Founding Father Of Modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, Dies At 91
Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore and one of Asia's most influential politicians, has died at age 91, according to the Singapore Prime Minister's office.During more than a...
View ArticleThe World According To Xi Jinping (Or At Least His App)
President Xi Jinping is sometimes described in foreign media as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. Mao may have had a cult of personality, but he didn't have his own app.Xi does.The app may...
View ArticleChina's 'Barefoot Lawyer' And His Great Escape
In February 2006, I traveled to the farmland of eastern Shandong province to interview blind activist Chen Guangcheng. He had been abducted from Beijing by security agents and put under house arrest...
View ArticleCultural Revolution-Meets-Aliens: Chinese Writer Takes On Sci-Fi
China may have surged ahead in scientific prowess in recent decades, but it still lags behind other countries in science fiction.Author Liu Cixin is starting to change that. The books in a popular...
View ArticlePalm Oil Plantations Are Blamed For Many Evils. But Change Is Coming
Palm oil is in everything, from pizza dough and chocolate to laundry detergent and lipstick.
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