The Long, Slow Death of Urban NightlifeSoaring costs, safety concerns and noise complaints are strangling after-dark economies from London to Montreal — but campaigners aren’t going down quietly.
I Explored the Lesser-known Parts of Laos on a New High-speed Train — Here's What to KnowThe Mekong River has been a primary source of food, livelihood, and transportation in Laos since time began. Now a high-speed railway has arrived. What changes will it bring, and what will it take away?
Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to UkraineUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Washington will act if China does not stop supplying Russia with items used in its assault on Ukraine.
What it’s really like to live in Macao“I only go to casinos once a year, on Chinese New Year,” says Vivian Lai, a second-generation Macao resident who is training as a nurse. The tradition of gambling is said to bring good luck for the year to come, whether you win or lose.
‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’Norway’s “trillion-dollar man” believes America’s attitude toward failure is helping propel the nation ahead of its European counterparts—where workers may have a better work-life balance but aren’t as ambitious.
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