Human Rights Group Investigates Drone Strikes In Pakistan
Amnesty International released a new report on Tuesday on U.S. drone strikes along Pakistan's chaotic border region with Afghanistan.
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Report Estimates 30 Million People In Slavery Worldwide
Audie Cornish talks to Kevin Bales, a professor of contemporary slavery at the University of Hull and lead author of the 2013 Global Slavery Index. The first-time report by the Walk Free Foundation estimates that there are nearly 30 million people in slavery across the globe.
China Experiences Surprise Drop In Exports
Chinese exports dropped point 0.3 percent in September from a year earlier. It was the worst performance in three months. Analysts think much of the drop was due to plunging demand from Southeast Asia. Investors have been pulling money out of the region on concern the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut bond purchases and the money supply will tighten.
Too Weird To Be True? In China, You Never Can Tell
Foreign news coverage of China is often deadly serious: corruption, pollution and the like. Then there's the funny and bizarre that often goes viral — like the zoo that swapped a dog for a lion. A number of websites are making these offbeat and satirical tales increasingly available in English.
Asian Allies' Anxieties Rise Amid Washington Paralysis
President Obama cancelled a planned trip to Asia this week to deal with the political crisis at home. That's disappointed — even worried — some of America's friends in the region who are counting on the United States to stand up to an increasingly assertive China.
For Some NYU Students, A Sweet Deal To Study ... In Shanghai
New York University's new Shanghai campus is the first Sino-U.S. joint-venture university. Chinese students get a Western education without leaving home. American students get to live and study in China, with many enjoying big breaks on tuition and other costs.
Asian Investors Find Hot Market In U.S. Properties
Sales in commercial real estate in the U.S. have soared over the past year. Asian nations, particularly China, are scooping up trophy properties and investing in some large, long-term development projects at a record pace.
Ethical Tradition Meets Economics In An Aging China
As people around the world live longer, many nations are having to find new ways to care for their aging populations. In China, a new law requires adult offspring to visit and look after their elderly parents. China's one-child policy complicates the issue further, and some dismiss the law as another attempt to legislate morality by a government that is riddled with corruption.
To Care For U.S. Kids, Filipinas Leave Their Own Behind
Tens of thousands of Filipinas work as nannies in U.S. households. Many leave their own children in the care of relatives back home, a wrenching but often unavoidable decision in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.
Boss Releases Video After Employees' 'I Quit' Video
Marina Shifrin became an Internet sensation when she danced her way out of the office to Kayne West's hit song "Gone." Captions detailed her grievances. Her former company, in Taiwan, makes animated videos. The new video ends with the final line: We're hiring.