Why Time Is Running Out Across the Maldives’ Lovely Little Islands
by To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the …
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Author Who Defected From North Korea Wins Defamation Lawsuit
An author who defected from North Korea has won a defamation lawsuit that he filed in South Korea against a fellow defector who accused him …
Documentary Filmmaker Explores Japan’s Rigorous Education Rituals
The defining experience of Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s childhood left her with badly scraped knees and her classmates with broken bones. During sixth grade in Osaka, …
China’s Youth Are Giving Up on Saving for Retirement
China wants young people to put money away for retirement. Tao Swift, an unemployed 30-year-old, is not interested in hearing it. “Retire with a pension?” …
Friday Briefing: Six Months of the Israel-Hamas War
The war in Gaza, six months in Sunday marks six months since the Oct. 7 attacks that started Israel’s war against Hamas. More than 32,000 …
Eyeglasses Improve Income as Well as Sight, Study Shows
If you’re 50 or older and reading this article, chances are you are wearing a pair of inexpensive reading glasses to correct your presbyopia, or …
Why Taiwan Was So Prepared for a Powerful Earthquake
When the largest earthquake in Taiwan in half a century struck off its east coast, the buildings in the closest city, Hualien, swayed and rocked. …
South Korea’s Doctors’ Walkout Spurs Thousands of Complaints
Six weeks after thousands of residents and interns at South Korean hospitals walked off the job, frustration is rising. Patients have filed more than 2,000 …
Thursday Briefing: Ukraine Lowers the Draft Age
Ukraine lowered the draft age President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law lowering the draft age from 27 to 25 and eliminated some medical exemptions in …
Taiwan’s Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years Injures Hundreds
The first quake was alarming enough — a rumble more powerful than anything felt in Taiwan for a quarter-century, lasting for more than a minute …