Hawaii’s biggest-spending visitors will be getting some help from the U.S. government next week. U.S. embassy officials in China are starting a program aimed at streamlining the visa process for tourists. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Global art auction sales set a new record last year --- $11.5 billion. And for the second year in a row, China led the way. But a number of other Asian markets showed dramatic growth, along with an increasing number of millionaires. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

One of Hawaii’s fastest-growing tourist markets is going through a national debate. What’s the best way to learn English? That’s a question the government of South Korea is trying to answer. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Economic problems in Europe are stretching all around the world—including Asia. Mitsubishi Motors is the latest company to be forced into shifting its plans. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

If you happened to see a movie at a local theater this weekend, you saw it at one of the 40,000 screens in the United States. That’s nearly four times the number of movie screens in China. But 2011 was a record year for movies in China and those screens are growing at an average of seven every day. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.