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A Spicy Turf Battle in Koreatown
Campaign for a 'Little Bangladesh' angers residents who say they have worked to create a cultural destination The World's Best Airports 2009
In the annual survey of airport service quality by Geneva-based Airports Council International (ACI), Asian airports—Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Nagoya, Japan—won four of the five top spots Beauty in India
From beauty queens to Bollywood stars to the average woman walking the busy city streets, the women of India take their beauty very seriously Drinkers’ Red Face May Signal Cancer Risk
People whose faces turn red when they drink alcohol may be facing more than embarrassment. The flushing may indicate an increased risk for a deadly throat cancer, researchers report Communists turn to Confucius
For centuries, Confucianism provided the moral foundation for the conduct of life in China. But since its eradication under Mao, it is slowly making a comeback to fill the faith vacuum Traditional Luxury vs.the Modern Kind -- India at a Crossroads
Many luxury brands have built flagship stores in India. But sales have seldom lived up to expectations, and it may be because India’s affluent classes are bipolar on matters of luxury: with a little of the renouncing, homespun ascetic in them, and a little of the mansion-building maharajah. How Can We Tell if the Worst Is Over for the Markets?
The economist John Kenneth Galbraith once said, "The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable" Consumer Spending: What's In, What's Out
Consumers are creatures of habit when it comes to cutting back during a downturn. Amid recessions in the past four decades, Americans have tended to reduce spending in the same areas, while continuing to seek value in comparable ways Ghosts of a Faded Gilded Age Haunt a 19th-Century Chinese Banking Hub
With the global economy reeling from the banking crisis and as the explosive economic growth of China begins to slow, the rise and fall of Pingyao could be read as a cautionary tale The 30 Most Innovation-Friendly Countries
Which countries provide the most innovation-friendly climates for companies? That's the question the Boston Consulting Group, working with the National Association of Manufacturers' Manufacturing Institute, set out to answer in its recent survey China Likely to Be Stronger After Crisis
The global economic downturn, and efforts to reverse it, will probably make China an even stronger economic competitor than it was before the crisis China Comes to Africa
In the last decade, trade between China and Africa has mushroomed to over $106 billion. In his new book, La Chinafrique photographer Paolo Woods explores how the Chinese are changing life on the vast continent Bollywood, Hollywood Tightening Film Ties
The surprise success in the United States of the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" has put the spotlight on the Indian film industry's ambitions of going global The 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs Overall
The best recession-proof jobs are those that are least sensitive to economic downturn, and which have the highest combined scores for pay, projected workforce growth, and number of openings The End of the Immigration Boom
The relatively free movement of labour across borders for the last few decades has generally had a positive impact on many countries. But it looks like the global recession is beginning to seriously hurt international migration, and many migrants are forced to go home again. China as an Innovator, Not Just an Imitator
Well known as a manufacturing base, China has shown progress in tech innovation that will be vital for even greater economic growth Dartmouth Selects Its New President From Harvard
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, a Harvard Medical School official who has fought diseases that affect the poor around the world, has been named the next president of Dartmouth College Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the U.S.
New research shows that highly skilled workers are returning home for brighter career prospects and a better quality of life Six Signs the Recession Is Ending
If the crisis does not deepen into an even longer downturn, there will have to be early signs that the credit crisis is ending and that consumer and business confidence are coming back India: Worries Grow About Obama Outsourcing Policies
If Obama makes it difficult for U.S. companies to send jobs overseas or hire using H-1B visas, India's huge IT sector could suffer