List of East Asia articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Wins the Olympics That Almost No One Else Wanted
The 2022 Winter Olympics go to Beijing in one of the strangest bid processes in history.
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GettyImages-162246801_960 When a Boy’s Life Is Worth More Than His Sister’s
More societies around the world are letting girls die so boys can thrive. It’s not just cruel, it's a recipe for disaster.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dear Obama: Corruption Isn’t Just Africa’s Problem
What the U.S. president didn’t say in his big Nairobi speech.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Like Uber But for Protests: Rideshare Drivers Targeted in Mexico City
Protests against Uber in Mexico City got violent this week, just days before the implementation of new regulations for the controversial ridesharing app.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Fed Chief Janet Yellen Cancels ‘Liftoff’ of U.S. Interest Rates
U.S. Fed chief Janet Yellen has pulled the plug on an interest rate rise yet again.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Beijing’s Ban on Smoking Is Actually (Sort of) Working
That's no mean feat in a country that loves to light up.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What sites to use to watch North Korea
Tom Ricks asked me to provide ten blogs/resources that Korean experts use to keep up on north Korea.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Chinese Supreme Court Justice Falls from Grace
In the biggest bust since Zhou Yongkang, a judge at China's high court is being investigated for corruption.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Oil Glut Sends Crude Prices Tumbling and Hammers U.S. Producers
Supply is outstripping demand by more than 2 million barrels per day — and that's before Iran starts selling more crude in the wake of the landmark nuclear deal with Washington.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is China’s Reform Era Over?
Renewed state controls in politics and the economy may unravel the consensus that’s kept China stable for decades.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Here Are the Remaining Hurdles to Obama’s Massive Asia Trade Deal
Here are the remaining hurdles to President Obama getting his massive Asian trade deal done.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Chinese State Media: Obama ‘Playing the Family Card’ in Africa
China's reaction to Obama's trip does not reflect a country secure in its position on the continent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Clickbait Nationalism
Sensational headlines, misleading translations -- it’s how Chinese state media keeps its citizens angry at Japan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kenya, Open for Business
President Obama's trip to Kenya is a chance to jump start U.S. investment in the country — and across the continent. Otherwise, Africa may be China's for the taking.
