Asia

Economy

Examining the growing gap in the U.S.-China relationship

7:21am April 25, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

China, the world's No. 2 economy, is still adjusting to life after the pandemic. It is less focused on promoting consumer spending because of the growing competition with the U.S. and its allies.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:18am April 25, 2024

Grand jury in Arizona indicts 18 allies of ex-President Trump. Supreme Court to hear Trump's claim he's immune from criminal prosecution. Secretary of State Blinken meets with top Chinese officials.

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President Biden on Wednesday announces the signing of a $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Ukraine says the aid is critical as it seeks to regain momentum on the battlefield from Russia.

Biden signs $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

4:55pm April 24, 2024

by Greg Myre

Ukraine will get most of the weapons as it struggles to combat Russia's overwhelming firepower. The bill also includes more arms for Israel, and humanitarian help for Gaza.

Plaintiffs, lawyers and activists gather outside South Korea's constitutional court in Seoul ahead of a public hearing for a climate lawsuit on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

World News

South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights

10:39am April 24, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.

South Korea begins the first public hearings on a climate lawsuit in Asia

5:13am April 24, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

The plaintiffs argue that by not effectively tackling climate change, their government is violating its citizens' human rights.

A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea on April 22, 2024. North Korea fired multiple suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea's military said.

North Korean leader Kim led rocket drills that simulated a nuclear counterattack

10:09am April 23, 2024

by The Associated Press

State media described the drill as aimed at demonstrating the strength and diverse attack means of North Korea's nuclear forces amid deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.

A preview of Steve Inskeep's reporting from China

5:13am April 23, 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in China later this week. Morning Edition will explore the tensions between the U.S. and China.

World Anti-Doping Agency officials stayed silent about Olympic doping scandal

6:38pm April 22, 2024

by Brian Mann

Officials with the World Anti-Doping Agency are scrambling to contain an Olympic doping scandal involving Chinese swimmers. Critics say the organization's credibility is in question.

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What overcapacity in Chinese manufacturing could mean for American businesses

6:13pm April 22, 2024

by John Ruwitch

The U.S. is increasingly concerned about the impact of Chinese overcapacity on manufacturing and the impact that will have on American businesses and workers.

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Yufei Zhang of Team China competing during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Zhang won four medals in Tokyo including two gold and now is among 23 Chinese swimmers embroiled in a doping scandal.

'Ban them all.' With Paris Games looming, Chinese doping scandal rocks Olympic sport

2:05pm April 22, 2024

by Brian Mann

The World Anti-Doping Agency acknowledges it knew of doping concerns involving 23 Chinese swimmers before the 2021 Tokyo Games but failed to alert others. Some of those swimmers later won gold medals.

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