To rediscover time, go for a walk

Out of Eden Walk: Raising a glass to global wine

Here’s what to know about the new COVID variant ‘razor blade throat’

Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16-year prison term in Russia

Out of Eden Walk: Food to power a walk around the world

Single and Japanese? The government will find you a date.

A pilgrimage turns to tragedy as scorching heat causes 1,300 people to die during the Hajj

In Tokyo, some public toilets inspire wonder

Lacquerware artisans are still displaced by earthquake in Japan

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor 

Taiwan’s new president is facing a political minefield

A North Korean refugee offers a different view of his home country from the other side of the DMZ

The largest election in the world begins in India

Out of Eden Walk: Walking Across Anatolia

TV show turns parents’ anxiety over college exams in China into entertainment

Students push for adding Asian American history to school curriculums across the US

Misusing culture in international politics: Part I

John Bolton: Trump doesn’t understand ‘the gravity of responsibility’

The problem with offers of citizenship to those fleeing Hong Kong

Millennials in China reexamine their spending habits as economy recovers

Negotiating with the North Koreans was never going to be easy

A Trump-Kim summit would be historic too, but can it succeed?

What happens if Trump decides to launch a nuclear weapon, and his advisers disagree?

This apocalyptic Korean Christian group goes by different names. Critics say it’s just a cult.

China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history

Driving in some cities is a blood sport. Can autonomous cars compete?

Lawyer, soldier, activist, president: Who is Moon Jae-in?

What happens when you eat seafood at every meal for a year?

Taiwan bans eating dogs and cats. But the meat trade is still big business in Asia.

In Thailand, blood sacrifice is out. Strawberry Fanta is in.

Tillerson says military action against N. Korea is an ‘option’

Young South Koreans are jubilant over their president’s firing

War elephants still exist. But only in one forbidding place.

Huge loudspeakers will blast assassination news into North Korea

The Trump White House is still figuring out its policy for North Korea

Myanmar’s army is tormenting Muslims with a brutal rape campaign

Thailand’s military ruler keeps writing syrupy pop ballads

One man is planting mangroves in Indonesia to stave off tragedy

Running the world’s largest Muslim city is tricky. Especially when you’re Christian.

Climate change, meet your apocalyptic twin: oceans poisoned by plastic

Myanmar state media alludes to Rohingya Muslims as ‘human fleas’

Why authoritarian leaders worldwide may be thrilled with Trump’s win

Good Morning, Vietnam: In turnabout, US to arm former Communist enemy

Medvedev fires prominent Moscow mayor

Tired of smiling all day? This company may be for you.

No fair, China: Trying to tempt Muslims from fasting during Ramadan — with beer

A teacher told non-Muslim students in Malaysia to drink their own urine. The school was firebombed.

Michelle Obama advocates for girls in Japan while women struggle

Israel’s Arab parties make historic gains — will they actually matter?

Israelis head to the polls in what has become an unusually tight election

‘I cannot keep silent,’ says Boris Nemtsov’s daughter

Iran may ban vasectomies, cut access to contraceptives to boost births

China detains female activists ahead of International Women’s Day

Putin isn’t just trolling for votes. His dislike of the West is real

What should the world do next for equal rights for women?

‘When I heard that ISIS is bulldozing the ancient city of Nimrud, I cried’

Mount Everest has a problem — with poop

This winter, we could all use a little Holi

What’s behind the attack on the US Ambassador to South Korea?

Facing a determined opposition, Pakistani officials tell parents to vaccinate their kids or go to jail