In the midst of the slow-moving Doha climate talks, China has announced a major initiative to cut down on PM 2.5, an air pollutant that poses a large health risk. State-run CCTV News reports that the government is seeking an annual five percent dr...

Fifteen-year-old student Zhan Haite has sparked a national debate on microblogging site Sina Weibo around access to education for Chinese who migrate to cities from rural areas. As state-run CCTV News reports, students who don't have "hukou", or h...

China's energy-efficient car market has severely underperformed in 2012. State-run CCTV News reports that battery technology is seen as the greatest obstacle, while price and lack of charging infrastructure present barriers as well. 

Fourteen coal miners were trapped underground by a flood in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang province, this past weekend. State-run CCTV News interviews two of the rescued miners in the hospital, and has footage of the mine's owner being questioned about the...

Five Tibetans have set themselves on fire in the past week, including a teenage Buddhist nun. LinkAsia speaks with Dr. Tsering Shakya of the University of British Columbia about the reasons for this recent spat of self-immolations, and whether loc...

Last week, 21-year-old student Shaheen Dhada updated her status on Facebook, expressing frustration that Mumbai was shut down after the death of politician Bal Thackeray. Her friend Renu Srinivasan "liked" the post. Within hours, as contributor Aj...

An invasive species known as the "bur cucumber" is spreading across South Korea, its vines slowly choking the trees they attach to. Broadcaster MBC sounds the alarm in this report.

As Japan prepares for elections in December, the economy has slowed and consumer demand has fallen through the floor. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports on what some families are doing to pinch yen as salaries drop.

China's government is being urged to reverse a decades-long policy of consolidating rural schools, a policy that has forced some children to spend up to five hours a day on the bus. CCTV News reports on the struggles rural students face just getti...

The Chinese government has issued a controversial new passport that includes a map showing that disputed areas of the South China Sea and India belong to China. While Vietnam, India, and other nations have erupted in anger, China's state-run CCTV ...