Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Peter Hessler about National Geographic's special China issue. Hessler wrote several of the articles which focus on recent changes the country has gone through.

Nguyen Qui Duc reports on how rising food costs are affecting people in Vietnam. The country is a major producer of rice. The government has halted exports to try and keep prices down at home. But even so, many Vietnamese are struggling to cope.

The World's Jeb Sharp reports that United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon will lead a new UN task force to tackle the global food crisis. Ban says the first priority will be to feed the world's hungry and prevent social unrest around the globe.

Entire program - April 29, 2008

Andrea Smardon reports on an American hip hop artist who learned to rap in Jerusalem. He goes by the name "Y-Love."

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Tempelhof Airport. The World's David Leveille reports that Berlin's city officials want to close the airport down. But supporters say it should stay open, in honor of its role during the historic Berlin Airport in 1948 and 1949.

For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the name of a German airport that played a key role during the Berlin Airlift.

Cyrus Farivar has an update on the "One Laptop Per Child" program that promising to bring low-cost computing to millions of school kids around the globe. So far, the initiative has fallen short of its goal and a there's a split among the program's partners.

The World's Gerry Hadden reports on the rise of anti-immigration feelings in Italy. Italian politicians have reacted to a number of crimes blamed that were blamed on foreigners with proposals for an immigration crackdown.

Issues of race are at the forefront in the U.S. presidential campaign. The World's Jeb Sharp examines the role of race in the political discourse of other countries.