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data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x2813+0+260/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2Fa7%2F0849d94940f6ba964c0a78c01fb1%2Fap25093299690021.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x2813+0+260/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2Fa7%2F0849d94940f6ba964c0a78c01fb1%2Fap25093299690021.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat1_23 lazyOnLoad" alt="A man walks into a store displaying Chinese and U.S. flags in Beijing." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A man walks into a store displaying Chinese and U.S. national flags in Beijing on Thursday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andy Wong/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b 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goods that it announced in response to Trump's initial salvo last Wednesday.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5549; --source-height: 3121; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5354691/myanmar-earthquake-rain"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5549x3121+0+289/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F2a%2Faf0ccdde4ea5a66fc8973d88aaab%2Fap25094460519304.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5549x3121+0+289/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F2a%2Faf0ccdde4ea5a66fc8973d88aaab%2Fap25094460519304.jpg" 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data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5549x3121+0+289/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F2a%2Faf0ccdde4ea5a66fc8973d88aaab%2Fap25094460519304.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" alt="Visitors walk near damaged Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery, commonly known as the Me Nu Brick Monastery, in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake in Innwa, Tada-U township, Mandalay, Myanmar on Friday." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Visitors walk near damaged Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery, commonly known as the Me Nu Brick Monastery, in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake in Innwa, Tada-U township, Mandalay, Myanmar on Friday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> AP/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b 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Wall Street stocks were volatile after global markets fell sharply on Monday." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Traders works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, on April 7, 2025. Wall Street stocks were volatile after global markets fell sharply on Monday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images/AFP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Timothy A. 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Vietnamese automaker VinFast just can’t sell enough cars, so it's hoping its tiniest and cheapest car yet — a roughly 10-foot-long mini-SUV priced at $9,200 and called the VF3 — will become Vietnam's “national car" and win over consumers in Asian markets. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Workers assemble electric cars at a Vinfast factory in Hai Phong, Vietnam, on Sept. 29, 2023. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Hau Dinh/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Hau Dinh/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/06/nx-s1-5354134/vietnam-asks-trump-to-delay-implementation-of-tariffs-while-the-two-sides-negotiate" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/06\/nx-s1-5354134\/vietnam-asks-trump-to-delay-implementation-of-tariffs-while-the-two-sides-negotiate","clickPosition":"2.1"}' >Vietnam asks Trump to delay implementation of tariffs while the two sides negotiate</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/06/nx-s1-5354134/vietnam-asks-trump-to-delay-implementation-of-tariffs-while-the-two-sides-negotiate"><time datetime="2025-04-06"><span class="date">April 6, 2025  </span></time>Vietnam is actively seeking to negotiate a reduction in the high tariff rate imposed by the Trump Administration.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4493; 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--source-height: 3330; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5350504/global-markets-us-tariffs-trump"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5920x3330+0+308/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Fa9%2F3472e06f4e72b86dd4ab42da9dcd%2Fap25093040263213.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="U.S. President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as a currency trader works at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 3, 2025." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> U.S. President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as a currency trader works at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 3, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ahn Young-joon/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ahn Young-joon/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/business/">Business</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5350504/global-markets-us-tariffs-trump" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/03\/nx-s1-5350504\/global-markets-us-tariffs-trump","clickPosition":"2.5"}' >Markets in Asia and Europe fall following U.S. announcement of global tariffs</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5350504/global-markets-us-tariffs-trump"><time datetime="2025-04-03"><span class="date">April 3, 2025  </span></time>Shares tumbled in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump 's announcement of big increases in tariffs on imports of goods from around the world.