Asia Pacific / Social Issues Apr 4, 2016

Aspiring females aim sights at solving pilot crisis dogging Asian airlines

Sophia Kuo says she still hears the whispers as she walks through international airports in her EVA Airways Corp. pilot's uniform: “ 'Wow, we have female pilots.' 'How does she fly an airplane?' 'She must be really smart!' ” More than eight decades after Amelia Earhart's solo ...

World Aug 17, 2015

Chicken war with U.S. shows free trade threat to Vietnamese farmers

Hanoi chicken farmer Nguyen Huu Tuyen blames inexpensive poultry imported from the U.S. for the loss of almost $14,000 (¥1.7 million) this year. Farmers such as Tuyen say the only way American companies can undercut Vietnamese poultry prices is if they export chicken at artificially ...