Asia

Students come out of a building, some with their hands in the air from relief, as a police officer looks on

TV show turns parents' anxiety over college exams in China into entertainment

"A Little Dilemma" follows two families in their different approaches to their children's education, giving real families in China something to relate to and reflect upon.

TV show turns parents' anxiety over college exams in China into entertainment
People walk past a board full of pictures celebrating AAPI heritage month

Students push for adding Asian American history to school curriculums across the US

Students push for adding Asian American history to school curriculums across the US
Military tanks pass by a building featuring traditional Chinese architecture.

Misusing culture in international politics: Part I

Misusing culture in international politics: Part I
Then-National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as US President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2018.

John Bolton: Trump doesn’t understand ‘the gravity of responsibility’

John Bolton: Trump doesn’t understand ‘the gravity of responsibility’
A helmeted head is blurry in the foreground, behind it, a line of protesters on a balcony

The problem with offers of citizenship to those fleeing Hong Kong

The problem with offers of citizenship to those fleeing Hong Kong
Two young women with headbands hold face masks at the Shanghai Disneyland theme park as it reopens following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease

Millennials in China reexamine their spending habits as economy recovers

Millennials in China have been known to be big spenders. But as the Chinese economy recovers from a coronavirus-induced slowdown, many young people are reexamining their lives and their spending habits.

Millennials in China reexamine their spending habits as economy recovers
President Donald Trump talks to the media next with his hands outstretched on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Negotiating with the North Koreans was never going to be easy

After lots of initial fanfare, the lead-up to a planned Trump-Kim summit has hit some serious bumps in the road. But one former US adviser on North Korean affairs says President Trump should stick with his game plan.

Negotiating with the North Koreans was never going to be easy
This combination photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (left) in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida.

A Trump-Kim summit would be historic too, but can it succeed?

The leaders of the two Koreas just made history. Now, it’s Donald Trump’s turn. The American president, who once dismissed the idea of negotiating with North Korea, is expected to do just that.

A Trump-Kim summit would be historic too, but can it succeed?
The heated rhetoric between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shows no signs of abating.

What happens if Trump decides to launch a nuclear weapon, and his advisers disagree?

What happens if the US starts to stumble toward nuclear war?

What happens if Trump decides to launch a nuclear weapon, and his advisers disagree?
Lee Man-hee is the founder of Shinchonji, an apocalyptic Christian group from South Korea that's attracted followers in numerous countries, including the US. Lee identifies himself as "the promised pastor," mentioned in the Bible. His critics say that Lee

This apocalyptic Korean Christian group goes by different names. Critics say it's just a cult.

The Shinchonji Church of Jesus was founded in South Korea back in 1984 by a man whose followers call him, "the promised pastor." The group has grown in its home country and expanded into Western nations. But not without notoriety.

This apocalyptic Korean Christian group goes by different names. Critics say it's just a cult.
Bulldozers level sand dredged from the sea at the "Colombo Port City" construction site

China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history

The Asian giant is opening its first overseas military base, in Djibouti. Pay attention to this theme: China’s future foreign military bases will almost certainly begin as appendages to commercial ports.

China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history
Morning rush-hour traffic in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Driving in some cities is a blood sport. Can autonomous cars compete?

Driverless car technology designed for the West could be difficult to transplant in many countries.

Driving in some cities is a blood sport. Can autonomous cars compete?
Moon Jae-In celebrates nomination

Lawyer, soldier, activist, president: Who is Moon Jae-in?

Left-leaning Moon Jae-in won South Korea's presidential election by a landslide.

Lawyer, soldier, activist, president: Who is Moon Jae-in?
Peru anchovies

What happens when you eat seafood at every meal for a year?

And is there a sustainable way to eat this much fish?

What happens when you eat seafood at every meal for a year?
Dogs wait to be slaughtered in a cage for sale as food in Duong Noi village outside Hanoi, 2011.

Taiwan bans eating dogs and cats. But the meat trade is still big business in Asia.

Dog meat consumption remains common in countries such as China, Vietnam and South Korea.

Taiwan bans eating dogs and cats. But the meat trade is still big business in Asia.