East Asia

5 Flashpoints in the South China Sea

Things are heating up in the Greater Pacific. Here are five key spots to watch.

BY ELIAS GROLL | JULY 26, 2012

North Korea's Extreme Makeover

Pyongyang's new leading man, Kim Jong Un, is all about the lulz. But there's nothing funny about life in the world's most repressive state.

BY BLAINE HARDEN | JULY 26, 2012

Weird World of Sports

Fourteen events we'd like to see at the next Olympics.

BY HILLARY HURD | JULY 23, 2012

From House Slaves to Banana People

Seven new words that explain modern China.

BY EVELINE CHAO | JULY 19, 2012

The Inspector in Chief

Kim Jong Un takes charge.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | JULY 18, 2012

An Army of Un

Is North Korea's new leader putting the country's powerful military in its place?

BY KEN E. GAUSE | JULY 18, 2012

The Future of Manufacturing Is in America, Not China

How new technology is driving a U.S. industrial comeback.

BY VIVEK WADHWA | JULY 17, 2012

Not Quite the Holy Grail

The changing global picture of foreign direct investment.

BY PETER PASSELL | JULY 13, 2012

Cheap at Any Price

At a billion dollars a year, it's a bargain for China to prop up its rogue state next door.

BY ANDREI LANKOV | JULY 12, 2012

The End of the Vietnamese Miracle

So much for the next Asian success story.

BY GEOFFREY CAIN | JULY 11, 2012

The Slick PR Stylings of Kim Jong Un

North Korea's new leader seems to have a thing for "global trends" and Disney. Does that presage Pyongyang's opening to the West?

BY ISAAC STONE FISH, ADAM CATHCART | JULY 11, 2012

Talking a Great Game

So far, Washington's pivot to Asia has included a lot of work on security and trade. Democracy, not so much.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 11, 2012

5 Signs of the Chinese Economic Apocalypse

From hog ratios to growing coal stockpiles, the Chinese economy is blinking red.

BY TREFOR MOSS | JULY 2, 2012

The Old Grey Lady in Red China

Will the just-launched New York Times Chinese-edition get censored by Beijing's media watchers?

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | JUNE 28, 2012

Tale of the Dragon Lady

The long, sordid history behind China's blame-the-woman syndrome.

BY PAUL FRENCH | JUNE 26, 2012

Fish Story

The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is real. But not for the reasons you might think.

BY STEPHANIE KLEINE-AHLBRANDT | JUNE 25, 2012

Putin's Waiting Game

Russia's savvy president isn't trying to start a new Cold War, he's just waiting to see what happens in November.

BY ANDREW S. WEISS | JUNE 19, 2012

Rat World

The subterranean dwellings of Beijing.

BY SIM CHI YIN | JULY/AUGUST 2012

Is There Money In the Moon?

Maybe someday.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JUNE 18, 2012

Head of State

Hillary Clinton, the blind dissident, and the art of diplomacy in the Twitter era.

BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | JULY/AUGUST 2012

Old-Fashioned Diplomacy in the
Twitter Age

An exclusive interview with the secretary of state.

INTERVIEW BY SUSAN B. GLASSER | JULY/AUGUST 2012

10 Reasons Countries Fall Apart

States don't fail overnight. The seeds of of their destruction are sown deep within their political institutions.

BY DARON ACEMOGLU, JAMES A. ROBINSON | JULY/AUGUST 2012

Epiphanies from C. Fred Bergsten

The veteran economist and Washington power-player on China, currency wars, and working with Henry Kissinger.

INTERVIEW BY DANIEL W. DREZNER | JULY/AUGUST 2012

The World in Photos This Week

Egypt implodes (again), Greeks head for the polls, and Shiite pilgrims converge on a bloody Baghdad.

JUNE 15, 2012

China's Coal Country

Scenes from China's rust-belt, the engine of the country's meteoric rise.

JUNE 14, 2012

Pit of Dreams

Can China's rust belt reinvent itself as a tourist destination?

BY JONATHAN KAIMAN | JUNE 14, 2012

12 Signs of the Europocalypse

From the Chinese buying spree to the rise of extremism, here's what to watch for as the continent teeters on the brink of disaster.

BY DOUGLAS REDIKER, DAVID GORDON | JUNE 12, 2012

The End of the Asian Miracle

The investment guru who coined the term "emerging markets" returns from Asia, finds that the slowdown is real, and offers five game-changing events that are reshaping the global economy.

BY ANTOINE VAN AGTMAEL | JUNE 11, 2012

Sparking a Driving Revolution

Are electric cars finally having their moment?

BY HILLARY HURD AND KATIE CELLA | JUNE 8, 2012

This Week at War: An Arms Race America Can’t Win

The United States has no chance in ship-for-ship showdown with China. Luckily, it shouldn't have to have one.

BY ROBERT HADDICK | JUNE 8, 2012