Asia & the Pacific

President Obama’s decision to cancel his trip to the Pacific Rim economic summit because of the political battle at home over the budget and debt ceiling comes at a time when publics in the region have mixed views about the U.S. and China.

The International Labor Organization estimates there are 168 million child laborers worldwide, a third fewer than in 2000.

The case of Bo Xilai, sentenced last weekend to life imprisonment, highlights an increasing central issue in Chinese politics: political corruption.

This past weekend, for the first time in its history, the Miss America pageant crowned an Indian American as the winner. The announcement was followed by a barrage of tweets disparaging the beauty queen’s ethnic heritage and questioning whether her Indian background makes her less “American.” The new Miss America is 24-year-old Nina Davuluri of […]

Anti-Ahmadi sentiment runs high in Pakistan, where two in three Pakistani Muslims say Ahmadis are not Muslim.

Australians go to the polls to choose a new government this week. Recent surveys show that public satisfaction with the economic direction of the country is falling.

Although China's trade ties with and economic influence on its Asian and Pacific Rim neighbors are greater than ever, that's doesn't automatically translate into warmer feelings toward the People's Republic among publics in the region.

On the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, publics in some countries in Asia -- notably South Korea and China -- believe that Japan still has not sufficiently apologized for its actions during the conflict.