Get Ready, America: Here Come China’s Food and Drink ChainsJustin M. LarsonDecember 1, 20250 China’s fast-food and beverage chains have an opportunity to expand in the United States and escape cutthroat competition at home.…
China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracts in NovemberJustin M. LarsonNovember 30, 20250 Chinese-made automobiles and construction machinery are assembled and shipped for export at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China,…
China PMI RatingDog data, Fed rate cutJustin M. LarsonNovember 30, 20250 Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020 in Beijing,…
Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly FireJustin M. LarsonNovember 30, 20250 At least eight workers died, and many of those who survived, after saving children and others in their care, are…
India Is a Rising Power, but Its Capital Is a Lethal Gas ChamberJustin M. LarsonNovember 30, 20250 With little being done to clean the skies over New Delhi, the huge city struggles with its toxic air. Source…
Deadly Floods in Indonesia Leave Hundreds MissingJustin M. LarsonNovember 30, 20250 Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy…
China factory activity edges up in November but remains in contractionJustin M. LarsonNovember 30, 20250 A worker walks past molten steel at a steel factory in Huai’an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 22,…
Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of AfghansJustin M. LarsonNovember 30, 20250 Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven…
Where Hundreds of Undocumented Migrants Have Died in CustodyJustin M. LarsonNovember 29, 20250 Malaysia launched a “year of enforcement” in response to a surge in undocumented migrants, many of them from Myanmar. Some…
Mourners Honor Victims of Hong Kong Apartment FireJustin M. LarsonNovember 29, 20250 The police said they expected the death toll of 128 to rise as the authorities began combing through the charred…
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instabilityJustin M. LarsonNovember 29, 20250 Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR, told reporters in Geneva that voting is expected to…
Did Pope Leo Pray in Istanbul’s Blue Mosque? Not Visibly, at Least.Justin M. LarsonNovember 29, 20250 Leo XIV is being closely watched on an inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon to spread a message of peace…
As Cyclone Deaths Pass 120, Sri Lanka Is Overwhelmed by Rescue DemandJustin M. LarsonNovember 29, 20250 Rescue efforts across the nation of 23 million have been hampered by disruptions in transport and telecommunications. Source link
Deadly Hong Kong Fire is a Test of Beijing’s Rule in the CityJustin M. LarsonNovember 29, 20250 After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how…
State Department Boosts Resources to Process Business Visas for South KoreansJustin M. LarsonNovember 29, 20250 The Trump administration has been trying to repair the damage from the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an…
Where Hundreds of Undocumented Migrants Have Died in CustodyJustin M. LarsonNovember 29, 20250 Malaysia launched a “year of enforcement” in response to a surge in undocumented migrants, many of them from Myanmar. Some…
A Hong Kong Fire Survivor’s Escape, in His Own WordsJustin M. LarsonNovember 28, 20250 In his own words, William Li, a resident of the Hong Kong apartment complex that became an inferno, recounted how…
Officials Had Been Warned for Over a Year Before Hong Kong FireJustin M. LarsonNovember 28, 20250 Residents of Wang Fuk Court apartments had raised concerns about flammable foam panels and scaffold netting, but the government did…
Millions in Asia migrate out of necessity as jobs and services fall shortJustin M. LarsonNovember 28, 20250 The office said people across the region are migrating “not by choice, but out of necessity,” driven by the systemic…
India economy grows 8.2% in September quarter even as tariffs biteJustin M. LarsonNovember 28, 20250 Hadynyah | E+ | Getty ImagesIn a quarter partially affected by the 50% U.S. tariffs, the Indian economy grew faster…
Worker Cleared of Stealing Snacks from Office Fridge After 2 Years in CourtJustin M. LarsonNovember 28, 20250 A South Korean man accused of stealing a Choco Pie and a mini custard cake was acquitted after a prosecution…
Aftershocks of an Epic Art Crime Reverberate in JapanJustin M. LarsonNovember 28, 20250 At least four works by a famous convicted forger have been discovered in Japan. Transparency about the mistakes, however, has…
National Guard Soldier Dies After Being Shot in WashingtonJustin M. LarsonNovember 28, 20250 Another Guard member was in critical condition. The suspect is an Afghan man who once served in a paramilitary unit…
Death Toll Rises to 128 in Hong Kong High-Rise FireJustin M. LarsonNovember 28, 20250 Hope of finding survivors has dwindled, with many residents of the densely packed Wang Fuk Court apartment towers still unaccounted…
