Editor’s Choice: Weakening Yen leaves weeping foreign students and families
Hello from Tokyo. As I’ve mentioned in this newsletter a few times, I studied abroad at a university…
China’s probiotics market sees rapid but consistent growth, says IFF Health Sciences
“China is one of our best and fastest-growing markets. The great thing about China is that it is…
Meta Lets Engineers Leave AI Training Unit After Mass Reassignment
Meta is walking back its stance on forcing engineers to join a task force focused on AI training,…
China ‘crazy boss’ shares AI images of him in women’s outfits, aims to become world’s richest
The founder of a fast-rising Chinese tech firm has become known as China’s “crazy boss” after a string…
Contributor: How the waste in healthcare drives the U.S. debt
Washington treats healthcare spending like a moral obligation and interest payments like an accounting nuisance. They’re linked: Federal…
Editor’s Choice: Energy crisis spreads across Asia, but investors stay bullish
Hello from Tokyo. As uncertainty hangs over negotiations aimed at ending the war between the U.S. and Iran,…
Golden Globes 2026: Adolescence makes a clean sweep, One Battle After Another nabs four globes
“It might seem remote right now, but hope is a powerful thing.” Owen Cooper, 16, is on a…
KiwiSaver choice that could cost retirees almost $30,000
But they may be investing too much in lower-risk funds that tend to have lower returns. Research in…
BIFF opener ‘No Other Choice’ is a murderously funny look at downsizing
BUSAN, South Korea, Sept. 18 (UPI) — Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, which opened the Busan International Film…