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3985; --source-height: 2242; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5350471/myanmar-ceasefire-earthquake"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3985x2242+0+208/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F01%2F6bb9649647fb9c9a8448fa68f4c6%2Fap25092271993741.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A damaged pagoda is seen in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake in Amarapura township, Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A damaged pagoda is seen in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake in Amarapura township, Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> AP/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> AP/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5350471/myanmar-ceasefire-earthquake" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/03\/nx-s1-5350471\/myanmar-ceasefire-earthquake","clickPosition":"2.6"}' >Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5350471/myanmar-ceasefire-earthquake"><time datetime="2025-04-03"><span class="date">April 3, 2025  </span></time>The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by last week's quake.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3994; --source-height: 2243; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/1241995527/chinas-global-electric-vehicle-boom"> <picture> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s=300&c=85&f=jpeg" data-original="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s=300&c=100&f=jpeg" data-template="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/01/gettyimages-2197127772_wide-a9f9e41f0cae9932e5259ea9f46c62f1eb4a2244.jpg?s={width}&c={quality}&f={format}" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="China's Global Electric Vehicle Boom" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A BYD Brazil factory under construction in Camaari, Salvador, Brazil, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Tuane Fernandes/Bloomberg via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Tuane Fernandes/Bloomberg via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510366/state-of-the-world">State of the World from NPR</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/1241995527/chinas-global-electric-vehicle-boom" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/01\/1241995527\/chinas-global-electric-vehicle-boom","clickPosition":"2.7"}' >China's Global Electric Vehicle Boom</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/1241995527/chinas-global-electric-vehicle-boom"><time datetime="2025-04-01"><span class="date">April 1, 2025  </span></time>Sales of electric vehicles worldwide have been growing and the largest manufacturer of EVs is China's BYD. Their global revenue was over $100 billion in 2024, beating Tesla. To keep up that growth and to try to stave off the pain of U.S. tariffs, BYD is expanding in emerging markets. One of the markets where their cars are selling big is Brazil, where BYD is investing nearly a billion dollars in a factory. 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data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4275x2405+0+767/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F16%2F97be914c4cc88e659203e7de2e29%2Fap25090058323667.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4275x2405+0+767/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F16%2F97be914c4cc88e659203e7de2e29%2Fap25090058323667.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A currency trader works under an electronic stock board at a foreign currency trading firm in Tokyo Monday, March 31, 2025." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A currency trader works under an electronic stock board at a foreign currency trading firm in Tokyo Monday, March 31, 2025. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> AP/Kyodo News </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> AP/Kyodo News </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/business/">Business</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/g-s1-57260/global-shares-are-sharply-lower-as-tokyo-tumbles-4-after-wall-street-retreat" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/31\/g-s1-57260\/global-shares-are-sharply-lower-as-tokyo-tumbles-4-after-wall-street-retreat","clickPosition":"2.15"}' >Asian shares are sharply lower over concerns about the U.S. economy</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/g-s1-57260/global-shares-are-sharply-lower-as-tokyo-tumbles-4-after-wall-street-retreat"><time datetime="2025-03-31"><span class="date">March 31, 2025  </span></time>Asian shares were sharply lower on Monday as worries are building over a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a U.S. economy slowing because households are cautious to spend.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1280; --source-height: 720; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/g-s1-57121/myanmar-earthquake-death-toll-jumps"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1280x720+0+67/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc1%2F52%2Fe21b183949dc859b7bea22fd3d33%2Fap25088210104835.jpg" 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class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Aung Shine Oo/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/g-s1-57121/myanmar-earthquake-death-toll-jumps" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/29\/g-s1-57121\/myanmar-earthquake-death-toll-jumps","clickPosition":"2.16"}' >'Am I going to survive?': Myanmar's quake death toll jumps to more than 1,600</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/g-s1-57121/myanmar-earthquake-death-toll-jumps"><time datetime="2025-03-29"><span class="date">March 29, 2025  </span></time>The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,600 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 8640; --source-height: 4860; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343417/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-bangkok-mandalay"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x4860+0+450/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F76%2F94a1c8dd4c159fd01b5792a06a23%2Fap25087302181459.