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September 15th, 2022

Climate of fear

Pakistan's floods drive calls for climate justice

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The Big Story

Pakistan floods drive calls for climate justice

The rift between rich, carbon-emitting countries and the vulnerable, developing world is widening

After record rain during this year's monsoon season, much of Pakistan was overwhelmed by floods in late August. These submerged buildings are in Jafferabad, Balochistan.
South Korea's army conducts a military drill with Hyundai Rotem's K2 Black Panther tanks. The weapons are drawing keen interest in Europe. (Photo courtesy of Hyundai Rotem) 
Business Spotlight

South Korean arms find interest in Europe amid Ukraine war

Hyundai, Hanwha, KAI win orders in Poland, but other countries also tempted

This Indian bride had her wedding ceremony and celebrations on a picturesque beach on the famous Thai resort island of Phuket. (Photo courtesy of Thai-Indian Wedding Association)
Travel & Leisure

Thai tourism eyes Indian weddings as Chinese spending dries up

One couple from Hong Kong last year spent $12.5m in four days

Google Senior Vice President Prabhakar Raghavan said that "in certain countries, you have to have local teams that are very tuned in to the local culture and society." (Source photos by Getty Images and courtesy of Google) 
Technology

Google to expand local development teams in Asian countries

Search giant targets growing new internet users, head of search and ads says

Trains pass only about a meter away from cafes. (Photo by Tomoya Onishi)
Food & Beverage

Hanoi's 'train street' cafes begin to reopen after 3-year hiatus

Insta-friendly area sees more visitors as nation greets foreign tourists again

Corporate capital spending in Japan has not grown in tandem with higher earnings as businesses become more cautious about increasing fixed assets.
Datawatch

Weak capital investment saps Japan's economic growth

Top corporate spenders unchanged in 15 years in absence of new industry leaders

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on Aug. 2-3 resulted in more than 270 cases of misinformation attacks -- likely from China, according to Taiwan's National Defense Ministry.
Asia Insight

Cyber warfare: China attacks force Taiwan to bolster defenses

Power plants, hospitals and other essential facilities seen as possible targets

Bangladesh's finance minister has blamed money laundering through manipulation of trade invoices for exacerbating the country's trade deficit.
Economy

Bangladesh widens net for laundered billions as forex reserves fall

Government tries mix of sticks and carrots as experts warn of low success rate

Russia's war on Ukraine is bringing the eastern European nation closer to Taiwan. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Getty Images/Kyodo)
International relations

Ukraine weighs pivot to Taiwan as trust in China wanes over war

Ukrainian MP: China's reaction to Pelosi Taiwan visit a "turning point"

People pass closed meat shops in Gurugram, India, in 2018. Recent years have brought a series of temporary meat bans, pushed by right-wing Hindu groups.
Politics

'Vegetarian nationalism' poses identity crisis for India's Muslims

Temporary meat bans raise longer-term question of what it means to be Indian

Liz Truss faces a daunting in-tray that ranges from a domestic cost of living crisis to uncertainty over Britain's place in the world. 
Opinion

Liz Truss, cartoon Mrs. Thatcher, takes power in U.K.

Economic turmoil will test Britain's new prime minister

Docked oil drilling platforms in Port Aransas, Texas, in 2020: The emergence of the U.S. as an energy exporter makes the country a source of energy security for its international allies and friends.  
Opinion

The U.S. is ready for the next era of globalization

Consensus undermined by China's coercion and Russia's weaponization of energy

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Life

Players' paradise: Four of Tokyo's most exciting game centers

From retro-tastic classics to mind-blowing VR adventures, every gaming taste is catered to here

In the 2022 film "Maid in Malacanang," Imelda Marcos -- shown in this scene with her vast shoe collection -- and her family are portrayed as victims of history. (Screenshot from YouTube)
Tea Leaves

Laugh, cry and rage, twice over, at Marcos cinematic redux

In the Philippines, a movie melodrama is happening for real