/tags/asia Asia en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 17 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT /business/2017-05-17/farmers-looking-for-new-markets-worry-theyre-losing-out-on-trade President Trump made campaign promises to pull the U.S. out of big international trade deals and focus instead on one-on-one agreements with other… Wed, 17 May 2017 11:00:00 GMT /business/2017-05-17/farmers-looking-for-new-markets-worry-theyre-losing-out-on-trade Harvest Public Media /arts-life/2016-05-18/how-a-rescue-from-a-south-korean-dog-meat-farm-ended-up-in-fort-collins Frodo, Larimer County’s newest refugee, is nervously pacing the fence line of the Larimer Humane Society’s play yard. The society’s behaviorist, Kate… Wed, 18 May 2016 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2016-05-18/how-a-rescue-from-a-south-korean-dog-meat-farm-ended-up-in-fort-collins Stacy Nick /npr-news/2014-05-29/more-diplomacy-fewer-military-missions-5-obama-statements-explained In a wide-ranging interview with NPR, the president says U.S. foreign policy in the 21st century should focus on diplomacy and counterterrorism rather than large-scale military operations. Thu, 29 May 2014 09:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-05-29/more-diplomacy-fewer-military-missions-5-obama-statements-explained Greg Myre /npr-news/2014-05-28/in-buddhist-majority-myanmar-muslim-minority-gets-pushed-to-the-margins As Myanmar has opened up its political system, it has unleashed long-suppressed tensions. The Rohingya Muslims have been hard hit, with many driven from their homes and now confined to camps. Wed, 28 May 2014 07:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-05-28/in-buddhist-majority-myanmar-muslim-minority-gets-pushed-to-the-margins Anthony Kuhn /npr-news/2014-04-23/slowly-and-sweetly-vietnams-chocolate-industry-grows French colonists planted cacao in Vietnam in the 1800s, but the crop was outpaced by coffee and cashews. Now French expats are helping the country become a respected producer of high-end chocolate. Wed, 23 Apr 2014 20:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-04-23/slowly-and-sweetly-vietnams-chocolate-industry-grows Amy Guttman /npr-news/2014-03-13/hitching-a-ride-on-the-worlds-biggest-cargo-ship Launched in August, the Maersk McKinney Moller is the first of a new class of megaships. It's 20 stories high and a quarter-mile long. NPR's Jackie Northam hopped on board in Poland. Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:36:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-03-13/hitching-a-ride-on-the-worlds-biggest-cargo-ship Jackie Northam /npr-news/2014-01-31/southern-fishermen-cash-in-on-asias-taste-for-jellyfish After the worst year for shrimping in recent memory, fishermen in the Southeast U.S. say they're thankful to catch jellyfish for the Asian market. But conservationists say the expanding jellyfish fishery is a sign of the ocean's decline. Fri, 31 Jan 2014 22:15:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-01-31/southern-fishermen-cash-in-on-asias-taste-for-jellyfish Alastair Bland /npr-news/2013-09-30/asian-investors-find-hot-market-in-u-s-properties Sales in commercial real estate in the U.S. have soared over the past year. Asian nations, particularly China, are scooping up trophy properties and investing in some large, long-term development projects at a record pace. Mon, 30 Sep 2013 07:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-30/asian-investors-find-hot-market-in-u-s-properties Jackie Northam /npr-news/2013-09-21/bo-xilais-life-sentence-reveals-chinas-leadership-problem A court found former top Chinese official Bo Xilai guilty of corruption after one of the highest-profile political trials of recent years. Media coverage of the earlier court hearings transfixed audiences with details of murder, a love triangle, and lavish official life styles. Sun, 22 Sep 2013 03:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-21/bo-xilais-life-sentence-reveals-chinas-leadership-problem Anthony Kuhn /npr-news/2013-09-18/chinas-debate-must-the-party-follow-the-constitution If you demand democracy in China, you can quickly find yourself at odds with the government. So these days, reformers are trying to use the constitution to make the party accountable to the people. But that didn't keep a Shanghai professor from getting suspended. Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:06:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-18/chinas-debate-must-the-party-follow-the-constitution Frank Langfitt