Right now, people around Asia are celebrating the Lunar New Year, the holiday is called "Tet" in Vietnam, and for some in that country, Tet brings memories of war; it was during Tet
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told NATO allies in Afghanistan today that the country needs more military assistance but many European leaders are reluctant to put more of their own troops in harm's way, as The World's Matthew Bell reports.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Thomas Gouttierre, director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, about the challenges facing Allied forces in their fight against the Taliban.
Journalist Josh Kurlantzick talks about the controversy over new land seizures and repressive media policies enacted by the Chinese government in advance of the Beijing Olympics.
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is China. The kosher food industry is on the rise there as Chinese factory owners hope to tap into the US kosher food market. The BBC's Frances Harrison has that story.
Turkey's parliament is expected to approve a bill this week that allows female university students to wear headscarves and that's upsetting secular Turks, as the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from Istanbul.
Today's answer is Ladakh, a region in the India-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh is where Pashmina goats can be found. Their soft wool is prized around the world. This year, severe winter conditions are threatening the goats. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC's Altaf Hussein.
The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on how China's government is trying to cope with the effects of wild winter weather: Chinese authorities are working hard to restore electricity and get transportation systems moving again
American-style brunch, complete with waffles, eggs, pancakes, and sausages, is all the rage in South Korea, and Correspondent Jason Strother tells us how an old American stand-by has become a new culinary trend in South Korea.
Across Indonesia, hardline Muslims have rallied to call for Governor Ahok’s ouster. The crowds are stoked by Islamists who, from day one, have reviled the idea of a non-Muslim in Jakarta’s top post.
Hidayat Palaloi's family fish ponds were swept into the sea after the shoreline eroded away. Now, he's planting mangroves all over his home island to prevent that from happening to others.
Prayuth Chan-ocha — a former army general who seized power through a coup — has just released his fourth pop song. Like the others, it is a pure dose of saccharine nationalism.
The Pentagon says North Korea's weapons program represent “a clear, grave threat” to US security. What’s not clear is how the Trump administration is going to deal with it.
Thousands of younger demonstrators erupted with joy while a rival older crowd angrily clashed with riot police on Friday — epitomizing the generational splits over the country's sweeping political scandal.
"Certainly we do not want to, for things to get to military conflict," the US secretary of state said. "If they elevate the threat of their weapons program to a level that we believe require action, then, that option's on the table."
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