In this holiday special, The World takes you to China. We visit Shenzhen, which has become the most thriving megacity in the world — without the air pollution, overcrowding and failing infrastructure ...

China now produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s electric cars, and no city embodies that dominance more than Shenzhen, home to industry giant BYD. The city of 20 million people is a global hub ...

The new Japanese prime minister sparked a diplomatic flare up this fall, when she said that Japan would get involved if China were to attack Taiwan. The back and forth came at a time when Taiwan’s ...

Some of the auto industry’s biggest innovators gathered in Shenzhen, China, earlier this year for the Automotive World China Exhibition. From electric cars to self-driving sanitation vehicles, the ...

In the US, sales of certain nicotine pouches are soaring. The small white pouches — Swedish cousins of chewing tobacco and ...

New York’s Fort Ticonderoga is celebrated for the artillery it contributed to the American Revolution. Less known, though, ...

Music has always been an essential part of The World. Since day one, the show has featured music being made and celebrated across the globe. Host Marco Werman dips into the archives to share some of ...

The World has been covering the awe of nature alongside the threats posed by climate change since the show began 30 years ago. Host Carolyn Beeler walks Marco Werman through highlights of that ...

It’s been an adventurous three decades for The World and we’re glad to have you with us as we celebrate our 30th anniversary. In this special New Year’s show, we highlight some of our reporting over ...

For many years, The World’s daily Geo Quiz was a staple of the show. Listeners could test their knowledge on trivia and geography. Now, the Geo Quiz is back, on The World’s YouTube channel. Hosts ...

Musician Meklit Hadero is a friend of The World and reporter of the music series Movement. She speaks to Host Marco Werman about some musical highlights from the past 30 years, including a few recent ...

Fueled by a cost-of-living crisis and a weakening currency, Iranians are taking to the streets. While the government says ...