China's Premier Threatens Japan Over Boat Dispute

Japan's arrest of a Chinese fisherman in disputed waters is causing a major rift between China and Japan. For the Chinese, this is a chance to show domination over a former invader. For Japan, it's a chance to stand up to a growing power. For the U.S., it's a chance to countervail China's growing influence in the region. No resolution is in sight.

China's Premier Threatens Japan Over Boat Dispute : NPR

Outsourced Call Centers Return Home to the U.S.

The world is changing rapidly -- just a couple years ago, call center jobs were routinely outsourced to India and the Philippines. Now, falling wages in the U.S., rising wages in Asia, and customer satisfaction means that some call centers are returning home to the U.S.

U.S. Farmers Suffer From Ban On Mexican Trucks

In spite of legal promises made under the decade-old NAFTA to open U.S. highways to Mexican trucks, the U.S. continues to insist that Mexican trucks and drivers are too unsafe to allow into the country. This has led Mexico to (legally) impose tariffs on over $2 billion worth of U.S. exports to Mexico.


U.S. Farmers Suffer From Ban On Mexican Trucks : NPR

Economic Woes Threaten Chavez's Socialist Vision

How can one of the world's richest oil countries suffer from chronic electricity blackouts and a general povertization of the population? The answer may lie in a philosophical debate that has been taking place for centuries: should societies organize under socialist or capitalist economic principles? Venezuela is finding out that its experiment with socialism may have been a grave mistake.

Economic Woes Threaten Chavez's Socialist Vision : NPR

Life On An American Campus In The UAE

American universities such as Michigan State and NYU are setting up branch campuses in the Middle East, especially in the United Arab Emirates. NPR reports on two of these campuses in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Life On An American Campus In The UAE : NPR

Middle East Woos U.S. Colleges

One American export that is gaining market share and growing rapidly is higher education. Many U.S. universities are now opening branch or satellite campuses around the world to offer American degrees. This NPR story explores the Carnegie Mellon business school in Doha, Qatar.



Middle East Woos U.S. Colleges : NPR