Tensions between China and Taiwan are the highest they've been in decades
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Rennie, the Beijing Bureau chief for The Economist, about the latest escalation in tensions between Taiwan and China.
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North Korea has confirmed that it tested a missile capable of striking Guam
The test-launch was confirmed Monday and is North Korea's most significant weapon launch in years. South Korean and Japanese officials condemned the launch.
As Khmer Rouge tribunal winds down, Cambodian experts see 'small measure of justice'
The Khmer Rouge killed as many as 2 million Cambodians in the 70s. Decades later, a tribunal was set up to help find justice. 15 years later, it's ending having found just three people guilty.
The Taliban meet Western diplomats in 1st major international meeting since takeover
Juana Summers speaks to TRT correspondent Soraya Lennie about how the Taliban are governing, and how Afghans are weighing formal recognition of the Taliban and receiving international aid.
North Korea tests longest-range missile since 2017
North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea, in an apparent attempt to pressure the Biden administration over long-stalled nuclear negotiations.
Sundance prize goes to 'Midwives' — about a Buddhist midwife and her Muslim apprentice
The documentary follows a Buddhist and a Muslim — who don't always get along — as they provide health care to Muslim women and children despite growing political and religious tensions in Myanmar.
The Philippines is lifting its ban on foreign tourists
The Philippines is losing restrictions on travel to the country. The change would affect tourists from 150 countries, including the U.S. where the largest diaspora of Filipinos live.
China's ambassador to the U.S. warns of 'military conflict' over Taiwan
In his first one-on-one interview since assuming his post in Washington, D.C., last July, Ambassador Qin Gang has an unusually blunt message for the U.S.
Iraqi Kurds are learning Mandarin to take advantage of jobs from Chinese companies
Dozens of contracts signed in recent years ensure China's growing footprint, even as major Western companies, including the U.S., plot their exit.
China is using the Beijing Olympics to push a winter sports boom
The ruling Communist Party is using the Games to promote winter sports, many of which are new to most Chinese, for fitness and business opportunities.