Topic: Asia

What Twitter Can Do About the 'Human Error' Behind Its Latest Porn Problem

Vine

Twitter was quick to defend itself Monday morning after a pornographic clip briefly made its way in front of all users on the Editor's Picks of its new app, but how much of a porn problem does Vine already have?

By David Wagner

Dec 11, 2012

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

Ralph Benko on Paul Ryan's decline, Jonathan Chait on Marco Rubio's rise, Pankaj Mishra on Asia's insurgents, Jonathan Steele on Afghanistan, and Noam Scheiber on jumping the cliff.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 18, 2012

Why President Obama's Myanmar Visit Is a Big Deal

Air Force One touched down in Rangoon on Monday morning, making Barack Obama the first U.S. President to ever visit the small, controversial country of Myanmar.

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By John Hudson

Sep 26, 2012

The San Francisco Police Department Just Stopped Listing Asians as 'Chinese'

Until this month, the San Francisco Police Department only had four categories for identifying the race of someone arrested: White, black, other, and Chinese. 

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By John Hudson

Jan 3, 2012

Why U.S. Stocks Surged Today

Startling analysts, U.S. stocks soared today, the first day of trading for 2012, with the Dow jumping 180 points and the S&P 500 up 1.5 percent.

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By John Hudson

Dec 7, 2011

Home News From Afar

The World Reacts to Clinton's Gay Rights Speech

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's bold U.N. speech condemning the discrimination of gay, lesbian and transgendered people across the world had a significant impact in the U.S. But how's it playing around the world? 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 18, 2011

A Photo Album of Obama and Clinton's Asian Tour

Over the past week, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been on a tour of Asia--starting in Honolulu, Hawaii (yes, technically that isn't Asia) and ending with today's East Asia Summit in Indonesia. 

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 21, 2011

Propaganda Parade

China Not Fooled by Gary Locke, Zimbabwe Snubbed by Chicago

It's time for our regular roundup of propaganda from around the world

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 16, 2011

Propaganda Parade

Cuba Fetes Danny Glover, Syria Airs Chilling 'Confession'

It's time for our regular roundup of propaganda from around the world

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 10, 2011

Everyone Is Crediting the Fed for Fixing Asian Markets

Asian stocks open up for the first time in a week

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 9, 2011

Asian Markets Open Down After the Dow's Terrible Day

Asian markets open to falls worse than Monday's performance

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 7, 2011

Asian Markets Down in First Trading After U.S. Downgrade

Gold breaks $1,700 and markets in Asia continue to fall Monday.

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 28, 2011

China's Very Busy Global P.R. Blitz

China's premier has penned two op-eds and visited three countries

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By John Hudson

Jun 28, 2011

Is the West to Blame for Sex-Selective Abortion in Asia?

The debate over Mara Hvistendahl's new book rages on

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By Ray Gustini

May 20, 2011

Why Luxury Brands Love the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Prada is the latest company to pursue an IPO in Hong Kong

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