Her detention in a digital libel case involving her online news site, Rappler, comes amid a crackdown on the news media by the president.
Author: ALEXANDRA STEVENSON
China Pours $218 Billion Into the Economy as Growth Slows
The Chinese central bank’s move is intended to send a signal that Beijing is ready to stem a slowdown that has darkened the global outlook.
Global Markets Fall After a Wall Street Sell-Off Spurred by Trump Tweets
Uncertainty over the stability of a trade war truce between Washington and Beijing has renewed investor worries about global growth prospects.
Philippine Journalist, a Thorn to Duterte, Turns Herself In to Face Charges
Maria Ressa, a veteran journalist, was charged with five counts of tax fraud in what her news organization, Rappler, said was part of a broader attack on the news media by the government.
South Korea Loves Plastic Surgery and Makeup. Some Women Want to Change That.
Gender inequality and the global #MeToo movement have fueled “Escape the Corset,” a campaign to cast off the country’s rigid beauty standards.
Stocks Fall, Wiping Out Gains for 2018
Worries about the tech industry added to broader concerns, including the impact of the trade war between the U.S. and China.
Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar
The company, citing a human rights report it commissioned, said it was moving to prevent further abuses of its platform in Myanmar. Critics said they were unconvinced.