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x4860+0+450/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F76%2F94a1c8dd4c159fd01b5792a06a23%2Fap25087302181459.jpg" 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data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x4860+0+450/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F76%2F94a1c8dd4c159fd01b5792a06a23%2Fap25087302181459.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok on Friday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Sakchai Lalit/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Sakchai Lalit/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343417/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-bangkok-mandalay" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/28\/nx-s1-5343417\/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-bangkok-mandalay","clickPosition":"2.17"}' >A major earthquake kills over 1,000 in Myanmar. Here's what we know</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343417/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-bangkok-mandalay"><time datetime="2025-03-28"><span class="date">March 28, 2025  </span></time>A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed over 1,000 people near the epicenter in Myanmar. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 911; --source-height: 512; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5341421/south-korea-admits-agencies-mishandled-international-adoptions"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x512+115+100/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F37%2F34%2F8665287c40f8bbce0ca88560912c%2Fdbliem-photo1.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Among Deann Borshay Liem's adoption paperwork were two childhood photographs from 1964 and 1965, both labeled with the name Cha Jung Hee. But the images are of two different girls." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Among Deann Borshay Liem's adoption paperwork were two childhood photographs from 1964 and 1965, both labeled with the name Cha Jung Hee. But the images are of two different girls. Liem is on the right. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Deann Borshay Liem </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Deann Borshay Liem </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5341421/south-korea-admits-agencies-mishandled-international-adoptions" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/27\/nx-s1-5341421\/south-korea-admits-agencies-mishandled-international-adoptions","clickPosition":"2.18"}' >An adoptee was lied to about her identity. South Korea admits she's not alone</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5341421/south-korea-admits-agencies-mishandled-international-adoptions"><time datetime="2025-03-27"><span class="date">March 27, 2025  </span></time>NPR's Juana Summers talks with Deann Borshay Liem, who was born in South Korea and adopted into an American family, about the Korean government admitting adoption agencies engaged in malpractice.</a></p> </div> <article id="resnx-s1-5404359-1" class="bucketwrap resaudio" aria-label="audio-module"><div class="audio-module"> <h4 class="audio-module-title">South Korea admits agencies mishandled international adoptions</h4> <div class="audio-module-controls-wrap" data-audio='{"uid":"nx-s1-5341421:nx-s1-5404359-1","available":true,"duration":320,"title":"South Korea admits agencies mishandled international adoptions","audioUrl":"https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/atc\/2025\/03\/20250327_atc_south_korea_admits_agencies_mishandled_international_adoptions.mp3?size=5134673&d=320869&e=nx-s1-5341421&sc=siteplayer","storyUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/27\/nx-s1-5341421\/south-korea-admits-agencies-mishandled-international-adoptions","slug":"Asia","program":"All Things Considered","affiliation":"","song":"","artist":"","album":"","track":0,"type":"segment","subtype":"other","skipSponsorship":false,"hasAdsWizz":false,"isStreamAudioType":false}' data-audio-metrics='[]'> <div class="audio-module-controls"> <a class="audio-module-listen" href="https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2025/03/20250327_atc_south_korea_admits_agencies_mishandled_international_adoptions.mp3?size=5134673&d=320869&e=nx-s1-5341421&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer"> <b class="audio-module-listen-inner"> <b class="audio-module-listen-icon icn-play"></b> <b class="audio-module-listen-text"> <b class="audio-module-cta"> Listen </b> <b class="audio-module-listen-duration"> <span>· </span> <span>5:20</span> </b> </b> </b> </a> <time class="audio-module-duration" datetime="P5M,20S"> <span class="audio-module-duration__initial-value">5:20</span> </time> </div> </div> <div class="audio-module-tools"> <a class="audio-tool audio-tool-transcript" href="https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5341421" data-metrics-ga4='{"category":"audio","action":"audio_click_transcript","storyId":"nx-s1-5341421","mediaId":"nx-s1-5404359-1","title":"An adoptee was lied to about her identity. 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Student activists continue to be central figures in shaping the future of Bangladesh's political landscape.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5342247/vietnam-fish-sauce-climate-change-overfishing"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2Fff%2Fa946204a4890b3f57bf26e987de5%2Fap25085538303745.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2Fff%2Fa946204a4890b3f57bf26e987de5%2Fap25085538303745.jpg" 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