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Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai is expected to meet with President Bush Tuesday as part of a week-long tour of the United States. The visit is the first by a communist leader since the end of the Vietnam War 30 years ago. Chief among Vietnam's concerns is the desire to join the World Trade Organization by the end of the year.

From pirates to tea to opium, Eric Jay Dolin's new book, When America First Met China, describes the long and complicated history of the trade relationship between the two countries.

The president spent weeks attacking the election results, but not until the insurrection at the Capitol — a symbol of liberty and self-determination — did calls for an early transfer of power begin.

Google and Apple teamed up on using smartphones to track coronavirus infections. But the systems are only available in a few states, where they're being used by a tiny percentage of the population.

The 7-1 decision overturns a 70-plus-year standard of immunity for the bank and its branches. Now a lawsuit filed on behalf of fisherfolk in India can go forward.

A giant laser facility in Livermore, Calif., says it has created net energy from nuclear fusion. It's an important breakthrough, but fusion power remains a distant dream.

President Trump downplays tensions with allies at the G-7 summit in Canada. The countries are at odds over recent U.S. trade moves.

Former U.S. ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, says he's not at all surprised that the hacking of U.S. election could lead all the way up to Vladimir Putin.

Haitians are facing several challenges as UN Peacekeepers withdraw from the island after a 13-year mission. President Trump is set to announce an end to protective status for some 50,000 Haitians living in the U.S. NPR's Carrie Kahn just returned from Haiti where she sat down with the Caribbean nation's new president.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jeremie Waterman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce about what China and the United States can do to negotiate fairer trade practices without hurting businesses as concern about an impending trade war grows.