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A new generation of young entrepreneurs are taking over China's private sector

5:07pm March 06, 2024

by Emily Feng

Much of China's private sector is helmed by powerful family firms that drove economic growth for decades. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are taking over these firms.

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Political leaders in China are meeting with the goal of recharging their economy

5:04am March 05, 2024

China is holding its annual legislative and political meeting and restarting an ailing economy is at top of the agenda.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, center, speaks during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

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China's leaders announce a push to jumpstart economy, but say it won't be easy

5:01am March 05, 2024

by Emily Feng

The country's premier announces a round of fiscal stimulus to boost employment, but warns its legions of bureaucrats to gird themselves for a period of fiscal austerity.

How some companies hope to bring China's livestream shopping trend to the U.S.

5:12pm March 04, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to reporter Caiwei Chen about the booming livestream shopping trend in China, and how Chinese companies and TikTok are training American influencers to sell on livestreams too.

FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Sunday, March 3, Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister for the second time.

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Shehbaz Sharif returns as Pakistan's prime minister, as protests hit parliament

12:26pm March 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister for the second time, as allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan shouted in protest.

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How North Korea gets around global sanctions to manufacture its weapons

8:08am March 03, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Andrew Yeo of the Brookings Institution about a recent report raising questions about North Korea's weapons manufacturing capabilities.

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As China looks to stabilize its economy, senior finance officials get the boot

7:55am March 02, 2024

by Emily Feng

China is purging the senior ranks of its financial sector as the central government attempts to stabilize a shaky economy.

President Biden attends a welcoming ceremony hosted by Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace of Vietnam in Hanoi on Sept. 10, 2023.

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As Vietnam grows ties with U.S., a secret directive seeks to gird the Communist Party

5:27pm March 01, 2024

by John Ruwitch

A leaked document offers a window into the motivations and concerns of party leaders as they seek to deepen ties with the U.S.

A rehearsal of Émigré by the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall on Wednesday.

A story of Jewish Shanghai, told through music

4:13pm March 01, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A fictional tale of the real-life Jewish community in Shanghai during World War II — with a cross-cultural love story at its heart — is premiering at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday.

A medical worker walks to enter Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024.

South Korea launches legal action to force striking doctors back to work

11:07am March 01, 2024

by Anthony Kuhn

The South Korean government is targeting a medical group, as a doctor-walkout throws the country's health care system into chaos.

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