China names Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang as premier
Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, will nominally be in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years.
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Taiwan's president plans a U.S. visit with an eye on China tensions
Do high-profile visits from U.S. leaders to Taiwan hurt or help? Do they really matter?
Rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties, with China's help. Here's why it matters
Saudi Arabia and Iran are restoring full diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China, a move that could reduce tensions in the region and that asserts China's growing influence in the Gulf.
China brokers talks to restore diplomatic ties between Middle East rivals
Iran and Saudi Arabia announced Friday they plan to re-establish diplomatic relations, following talks hosted by China on the sidelines of a political conference.
Columnist explains what U.S. national security groups are getting wrong about China
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. trade official and columnist David Rothkopf, about whether there a bipartisan consensus in Congress that the U.S. must be tough on China?
China's Xi Jinping, as expected, gets 5 more years as state president
Xi Jinping's allies and loyalists are expected to be installed in other key posts in the coming days, completing a sweeping power grab in China.
2 Indonesian soccer officials found guilty in one of the deadliest stadium stampedes
The match organizer and the security chief were handed down prison sentences Thursday in connection with a 2022 stampede that killed more than 130 people following a match in East Java.
'Sushi terrorist' and 2 accomplices arrested in Japan after viral prank
Viral videos showed 21-year-old Yoshino Ryoga putting his saliva on utensils and sushi and licking the spout of soy sauce bottles at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in Nagoya City.
No survivors aboard a plane that's been missing for over a month in the Philippines
The Cessna 206 took off on January 24 for what would have been a short flight — but it never made it, prompting a desperate weeks-long search through remote mountainous terraine.
Police try to stop International Women's Day protests in Pakistan. Protesters persist
Women marched on International Women's Day to demand equal rights in Pakistan. But their slogans, like "my body, my choice," are red meat for conservatives who see the protesters as un-Islamic.