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‘MadGerman’ workers face an uncertain future
By Johannes Myburgh
A handful of tattered photos are all that remain of Mozambican Anacleto Amade’s two years in East Germany, where he worked in the 1980s under a labor scheme between the then-communist allies. However, his memories of friendships abroad and walking in the snow are scant comfortFULL STORY
Life between the curfews in Indian Kashmir2010-09-26
By Ben Sheppard
For much of the summer, Srinagar in Indian Kashmir has been a ghost town: All shops shut, streets deserted and eerily silent. Until the curfew is lifted for just a few hours. Stalls selling fruit spring up on every corner, noisy traffic jams fill the lanesFULL STORY
Mall veneer masks Gaza’s crippled economy2010-09-26
By Joseph Krauss
The shelves are packed with imported food, but the ersatz prosperity of the newly opened “Gaza Mall” hides the lingering malaise haunting the impoverished territory. The two-story supermarket in Gaza City opened its doors shortly after Israel partially lifted a four-year blockade of the Hamas-run enclaveFULL STORY
Technology helps China brace for population growth2010-09-19
By Tan Ee Lyn
Chinese geneticist Du Yutao (杜玉濤) peers at an ultrasound monitor scanning the underbelly of a pregnant sow — one of China’s latest technological tools to feed its people better. The 20-odd hogs at this farm in Guangdong Province in southern China are no ordinary pigs, butFULL STORY
Netflix is beating Blockbuster with clicks, not bricks2010-09-19
By Randall Stross
Not so long ago, in 2005, Blockbuster seemed invincible. However you preferred to rent movies — in stores or online — the company was ready to accommodate you. At the time, Netflix could offer only one way of obtaining a movie (the mail) and one wayFULL STORY
Giants of the Japanese media pin hopes on a digital salvation2010-09-19
By Hiroshi Hiyama
With huge circulations, loyal readers and a tireless reporting culture that runs around the clock, Japan’s newspapers have defied many of the woes that have beset their Western print peers. But a crisis of shrinking revenues is looming as Japan’s dailies scramble to make theirFULL STORY
Celebrities, shoppers meet at Fashion’s Night Out2010-09-12
By Samantha Critchell
Naomi Campbell danced on the sidewalk of Madison Avenue in leather hot pants. Alexander Wang led a dance party in a department store. And Vogue’s Anna Wintour wore a (gasp) T-shirt. It could only be Fashion’s Night Out, the one-night celebration dreamed up by Wintour toFULL STORY
South Koreans pay homage to the ‘root of life’2010-09-12
By Nam You-sun
“Look! It’s huge!” a muddy, but beaming Han Myung-ja, 52, shouts as she plunges her hoe into the soil to unearth a giant ginseng root. Han fills a basket with the man-shaped root as she collects seasonal presents for family and friends — one of dozensFULL STORY
Air fares up as Asian travel rebounds from recession2010-09-12
By Martin Abbugao
Asia-Pacific airlines are raising ticket prices as travelers return in their droves after holding back on their travel plans last year because of the global recession. A strong economic rebound, led by China, has resulted in carriers filling more seats during the summer holidays and demandFULL STORY
Beirut’s beautiful people splash out for Ramadan2010-09-05
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
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