Commentary / World Apr 15, 2018
The ethics of reducing wealth inequality
by Kaushik Basu
Addressing income and wealth disparities will require a careful balance between policies that ensure equality and policies that reward work and innovation.
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Business Apr 11, 2018
Trump signs executive order strengthening work requirements for welfare
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to add and strengthen work requirements for public assistance and other welfare programs. The order, signed in private, promotes "common-sense reforms" that policy adviser Andrew Bremberg said would reduce dependence on government programs. "Part of President ...
National Apr 5, 2018
More kodomo shokudō eateries in Japan offering discounted meals to children in poverty: survey
A survey by a private sector group has found that 2,286 cafeterias that offer meals to children for free or at a discount have been set up in Japan since 2012, as part of efforts to address child poverty. The number of such cafeterias, known ...
World / Science & Health Apr 4, 2018
Midlife 'wealth shock' may shorten life span, study suggests
A big financial loss may shorten your life, a new study suggests. Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those who didn't. The heightened danger of death after a devastating loss, which researchers ...
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Mar 31, 2018
Too much of an education could be bad for your future
by Michael Hoffman
While school rucksacks in Japan may be getting heavier, the prospects for the over-educated may be getting bleaker.
Asia Pacific Mar 30, 2018
As wild weather worsens, Philippine migration takes on a female face
by Rina Chandran
When the rains failed in 2015 and drought gripped southern Mindanao in the Philippines, Corazon Vegafria knew what she had to do: move to the city of Koronadal, about an hour away by bus, and find work as a domestic helper to support her ...
Asia Pacific Mar 30, 2018
Philippines' city of the future: New Clark
by Kieran Guilbert
He may never set foot in New Clark City, but taxi driver Edgard Labitag hopes the Philippines' first green, disaster-resilient, high-tech metropolis will ease the pressure on Manila — meaning fewer hours stuck in traffic and more time with his children. At the wheel on ...
Commentary / World Mar 20, 2018
Social networking key to food security
by Leah Samberg
Ending global hunger is as much about re-imagining social networks as it is about deciding what goes into the ground.
Business / Tech Mar 4, 2018
Africa, IT hub: Cameroonian startup launches drones for global market
Talking fast and dreaming big, William Elong shows off the first "made in Cameroon" drone at his sixth-floor workshop in downtown Douala, minutes from the economic capital's Atlantic seafront. The 25-year-old, known as a high-flyer after being named one of Forbes' most promising young Africans ...
Asia Pacific Mar 3, 2018
When Joanna Demafelis' indebted family needed money to fix their typhoon-battered home, she followed in the footsteps of millions of other Filipinos and left to find work overseas. And like far too many Filipinos, her journey ended in tragedy. Demafelis' mutilated body was found last ...
Business / Tech Feb 25, 2018
Pioneering nonprofit aims to steer AI toward the greater good
As debate swirls on whether artificial intelligence will be a boon or a curse for humanity, two Indian-American entrepreneur brothers are out to ensure the emerging technologies don't just benefit the richest in society. Romesh and Sunil Wadhwani last week launched what is billed as ...
World / Social Issues Feb 20, 2018
Babies born in the world's poorest countries, most of them in Africa, still face "alarming" risks of death that can be 50 times as high as those in the richest countries, according to a UNICEF report released Tuesday. While the last quarter-century has seen broad ...