The administration will no longer try to announce the completion of the trade terms this week, after prominent Democrats objected to some provisions.
Category: Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas
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The Unlikely Rise of an American Team in a Sport You’ve Never Heard Of
Sepak takraw, sometimes called “kick volleyball,” is enormously popular in swaths of Southeast Asia. An unlikely advocate of the sport has built a takraw dynasty in the United States.
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Here’s How People Are Returning to the Office Worldwide
A city’s density, the size of people’s homes and cultural norms are among the factors that affect hybrid work patterns.
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How Netflix Plans Total Global Domination, One Korean Drama at a Time
As “Squid Game” showed, success with audiences around the world can come from a laser focus on local taste.
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TikTok, Shein and Other Companies Distance Themselves From China
Companies are moving headquarters and factories outside the country and cleaving off their Chinese businesses. It’s not clear the strategy will work.
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25 Travel Experiences That Should Be on Your Bucket List
The New York Times – Travel:A pair of internationally minded writers, a chef, an architect and a landscape photographer made a list of the most extraordinary adventures a person should seek out. Here are the results.
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How Finnair’s Huge Bet on Faster Flights to Asia Suddenly Came Undone
The New York Times – Business:When Russia closed its airspace, it upended the decades-long strategy for making Finland a European travel hub to and from the East.
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Biden’s ‘Made in America’ Policies Anger Key Allies
The New York Times – Business:The president’s plans to bolster America’s electric vehicle and battery production have opened a rift in relationships in Asia and Europe.