Asia | Welfare in Singapore
The stingy nanny
The city-state stays strict with the needy
India sees opportunity, as well as risk, in Trump’s trade war
Narendra Modi hopes to negotiate a trade deal with America that will unleash growth
As Chinese drills begin, Taiwan expels mainland influencers
The government is drawing new lines around acceptable speech
The junta’s spite worsens Myanmar’s catastrophic quake
The generals have a dire record of exploiting natural disasters
Myanmar’s earthquake piles misery on civil war
Where will aid come from, and how will the junta use it?
How a year of tremor and terror transformed Japan
Two disasters in 1995 captured the spirit of the country’s lost decades
Japanese people are starting to quit their jobs
After decades of inertia, workers are now on the move. Why?