The World from PRX

Mary Kay Magistad

A police car is seen smashed and overturned as demonstrators protest against the construction of a waste incinerator in Hangzhou, China.
Environment
What makes people overturn police cars in authoritarian China?
The World's Marco Werman makes a call out to our #YourWorld hashtag.
Arts, Culture & Media
Here are The World newsroom’s favorite stories and conversations of 2013
Environment
Beijing’s pollution defies measurement, but not history
As Mayan ‘end of the world’ nears, Chinese especially interested in preparing
Remembering and forgetting Tiananmen Square
An estimated two-thirds of organ transplants in China come from executed prisoners
Rwanda’s President responds to genocide accusations
Development & Education
Africans want fair shake from Chinese investors
Development & Education
China’s house slaves and real estate bubble
Health & Medicine
Chinese county encourages smoking
Philanthropy in China a year after the Sichuan earthquake
China — the financial crisis and human rights
Rupert Murdoch’s wife’s reputation in China
China Past Due: Facing the Consequences of Control
Conflict & Justice
China’s Xi Jinping Takes Taxi — or Not!
Global Politics
20,000 Birds Slaughtered in Shanghai to Prevent Spread of Avian Flu
Global Politics
The Unique Challenges of Being Catholic in China
Conflict & Justice
China’s Careful Reaction to Hacking Report
Conflict & Justice
A Clean Air Act For China?
Reddit Users Debate the Idea of ‘Leftover Women’
Global Politics
China Rebukes US Over Disputed Islands Comment
Conflict & Justice
Beijing Residents Struggle to Cope with Off-the-Charts Air Pollution
Global Politics
Chinese Mayor Apologizes for Delayed Reporting of Chemical Spill
Lifestyle & Belief
Chinese Wedding Rush on “Love You Forever” Day
Global Politics
How China’s New Leadership Continues Efforts to Control the Media
Arts, Culture & Media
President Obama’s Trip to East-Asia Irks China
Global Politics
China’s New Leadership Unveiled
Conflict & Justice
Blogger Wu Heng, A Champion of Food Safety in China
Global Politics
China Braces for New Leadership
Global Politics
China Watches US Election With Interest
Global Politics
Bidding Lea Heuy To Cambodia’s Controversial King
Global Politics
Chinese Novelist Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Conflict & Justice
Chinese Police Chief Gets 15 Years in Jail
Global Politics
Defense Secretary Panetta Meets with China’s Xi Jinping
Global Politics
Tensions Rise Between China and Japan
Global Politics
Still No Signs of China’s Future Top Leader
Conflict & Justice
Victory on Both Sides of Hong Kong Elections
Global Politics
China Factories Feel Pinch of Slowing Economy
Global Politics
Clinton Challenges China to Solve Territorial Disputes Peacefully
Global Politics
China Not Happy with Romney’s ‘Blame-China’ Views
Arts, Culture & Media
Japan Seizes Chinese Activists on Disputed Islands, China Protests
Global Politics
Chinese Microblogging Site Weibo Turns Three
Conflict & Justice
The Murder Case that Brought Down Chinese Communist Party Leader Bo Xilai
Conflict & Justice
Beijing Floods Unleash Criticism of Chinese Authorities
Environment
China’s Ambitious Space Program a Point of National Pride
Conflict & Justice
Forgetting Tiananmen: China’s Efforts To Ignore Anniversary
Conflict & Justice
Tibet Self-Immolations Spread To Lhasa
Conflict & Justice
Blind Chinese Dissident, Chen Guangcheng, Leaves US Embassy
Global Politics
What the Chen Guangcheng Case Means to the Chinese
Global Politics
China Struggles to End Hostilities along Oil-Rich Sudan Border
Global Politics
US Condemns North Korea’s Failed Rocket Launch
Conflict & Justice
Ai Weiwei’s ‘WeiweiCam’ Goes Dark
Global Politics
China Cracks Down on Social Media Sites Over ‘Rumors’
Global Politics
Nuclear Summit Overshadowed by North Korean Tensions
Global Politics
Tape Sheds Light on China’s Political Scandal
Global Politics
How Appropriate is Democracy For China?
Conflict & Justice
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Calls for Reforms
Global Politics
In China, Organ Transplants from Executed Prisoners
Myanmar: A Time of Change
Geo Quiz
Slideshow: An Underground River in the Philippines