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NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports from Hanoi that President Clinton was welcomed to Vietnam today under a towering picture of the late Vietnamese chairman Ho Chi Minh, the architect of America's defeat there 25 years ago. The President's first day in Vietnam was devoted to promoting his them that it was time for Americans to relate to Vietnam as a nation, not a war.

NPR's Robert Gifford reports from Beijing that China is watching the US election standoff with a mixture of fascination and amusement. While officially the Chinese have avoided criticizing U.S. Democracy, some of the young in the street have found it good fodder for jokes.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from New Delhi that India's most famous movie star, 72-year-old Rajumar, has been released by his kidnapper after 107 days of captivity. Rajumar had been kidnapped last July by India's most notorious outlaw, Veerapan.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Brighton Beach in New York, where, like many other places around the country, the presidential election is the topic of conversation. But these particular voters are Holocaust survivors who say the Democratic process is something they are willing to wait for. (4:51

NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports on the mixed grades the television industry received yesterday for its response to calls to include more minority characters. The results show there are more African Americans on TV but other ethnic groups, like Asian Americans and Latinos are still underrepresented.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports Congress is trying hard to prevent a bipartisan crisis. With the state of the current election, any post-impeachment co-operation between republicans and democrats risks falling to pieces, but both parties seem to be making an effort to prevent this from happening.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the death of screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr., the last surviving member of the Hollywood Ten. He and nine other writers and directors appeared before the House Unamerican Activities Committee in 1947 to answer--or refuse to answer--questions about their involvement with the Communist Party.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a pair of ballot initiatives aimed at limiting the development of new office buildings in San Francisco. The measures were motivated by the expansion of many dot-com businesses into a neighborhood that has been home to low income Latinos and artists.

Economic distress continues to plague the upstate New York region despite the nation's prosperity. Brian Mann reports that its financial woes have become a heated topic in the Senate race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rick Lazio

Host Bob Edwards talks with reporter Jeffery Mindage in Taipei about the crash of a Singapore Airlines flight there yesterday. The Los Angeles-bound plane burst into flames after striking an object on the runway. At least 79 people were killed in the disaster.