Asia

Kushner's Sister Suggests Family Can Help Chinese Get U.S. Visas In Business Exchange

6:45pm May 07, 2017

Washington Post's William Wan talks to NPR's Lakshmi Singh about accusations that Nicole Meyer, sister to senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, used her family ties to peddle business in Beijing.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center), inspecting a defense detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet in a photo published by state media.

North Korea Says It Has Detained A Fourth U.S. Citizen

12:15pm May 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

North Korean state media says authorities have detained Kim Hak Song, an employee of a university in Pyongyang, on suspicion of hostile acts against the country.

Domestic Issues Dominate Ahead Of South Korean Election

8:16am May 07, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

South Koreans go to the polls Tuesday to replace ousted leader Park Geun-hye. Outsiders talk about North Korea, but South Korean voters say they're more concerned about the economy and environment.

South Korean presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party campaigns in Goyang, South Korea, on May 4.

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Leading South Korean Presidential Candidate Moon Aims To Negotiate With North

9:50am May 06, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Liberal human-rights lawyer Moon Jae-in holds a double-digit lead in polls heading into Tuesday's vote. He says he would seek a less confrontational stance toward North Korea, a big change in policy.

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This photo taken on July 14, 2012, shows a Trump Tower poster displayed on a roadside billboard in Manila.

3 Men, One Skyscraper And A Conflict-Of-Interest Concern In Foreign Policy

7:48am May 06, 2017

by Peter Overby

"It all just looks really bad," said anti-corruption expert Stuart Gilman. "It looks like Trump is trying to simply protect his properties."

North Koreans walk in downtown Pyongyang on April 18.

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In North Korea's Capital, More Abundance Than Expected In Everyday Life

11:24pm May 05, 2017

A local version of Spam. Smartphones, or two, for everyone. Amid escalating U.S.-North Korea tensions, former journalist Jean Lee visits Pyongyang and finds that, at least there, life has improved.

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A video of a dancing Pikachu getting tackled by men in suits in Songdo, South Korea went viral on Friday.

Music & Culture

WATCH: Deflating Pikachu Gets Tackled, Hustled Off Stage By Suited Men

9:26pm May 05, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A video from the Pokémon World Festival near Seoul shows 15 Pikachu dancing to Hairspray when the ringleader's costume starts deflating. Then a group of men forcefully spirit the dancer away.

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India's Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence In Brutal Gang Rape Case

5:38pm May 05, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

India's Supreme Court has upheld the verdict of four men accused of a brutal gang rape in the capital, New Delhi. They will be sentenced to death.

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A Chinese-made C919 passenger jet takes off on its first flight at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on Friday. It was scheduled to fly in 2014 but manufacturing problems delayed production.

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Chinese-Made Passenger Jet Takes Off For Its First Test Flight

11:34am May 05, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The C919 is the first large passenger jetliner made in China. The narrow-body plane will compete with single-aisle jets from Airbus and Boeing. The C919 was originally expected to fly in 2014.

Siddhartha Luthra, a prosecutor in the fatal 2012 gang rape on a moving bus, gives a thumbs-up after the Supreme Court verdict Friday in New Delhi.

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India's Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences Over 2012 Gang Rape

9:35am May 05, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The court rejected the appeals of four men who committed the crime it described as "brutal, barbaric and diabolic," in which a 23-year-old woman was attacked and left to die.