Nov 12 Watch Could the climate deal be a turning point for improved U.S.-China relations? - Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Why U.S. and China agreed on climate change action - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch U.S.-China pledge on carbon emissions draws cheers, jeers and skepticism - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 12 Chinese hackers breach U.S. weather system By Justin Scuiletti A recent breach by Chinese hackers gave the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a reason to feel under the weather. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that hackers in China breached the United States' weather network in late September through… Continue reading
Nov 12 U.S.-China deal on climate aims to cut emissions by 2025 By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday the two nations had come to an agreement on cutting carbon emissions. Continue reading
Nov 12 Meet the skater girls of Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko When Madina Khsrawy was 13, she saw some boys skateboarding and asked them where she could learn. It’s not an unusual pastime -- unless you live in Afghanistan, and you’re a girl. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch News Wrap: South Korean ferry captain sentenced for deadly disaster By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 11 Old and new tensions cast shadow over Obama's efforts in China By Julie Pace, Associated Press BEIJING — When Xi Jinping took the reins of a booming China two years ago, President Barack Obama saw an opportunity to remake America's relationship with the Asian power. But even after Obama's unusually robust efforts to forge personal ties… Continue reading
Nov 11 S. Korean ferry captain receives 36 years in prison By Corinne Segal Lee Joon-seok, the captain that abandoned hundreds of passengers aboard a sinking ferry in South Korea, has received a sentence of 36 years in prison. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch Mexico City faces growing water crisis By PBS News Hour Mexico City, home to an inefficient and inconvenient water delivery system, struggles to meet the pressing demands of its 22 million residents. Some have turned to harvesting rainwater, which has its own set of limitations. Special correspondent Fred de Sam… Continue watching