Mount Everest Open To Climbers For The First Time Since Deadly Earthquake
A Japanese man says he wants to show Nepal is safe after the quake and avalanche killed more than 9,000 people there in April.
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Up From The Ashes, A Public Library In Sri Lanka Welcomes New Readers
The Jaffna library once held irreplaceable, ancient manuscripts, lost when it was torched in 1981. Fully restored, the beloved landmark today is filled with readers.
Ben Lecomte Swam Across The Atlantic; Next He Tries The Pacific
In 1998, Ben Lecomte swam across the Atlantic Ocean. The 47-year-old athlete is planning another historic plunge — this time swimming across the ocean on the other side of the country.
Koreas Hold Talks Aimed At Preventing Larger Conflict
Hours before the deadline set by North Korean for Seoul to halt propaganda broadcasts across the border, the two sides said they would meet face-to-face at the border village of Panmunjom.
They're Invisible In China: Portraits Of The Mentally Ill
A young photographer has won a scholarship for his work documenting the lives of six families in Guangdong province who are struggling with mental illness.
China Is Weak And Bloated By Government Investment, Experts Say
Steve Inskeep talks to Anne Stevenson-Yang, founder of J Capitol Research, and Patrick Chovanec, of Silvercrest Asset Management, about how the changes in China's economy are affecting U.S. business.
#NPRreads: Decision-Making, And China's Corporate Culture Shock
Also this week: Two years after her husband choked to death, a producer for Morning Edition relates a journey of heartbreak and humor.
Officials: 'Highly Unlikely' Bangkok Bombing Was Work Of Foreign Terrorists
Police say they've cleared a man who turned himself in after he was identified in a video leaving a backpack at the Erawan shrine moments before the explosion.
Chinese Government Looks To Assign Blame In Warehouse Explosions
Official Chinese news media report that two owners of the Tianjin warehouses, the site of explosions that killed more than 100 people, confessed to using political influence to avoid safety rules.
Deadly Explosion Rocks Thailand's Capital City
At least one bomb exploded at an intersection near a shrine popular with tourists in the center of Bangkok, officials say. Multiple news reports put the number of people killed at more than a dozen.