Asia

Obama Lifts Veil Of Secrecy On TPP, And It's A Whopper Of A Trade Deal

5:26am November 06, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The U.S. trade representative has released the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal more than 6,000 pages long. The 12-nation TPP would cover the world's largest free trade area.

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Brawl Breaks Out At Chinese Auction, Over A License Plate Number

6:18pm November 05, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The reasons behind the brawl are complex, from a preference for the number 9 to a broader power struggle — and the exorbitant costs of registering a car in China.

Myanmar's Pro-Democracy Opposition Leader Vies For Power As Elections Near

4:38pm November 05, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she would be "above the president" if her party wins the elections on Sunday.

How One Woman Changed The Way People Die In Mongolia

2:41pm November 05, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

When Dr. Odontuya Davaasuren saw how much her father and mother suffered, she was determined to bring palliative care to her homeland.

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Burmese Artists Drum Up Voter Support For Myanmar's Main Opposition Party

2:34pm November 05, 2015

by Naomi Gingold

Myanmar, also known as Burma, holds elections on Sunday. They're the first major elections in 25 years. The repressive military dictatorship has been on the path toward democracy since 2010.

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Taiwanese presidential front-runner Tsai Ing-wen's party has called for independence from China in the past. This time around, it's signaling pragmatism.

As Taiwan Gears Up For Elections, China, As Always, Looms Large

2:33pm November 05, 2015

by Elise Hu

A summit between leaders of China and Taiwan this Saturday will be the first in more than 60 years. It complicates Taiwan's already high-stakes presidential race.

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Chinese, Taiwanese Leaders To Meet In Singapore

11:40pm November 04, 2015

Taiwan's official government news agency said Tuesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore this weekend. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Shelley Rigger, a professor at Davidson College and author of Why Taiwan Matters, about the meeting's significance. She says the timing of the meeting could have grave consequences for Taiwan's president.

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Indian Folk Music Brought To Trinidad Looks For Fans Outside The Caribbean

6:22pm November 04, 2015

by Ike Sriskandarajah

We're not talking about the jam, though Chutney does jam. It's a kind of music from Trinidad and Tobago that blends Indian folk, brought to the island nation by indentured Indians in the 19th century, with rhythms from calypso and soca. And it's players are aiming for an audience beyond the Caribbean.

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For First Time In 6 Decades, Chinese, Taiwanese Leaders To Meet

7:38am November 04, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

The leaders of China and Taiwan will meet in Singapore on Saturday, the first such meeting since the end of China's civil war in 1949. It comes just a couple of months before Taiwan's election.

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Chinese, Taiwanese Leaders Will Meet For First Time In More Than 60 Years

10:57pm November 03, 2015

by Elise Hu

The presidents plan to hold their historic session in Singapore. A Taiwanese spokesman said they would talk about improved relations, but wouldn't make any agreements.