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The Architect Who Made Singapore’s Public Housing the Envy of the World
New York Times· 4 days agoWith a focus on affordability, community, convenience and light, Liu Thai Ker replaced squalid slums...
Taiwanese people, markets stay calm despite Chinese drills around island
Reuters· 4 days agoAs China staged a second day of "punishment" drills on Friday in response to Taiwan's new President...
Why Realists Oppose the War in Gaza
Foreign Policy Magazine· 6 days agoAt first glance, you might think that foreign-policy realists wouldn’t care one way or the other about what Israel is doing in Gaza. Yes, it’s a...
It's so tough to pay cash in China that the government had to fine a KFC for not accepting banknotes
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Opinion | Face it, Hong Kong’s bars won’t recover unless enough expats return
South China Morning Post· 6 days agoEarlier this month, the Hong Kong Bar and Club Association launched a lucky draw with prizes worth...
China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They're calling 'the firm' for help
AOL· 19 hours agoBusiness is good at “the firm.” The eight-person team at the State Department is leading Washington's efforts to ease the economic blowback for countries targeted by China. It emerged in the ...
Politics roiled a community. It worked to rebuild trust with trash and flowers.
The Christian Science Monitor· 4 days agoWhen the culture wars erupted in two small towns in the Pacific Northwest, citizens formed an...
The Journalist Biography in an Age of Crisis
The New Yorker· 5 days agoJournalism is a relatively young profession whose norms have changed constantly; journalism schools started only in the early twentieth century, and many...
The Increasing Trumpification of TikTok
New York Times· 5 days agoThe increase comes as President Biden signed legislation that would force a sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner or would have it banned in the U.S. That...
Politics + Society – Articles, Analysis, Opinion – The Conversation – page 1
The Conversation· 7 days agoFormer President Donald Trump, accompanied by attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media outside Manhattan Criminal Court on May 21, 2024. Curtis Means-Pool/Getty
