Oct 15 Chinese President Pledges Oversight, Reforms By PBS News Hour Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed to make communist rule more inclusive and improve intra-party oversight in a speech to delegates at the opening of the Communist Party's 17th Congress on Monday. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Change in U.S. Policy Toward Cuba Could Be on Horizon Americans with family in Cuba have long struggled with restrictions that limit travel back home, among other issues. With Democrats in charge of Congress and Fidel Castro relinquishing power to his brother, a change in U.S. policy toward Cuba could… Continue watching
Mar 16 Socialist China Passes Private Property Law By PBS News Hour China's National People's Congress officially passed a landmark law that strengthens private property rights, despite opposition from left-wing intellectuals who claim it will accelerate the gap between the rich and poor. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch Second Clergyman Resigns over Communist Ties After Warsaw-based Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus resigned over the weekend, a second Roman Catholic clergyman stepped down Monday after allegations of a collaboration with Polish communist secret police. A professor and a reporter discuss the resignations. Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch Cambodians Search for Justice after Pol Pot’s Brutal Regime The people of Cambodia are still searching for justice three decades after former dictator Pol Pot's regime accused of forced labor, starvation and mass executions. The Bureau for International Reporting gives an update. Continue watching
Jul 02 Life in Cuba By PBS News Hour Despite being one of the last communist nations, Cuba has had to adapt its socialized structure to weather a decade of economic storms. Continue reading