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A vendor holds a calendar featuring Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar. Myanmar's current president has promised a peaceful transfer of power.

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Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Wins Majority In Myanmar's Historic Election

2:32pm November 13, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

The results of the country's first free election in 25 years were declared official Friday. The party, led by the Nobel Peace Prize winner, now has a clear path to select the next president.

Trade Negotiator Michael Froman Insists TPP Will Work

6:34am November 13, 2015

In a conversation with Steve Inskeep, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman defends the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement involving the U.S. and 11 other Asian-Pacific nations.

Younger students cheer on high school seniors as they head to the all-important college entrance exam on Thursday. As usual, police offered escorts for students who were running late.

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Even The Planes Stop Flying For South Korea's National Exam Day

7:28pm November 12, 2015

by Elise Hu

Aircraft were grounded, the stock market opened an hour late and police officers gave free rides to students rushing to Korea's all-important college entrance exam.

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Lala (center) and Milena (left) would like to see more incentives for young girls to take up soccer.

Your Questions On Period Huts, Child Brides, Girls' Soccer — Answered

5:11pm November 12, 2015

by NPR Staff

You read the stories in our #15Girls series and posed some really good questions. (Wish we'd thought of them first.) Here are answers from our correspondents.

Massive Pacific Trade Agreement Ignores One Huge Tariff: Currency Manipulation

4:25pm November 12, 2015

by David Kestenbaum

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement has been hashed out line-by-line. All 6,000 pages of it. It will set the rules for roughly one-third of world trade. It has precise requirements for tariffs, quotas and subsidies for all manner of goods. But there's one huge secret tariff that isn't included: currency manipulation.

E-Commerce Is A Bright Spot In China's Slumping Economy

1:58pm November 12, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

China's old industrial sector continues to decline. One of the economy's sectors that is doing well is e-commerce. But is its rapid expansion enough to halt the overall slide in China's growth?

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Kolkata now has its first food truck: Agdum Bagdum. Its owners, two foodies who quit pharmaceutical jobs to become food truckers, were inspired by America's food truck craze — which, of course, was inspired by street food in places like Kolkata.

America's Food Truck Craze Parks On The Streets Of Kolkata

8:22pm November 11, 2015

by Sandip Roy

Kolkata now has its first food truck: Agdum Bagdum, which hawks Indian fusion food. It was inspired by American food trucks — which were originally inspired by street food in places like Kolkata.

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Opposition politician Zin Mar Aung is one of the declared winners so far in the election. Previously, she served 11 years in jail because of her activism.

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Amid Slow Vote Count, Myanmar Opposition 'Cautiously' Eyes Victory

2:39pm November 11, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Opposition supporters believe they have won the country's freest election in more than two decades. But the military still holds 25 percent of parliamentary seats.

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Chinese Online Retailer Alibaba Racks Up Sales On Singles Day

2:07pm November 11, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

The one-day shopping spree is promoted by China's online retail giant Alibaba. More than $10 billion in sales were generated — more than five times the volume of last year's Cyber Monday in the U.S.

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Tang Xiong Xiong, a Bichon Frise, came into the salon as a ball of fluff and emerged with her head shaped like a square. "She's getting used to it," says her owner.

For Taiwanese Dogs, Being Square Is Stylish

7:41pm November 10, 2015

by Elise Hu

These days, owners are asking for their four-legged friends to be styled as spheres and squares. We visit the Taiwanese grooming shop where the geometric grooming trend took root.

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