Asia

South Korean Task Force Aims To Standardise Menu Translations

6:57am July 20, 2016

Inaccurate menu translations can be amusing for foreign diners. Not so much for officials of South Korea, who've set up a task force to tackle some confusing translations including English.

Cargo ships berth in Qingdao, a port city on China's east coast.

The Smoggy Seas: Cargo Ships Bring Pollution, Health Risks

6:00pm July 19, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Eight of the 10 busiest ports are in East Asia. A new study shows how the growing number of cargo ships are polluting the air and threatening health.

Friends and family carry Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch's body at her funeral.

'Honor Killings' Are A Global Problem — And Often Invisible

5:50pm July 19, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

The murder of the social media star Qandeel Baloch is not just a Pakistani problem. So-called "honor killings" happen all over the world. Activists are trying to stop them.

A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a busy highway near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, on Tuesday. Officials said all 26 people onboard died.

World News

Tour Bus Bursts Into Flames In Taiwan, Killing 26 People

2:26pm July 19, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

Twenty-four of the people onboard were from China. Taiwanese media quoted officials as saying it is the country's deadliest incident involving tourists from mainland China.

World News

Slain Pakistani Social Media Star Remembered As Daring Feminist Rebel

11:26pm July 18, 2016

by Philip Reeves

A group of women held a vigil in Islamabad Monday to protest the murder of Qandeel Baloch by her brother in a so-called "honor killing." Baloch was famous for her social media postings.

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In this file photo, Philippine navy personnel and congressmen land at a rock that is part of Scarborough Shoal bearing the Philippine flag that was earlier planted by Filipino fishermen.

In South China Sea Dispute, Filipinos Say U.S. Credibility Is On The Line

2:06pm July 17, 2016

by Michael Sullivan

An international tribunal rejected China's claims to almost all the South China Sea. China dismissed the ruling. The next flashpoint between the Philippines, China and the U.S.: the Scarborough Shoal.

Health & Safety

Documentary: Blind Grandmother Gets Back Sight Stolen By Cataracts

5:03am July 17, 2016

by Marc Silver

Cataracts are the No. 1 cause of blindness. In the West, a simple surgery can reverse the vision loss. An HBO documentary looks at the effort to do the same for people in the developing world.

Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch arrives for a press conference last month in Lahore, Pakistan.

World News

Pakistani Social Media Star Strangled In Apparent 'Honor' Killing

4:00pm July 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Qandeel Baloch, one of Pakistan's most provocative personalities, who's known for controversial social media posts, has been killed. Police say her brother strangled her and is now on the run.

Books
Arts

'The War At Home' Recounts The Tension Of Being A Military Spouse

2:42pm July 13, 2016

As the wife of a Navy fighter pilot, memoirist Rachel Starnes has had much of her life — including where she lives and how often she gets to live with her husband — determined by his career.

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A U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle makes its way to shore after leaving an amphibious transport dock ship during a landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in the Philippines' Zambales Province on April 21, 2015. The exercise was part of annual Ph

Will Hague Tribunal's South China Sea Ruling Inflame U.S.-China Tensions?

1:43pm July 13, 2016

by Jackie Northam

Beijing rejects the ruling that China's claims are illegal. U.S.-China friction could grow over the Scarborough Shoal, also claimed by the Philippines.

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