The Dalai Lama turns 90. His reincarnation is stirring up conflict with China The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday today. Per Buddhist beliefs, the Tibetan Buddhist religion says he'll be reincarnated, but China says it has final say on who the next Dalai Lama will be. Ayesha Rascoe
Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90 The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala. The Associated Press
How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement. Emily Feng
North Korea has a new luxury beach resort. But the country isn't open to most tourists North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists. Se Eun Gong
Trump says China trade deal advances, as broader tariff deadline gets squishier The U.S. and China are moving forward with a framework they agreed upon earlier this month, and the White House is suggesting more deals are imminent ahead of a July 8 deadline it imposed. Danielle Kurtzleben
Why is China so concerned about Israel-Iran tensions? China is closely watching whether Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire. Beijing gets much of its crude oil imports from Iran through a "dark fleet" of vessels to evade American sanctions. Emily Feng
Greetings from Shenyang, China, where workers sort AI data in 'Severance'-like ways Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. Aowen Cao
A battle of sounds stops at the inter-Korean border The two Koreas have engaged in psychological warfare since the 1960s, with weapons like huge billboard screens, loudspeakers installed along the border, and airdropping propaganda leaflets. Se Eun Gong
North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia North Korea will send thousands to support reconstruction work in Russia's Kursk region. North Korea has already supplied combat troops and conventional weapons to back Russia's war against Ukraine. The Associated Press
South Korea's new president turns off loudspeakers at the border with North Korea South Korea's new president's first move toward easing tensions with North Korea: switch off loudspeakers blaring propaganda and K-pop tunes over the border. Anthony Kuhn
