For more on Worldfocus’ coverage of the Philippines, click here.

But as Worldfocus special correspondent Peter Eisner and producer Ara Ayer report, despite years of ill will between the U.S. and Cuban governments, many Cubans still have fond feelings for America — and look forward to changing relations under U.S. President Barack Obama.

Also, listen to our radio show exploring the roots of U.S.-Cuban relations and potential changes under President Barack Obama.

For another look inside Cuba, go inside Cuba’s boxing rings with PBS Wide Angle’s “Victory is Your Duty.”

The Cold War ended and Nicaragua faded from public view. Worldfocus special correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson recently traveled to the Central American country of 6 million people.

They talk baseball and politics and discover that Nicaraguans are hoping for closer ties with the new Obama administration after years of frosty relations during the Bush era.

In the years since, Vietnam has undergone radical changes, as have attitudes among many of its 86 million people toward the United States. In part one of a four-part series, Worldfocus special correspondent Mark Litke and producer Ara Ayer examine how the Vietnamese see the United States all these years later.

Though Czechs have benefited from American tourism, U.S. plans to develop a NATO missile shield system on Czech soil have led to some mixed feelings about the U.S.

Dave Marash travels to the Czech Republic to sample Czech opinion of the U.S. For more on the Czech Republic, see David Marash’s report on a delicious Czech tradition: Into the Czech woods for the mushroom hunt.

From Kenya to Argentina, from Egypt to India, world citizens speak out about U.S. foreign policy, culture and infrastructure.

Below, see the final piece of the series. In it, David Marash travels to the Czech Republic to sample Czech opinion of the U.S. — somewhat boosted by American tourists but soured by U.S. foreign policy.

Correspondent Edie Magnus and producer Bryan Myers travel to two neighborhoods — La Boca and Palermo — to sample Argentinians’ thoughts on media, infrastructure, healthcare and justice systems in their country and in America.

Worldfocus travels to both nations and finds that today, their people hold varying opinions of America. In Kenya, several Kenyans take comfort in American popular culture. Some Kenyans say they feel a connection to Americans because of their shared pain of terrorism and the ascent of presidential candidate Barack Obama, whose father was Kenyan.

In the Muslim-populated country of Tanzania, the view of America sours. Some citizens report a more negative view of the U.S. and its foreign policy.

Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal and producer Yuval Lion report from Kenya and Tanzania.

Hoda Osman, who spent the first 26 years of her life in Cairo, goes back to that city for a sampling of opinion.

Read Producer Sally Garner’s blog post: Sailing along the Nile in Egypt.