Asia

International Investigators Grapple With Real-Life 'Oceans Eleven'

6:24am March 17, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

There are more developments in an international bank heist that involves a sophisticated cyberattack into Bangladesh's central banking system. Hackers siphoned out millions before they were stopped.

Otto Frederick Warmbier, a 21-year-old American student, speaks during a news conference in Pyongyang on Feb. 29.

N. Korea Sentences American Student To 15 Years Of Prison, Hard Labor

3:03pm March 16, 2016

by Elise Hu

Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia student, had attempted to steal a propaganda sign from his Pyongyang hotel. He was convicted of subversion. The White House called for his release.

'Putin Country' Offers A Glimpse Inside 'Real' Russia

1:27pm March 16, 2016

Veteran foreign correspondent Anne Garrels takes us deep inside Russia, where citizens struggle with a shaky economy and widespread corruption, but seem supportive of their controversial president.

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The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is being held this month at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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China's Legislative Session: Many Stars, But Little Power

10:35pm March 15, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

China's legislature, long dismissed as a "rubber stamp" and empty political theater, attracts some of the country's wealthiest and most prominent figures. But how much can it accomplish?

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South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol reviews the match with other professional Go players after the fourth match against Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo.

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Achievement Unlocked: Google AlphaGo A.I. Wins Go Series, 4-1

5:24pm March 15, 2016

by Elise Hu

A top world Go champ lost the last of five games against Google's AlphaGo. But both sides are going home from the match with a lot more to learn.

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U Htin Kyaw (left), newly elected president of Myanmar, walks with National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at Myanmar's Parliament in Naypyitaw on Tuesday.

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Myanmar's Parliament Elects First Civilian President In Decades

11:54am March 15, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

U Htin Kyaw is a close ally of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who was barred from running herself by the country's constitution.

'The Story Of Hong Gildong' Helps Define Korean Sense Of Identity

4:27pm March 14, 2016

Hong Gildong is to Koreans — both North and South — as Superman is to Americans. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Minsoo Kang, the translator for the new English version of the classic Korean tale.

Asia Leads The World In The Feat Of Reciting Thousands Of Pi Digits

3:51pm March 14, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

Forget pie and pizza. The real way to celebrate the beauty of 3.14 is by reciting the most pi decimal points.

A sandstone statue of Rishabhanata, from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, India, in the 10th century A.D., flanked by a pair of attendants. It is valued at approximately $150,000.

Feds Recover Stolen Indian Antiquities From Major New York Auction House

11:34pm March 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations seized two ancient sandstone statues just days before they were scheduled to go to auction.

In a photo from March 2011, then-U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos visits the Tohoku region, hardest hit by the tsunami and earthquake. He and his team then started the Tomodachi (Friends) Initiative to help young survivors.

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After Tsunami And Quake, A U.S.-Japan Partnership To 'Give Hope'

7:22pm March 11, 2016

by Elise Hu

When the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis hit Japan in 2011, U.S. troops delivered aid in Operation Tomodachi, Japanese for "friends." Another Tomodachi program brings Japanese kids to the U.S.

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