In other news, Chinese troops moved into the Xinjiang Province to stop the ethnic rioting that has left 156 dead since Sunday, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has appeared in public for the first time since last April. Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch Tensions Remain High in China Following Deadly Riots Protests continued in Western China Tuesday following deadly clashes on Sunday between the region's Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. Analysts examine the roots of the unrest with Judy Woodruff. Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch China Struggles to Quell Ethnic Violence The Chinese government imposed a curfew, and deployed paramilitary forces on Tuesday in response to ongoing ethnic violence between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese. ITN correspondent Ian Williams reports. Continue watching
Jul 07 China Imposes Curfew to Fight Ethnic Unrest By PBS News Hour The Chinese government declared a curfew Tuesday in northwestern China to combat the continued ethnic violence erupting between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch Other News: Seven U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan In other news, seven U.S. troops were killed in deadly attacks across Afghanistan, and 165 people have been killed during riots in China. Continue watching