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Figures out this week show a continuing trend that is troubling several countries in Asia. It's related to a sustained drop in a key demographic. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

There’s a lot of other space exploration planned for this year and much of it comes from countries in Asia. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Less than three weeks into 2024, it’s already been a busy year for developments in space. And many of those developments are coming from the Asia Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Kauaʻi is home to the only all-stone, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West, built without power tools or electricity. The Iraivan Temple is modeled after millennia-old temples in South India.

While the pace of inflation has slowed across the United States, food prices are still high in many parts of the world. And there’s one crop that’s coming under increasing focus. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

While rains and flooding continue in the northeastern United States this week, northern India has been hit with torrential downpours and landslides. Dozens have been killed in just a few days. It’s part of a series of weather patterns disrupting many aspects of life across India. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Foreign policy experts are still analyzing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping. But another foreign leader from the Indo-Pacific will move into the headlines later this week. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is wrapping up his 7th trip to the Indo-Pacific since taking his cabinet position. His last stop is India, a visit coming shortly before that country's leader heads to the United States. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Papua New Guinea officials say President Biden is scheduled to sign defense and surveillance agreements on his trip to the island nation next week. Washington is seeking to counter China’s growing influence in the region. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Australia is planning the biggest shift in its defense spending since World War II. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says times have changed and the country's defense policy needs to adjust. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.