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Shanghai pedicurist Ju-wen Zu and NPR's Aarti Shahani talk, aided by a translation app that may change the way we travel abroad forever.

Finding A Pedicure In China, Using Cutting-Edge Translation Apps

On a trip to China, NPR's Aarti Shahani took a detour in search of a pedicure, with help from some of the latest voice translation apps. These tools could radically change how you travel abroad.

A man sets up portraits of North Korean defector Han Seong-ok and her 6-year-old son, who are believed to have died from starvation, at a makeshift shrine in downtown Seoul on Aug. 28.

In South Korea, Anguish Over Deaths Of North Korean Defectors Who May Have Starved

A mother and her young son were found dead in July, apparently of starvation. The case has refocused attention on the circumstances of defectors, who often struggle to start new lives in the South.

The front page of the Asian edition of the International New York Times, with a story about Thailand's king.

Thai Printing Company Refuses To Print Today's 'New York Times'

The newspaper whose motto is "All the news that's fit to print" didn't meet a printer's requirements in Thailand on Tuesday because of a story about the king.

A Thai Royal Police handout photo taken with a mobile phone showing an unidentified suspect, who police say may be linked to the Aug. 17 shrine bombing.

Thai Police Make Arrest Possibly Linked To Deadly Shrine Bombing

Authorities say it's too early to say for sure if the unidentified suspect, who they say was found with bomb-making materials, had anything to do with the attack on Bangkok's Erawan shrine.

China Makes A Big Play In Silicon Valley

"The Chinese figured out that technology is the key to wealth and power, and the source of technology is still the West for China," says one China and tech watcher.

James Beard-and-Emmy Award-winning Host Ming Tsai.

SIMPLY MING: Season 14: Shaun Hergatt

Airs Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

"It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story" looks to Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff who founded the legendary jazz label. The film opens this years San Diego International Jewish Film Festival.

San Diego's Jewish Film Festival Rebrands But Mission Stays The Same

Festival continues through Feb. 17

Office of the Attorney General spokesman Wanchai Roujanavong talks to reporters during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday after the announcement that scores had been indicted on charges of human trafficking.

Thai Prosecutors Seek Indictments Against Scores Of Alleged Human Traffickers

Charges have been recommended for more than 100 people after the discovery of mass graves containing the remains of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Houses damaged by the collapse of the perimeter netting of a golf training field because of strong winds from Typhoon Faxai are seen in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, on Monday.

Typhoon Faxai Rips Through Tokyo Area: At Least 2 Dead And 700,000 Without Power

Strong wind gusts toppled two large steel electrical towers, and part of a solar power plant burst into flames. The storm also knocked a golfing range's safety net onto nearby houses.

Equifax is facing criticism because after the security incident it chose to create an entirely new domain for customers to check whether they were affected.

After Massive Data Breach, Equifax Directed Customers To Fake Site

The credit reporting agency set up a website to help people determine whether they had been affected by a cyberattack. But on Twitter, Equifax repeatedly pointed people to a phishing site.

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