Kevin Lau, the former editor of Ming Pao newspaper whose departure stirred new concerns about press freedom in Hong Kong, was stabbed Wednesday morning as he was going to his car, according to local media reports.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
JAPAN: Watch a Clip From Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Wind Rises' (English Version)
The English-language version of Japanese animator-director Hayao Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" will be released nationwide on Friday, and Speakeasy has an exclusive clip.
NORTH KOREA Cloaked in Darkness
A new nighttime photo released by NASA shows the stark contrast between North Korea's darkness and the bright lights across South Korea and China.
The State of the International Order
In our State of the International Order report, we examine a number of common assumptions in recent years about the state of the world perpetuated by analysts, politicians, and talking heads: the emerging markets are overtaking the West; trade is making the world more pacific; the United States and Europe have begun their inevitable decline.
We ask you to use the interactive tool below to take a look at a snapshot of the international order, six ‘Rorschach tests’ that show that the assumptions we hold about the current state of the international order are not as clear cut as we might think. The state of the world can look very different depending on which set of data you use to interpret it.
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