UNLOCKING CHINA | 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN

Understanding China begins with a look at Mao Tse-tung

01:14 PM PDT, April 11, 2008 , By Susan Spano

From his humble birth to the Long March of the 1930s to the creation of a Communist society: Getting to know Chairman Mao.

ASIA | INDIA

A return to India, this time with Mom

06:20 PM PDT, May 06, 2008 , By Jeff Greenwald

Any journey to the subcontinent can be life-changing, but taking Mom gives the experience another dimension.

ASIA | 2008 BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN

Specially designed Olympic torch lit on top of Mount Everest

02:11 AM PDT, May 08, 2008 , From the Associated Press

UNLOCKING CHINA | COUNTDOWN TO '08 OLYMPICS

Beijing is close to ready for Olympics amid lingering crisis

05:13 PM PDT, April 30, 2008 , By Mark Magnier

Few have doubts the city will have stadiums and other tasks finished in time for the Aug. 8 start, as citizens hope pride overshadows global protests.

ASIA + INDIA | AIRLINE NEWS

Skies not so bright for China's airline pilots

11:57 AM PDT, April 28, 2008 , By Don Lee

Overworked aviators laboring under lifetime contracts are losing altitude as the nation's volume of air travel booms.

ASIA TRAVEL NEWS | BHUTAN

In the Himalayas, a climate-change calamity builds

10:02 AM PDT, April 21, 2008 , By Henry Chu

Glacial melting threatens disastrous floods in Bhutan, one of the world's most environmentally vigilant nations.

ASIA + INDIA | TRAVEL TIPS

Traveling in China? Be prepared with a Plan B

09:57 AM PDT, April 21, 2008 , By Don Lee

A reporter who arrived too late to buy a train ticket manages to catch a bus, in an unconventional manner.

NEED TO KNOW

In China, a translator is a call away

01:35 PM PDT, April 18, 2008 , By Jane Engle

AIR TRAVEL

Castle in the air: innovation aboard the Airbus A380

10:30 AM PDT, April 17, 2008 , By Jason La

Airlines like Singapore, Qantas, Emirates and Lufthansa are tailoring the super-jumbo jet's roomy cabin -- fully flat beds, LCDs, perhaps a casino.

ASIA | 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS COUNTDOWN

Planning your trip to Mao's China

05:28 PM PDT, April 11, 2008 , By Susan Spano