Asia

World News

Factual Error Opens CNN Star Sanjay Gupta To Scrutiny Over Dual Roles

9:36am July 09, 2015

by David Folkenflik

While covering the earthquake in Nepal, the network's chief medical reporter, who is also a brain surgeon, operated on a young victim — and misidentified her. Does it matter?

China's Economic Downturn Needs To Happen To Boost Consumption

6:34pm July 08, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Patrick Chovanec, chief strategist with Silvercrest Asset Management group, about the Chinese stock market and the impact on the U.S. and global economy.

Queue Listen Now

Vietnamese Communist Party Chief Makes 1st White House Visit

2:34pm July 08, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Nguyen Phu Trong, the head of Vietnam's Communist Party, and the most powerful man in the Asian nation, met with President Obama on Tuesday. It is the first time a general secretary of the country's Communist Party has visited the U.S., and a good opportunity for the Obama administration to nurture an ally as it makes its' so-called pivot to Asia.

Queue Listen Now

Chinese Stocks Take A Plunge Despite Government Efforts

2:31pm July 08, 2015

by Frank Langfitt

China's stock market continues to fall despite massive government intervention. The Shanghai Index is down 30 percent since mid-June.

Queue Listen Now

Stock Market Drop In China Raises Concerns About An Economic Crisis

2:30pm July 08, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Chinese stock markets plunged for the third straight day this week. That was despite more government efforts to prop up share prices. The markets have lost some $4 trillion in the past 3 weeks.

Queue Listen Now

Julie Hamp had recently been appointed head of public relations for Toyota Motor Corp.

World News

Former Toyota Executive Released From Custody In Drug Case

10:51am July 08, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Last month Japanese customs officials discovered oxycodone pills in a package that the 55-year-old American had allegedly mailed to herself from Kentucky. She reportedly will not face charges.

A man walks past an electric board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, China, on Wednesday.

For A 3rd Straight Day, Chinese Markets Plunge

10:08am July 08, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The government tried to curb the panic by suspending some trade and also helping to buy stocks. The efforts, however, fell short. The Shanghai Composite fell by 5.9 percent Wednesday.

Calif. Birthday Celebrations Reinforce Dalai Lama's Global Presence

7:36am July 08, 2015

The Dalai Lama is in Southern California, part of a celebration for his 80th birthday. Renee Montagne talks to Robert Barnett, director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program at Columbia University.

Queue Listen Now

U.S. Calls On Myanmar To Grant Rohingya Citizenship

3:43pm July 07, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. has resettled about 1,000 Rohingya Muslims in the past year. U.S. officials say the only real solution to the refugee crisis will come when Myanmar recognizes the Rohingya as citizens.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Malaysia Freezes Bank Accounts Amid Report Of Cash Transfers To Premier

3:23pm July 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Authorities investigating the troubled state investment fund traced nearly $700 million into Prime Minister Najib Razak's bank accounts, The Wall Street Journal reports.