Selena Gomez: 'Disrespectful' transplant image prompts Chinese TV apology
BBC via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoA Chinese variety show has apologised for editing a post-surgery photo of US pop star Selena Gomez...
China and its near-abroad
The Economist· 23 hours agoAs China’s global rivalry with America intensifies, the main zone of contention will be South-East Asia. The region has no clear battle-lines, but that makes the competition ...
Xi Puts His Personal Stamp on China’s Fight Against Poverty
Bloomberg· 2 days agoPresident Xi Jinping led a ceremony highlighting Beijing’s efforts to end extreme poverty, the...
Intercity commuters are a puzzle for Chinese officials
The Economist· 1 day agoFEW CHILDREN grow up dreaming of being a commuter. Now it is China’s turn. Planners did not have...
China used anal Covid swabs on US diplomats ‘in error’
The US Sun· 2 days agoCHINA ordered US diplomats to undergo ANAL swab tests for Covid sparking fury with the State...
Covid-19: Are 'hate crimes' against Asian Americans on the rise?
BBC News· 2 hours agoA Filipino-American is slashed in the face with a box cutter. Advocates and activists say these are...
The Latest: Young children return to school in Germany
Miami Herald· 5 days agoElementary schools and kindergartens in more than half of Germany’s 16 states reopened Monday after...
Hiding in plain sight, William & Mary building identified as New World’s oldest still-standing ...
The Virginian-Pilot· 9 hours agoAnalysis of the frame of a small, non-descript building on the College of William & Mary campus has...
In Kolkata, Only a Few Lions Are Still Dancing
Foreign Policy Magazine· 8 hours agoFour groups of lion dancers appear, parading up and down the streets as small children stare open-mouthed. This scene would be an ordinary one in...
'I rescue kids from human traffickers'
Newsweek· 7 hours agoOur rescue teams go undercover in red light districts in countries like India, Thailand and Nepal, searching for minor girls. They pretend to be clients;...