Low rainfall has caused a humanitarian crisis in Madagascar, but common assumptions about drought didn’t hold up to scrutiny.
Author: RAYMOND ZHONG
Who, and Where, Is Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai?
China’s censorship of the tennis star’s #MeToo allegations has not been able to silence a chorus of concern for her safety. The Women’s Tennis Association moved to suspend all tournaments in China.
Covid Rules for Beijing Olympics Force Injured Athlete to Fly Home on Cargo Plane
A Polish luger, Mateusz Sochowicz, was told that coronavirus restrictions prevented him from boarding a commercial flight for another two weeks.
U.S.-China Relations: What to Know
The Biden administration has called managing America’s relationship with Beijing “the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century.”
U.S.-China Relations: What to Know
The Biden administration has called managing America’s relationship with Beijing “the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century.”
Celtics Games Are Pulled in China After Enes Kanter’s Pro-Tibet Posts
The Boston center called China’s leader, Xi Jinping, a “brutal dictator” on social media, igniting an online backlash in the country. The N.B.A.’s online partner stopped streaming the team’s games.
Man Whose Attack on Ex-Wife Was Livestreamed Gets Death Penalty in China
The case riveted the public’s attention in China and spotlighted the patchy enforcement of the country’s law against domestic violence.
Facebook Outage Shows World Reliance on WhatsApp, Instagram
The outage disrupted the digital lives of small-business owners, politicians, aid workers and others. But for some, it was a welcome reprieve.
Facebook’s Apps Went Down. The World Saw How Much It Runs on Them.
The outage disrupted the digital lives of small-business owners, politicians, aid workers and others. But for some, it was a welcome reprieve.
China Called Finance Apps the Best Thing Since the Compass. No Longer.
Beijing’s tech crackdown could imperil the innovation that brought modern finance to underserved people — but also led to concerns about reckless lending and borrowing.