Asia-Pacific

August 22, 2017

It’s been very difficult to determine whether the fish on your plate, or in your pet’s dish, was caught by an enslaved person. Thailand is tightening up its monitoring system.

Conflict

The US has a massive military presence in the Asia-Pacific. Here's what you need to know about it.

Agence France-Presse

August 11, 2017

President Donald Trump says military "solutions" to the North Korea nuclear crisis are now "locked and loaded." Here's a guide to the size and strength of the US military's assets in the region.

Conflict

North Korea, South China Sea and more: What the Pentagon chief is up to in Asia

Agence France-Presse

June 03, 2017

Jim Mattis moved to reassure Asian allies Saturday that the United States can work with China on reining in North Korea's nuclear weapons program without compromising its opposition to Beijing's "militarization" of the South China Sea.

Culture

New hope for a Sudanese asylum-seeker stuck in an Australian offshore detention camp

The World

April 07, 2017

Updated

04/22/2017 - 3:15pm

On April 22, the Trump Administration said it would honor an Obama-era agreement to resettle refugees stuck in Australia's controversial offshore detention camps. This means that after nearly four years, 25-year-old Sudanese refugee Aziz may finally get a new home.

Conflict

A guide to the 'horrific' consequences of a US-China naval war

GlobalPost

February 13, 2017

Trump’s team has hinted at a war with China. But the potential disaster that would create still make it very unlikely.

Global Politics

President Obama's final China trip highlights "pivot to Asia"

Agence France-Presse

September 02, 2016

President Barack Obama begins his 11th and final presidential trip to the Asia-Pacific in earnest on Friday, visiting China to nurture what has become arguably the world's most important relationship and cementing an eight-year "pivot to Asia."

Global Politics

Even a chilly handshake is a step forward for China and Japan

The World

November 10, 2014

Updated

11/12/2014 - 12:15pm

There were no smiles or warmth and no lingering chit-chat, but the leaders of China and Japan actually shook hands in front of the cameras. And even that small step is a good sign for a troubled relationship.

Arts, Culture & Media

The Tiananmen Square story was historic for the international news business — but it was also a fluke

The World

June 04, 2014

The protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989 were a huge news story around the world. But part of the reason for that was a fluke of history. The foreign media was already in Beijing — at the invitation of the Chinese government.

Conflict & Justice

Why is the Yasukuni Shrine so controversial?

The World

December 26, 2013

China and South Korea have protested strongly to Japan, after the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, visited the Yasukuni shrine to Japan's war dead. But why is the Shrine so controversial?

Business, Economics and Jobs

The political chaos in Washington is creating jitters overseas

The World

October 09, 2013

Washington's latest round of political implosion could have negative impact on the global economy and US credibility abroad.

Asia-Pacific

Why the West should care about Thailand’s new fight against fishing slavery

The US has a massive military presence in the Asia-Pacific. Here's what you need to know about it.

North Korea, South China Sea and more: What the Pentagon chief is up to in Asia

New hope for a Sudanese asylum-seeker stuck in an Australian offshore detention camp

Updated

A guide to the 'horrific' consequences of a US-China naval war

President Obama's final China trip highlights "pivot to Asia"

Even a chilly handshake is a step forward for China and Japan

Updated

The Tiananmen Square story was historic for the international news business — but it was also a fluke

Why is the Yasukuni Shrine so controversial?

The political chaos in Washington is creating jitters overseas

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