Global
Global From Home: Friendships Around the World
Pen pals, writing clubs and other ways to cross borders
In 2011, the UN General Assembly proclaimed July 30 International Day of Friendship. The day is...
Global
Pandemic World: Bahamas bans US; Japanese residents against 2021 Olympics
Each week we take a look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
How the world is coping with coronavirus this week: Bahamas Less than three weeks after it...
Cambodia
Wrestling with Tourism in Angkor Wat
As COVID forces a global shutdown on tourism, locals who rely on the industry face a precarious future
2.6 million. That’s the number of annual foreign visitors to Angkor Wat—the world’s largest temple and...
Before the pandemic struck, this would be prime wedding season, but the coronavirus has upended one...
Global
Pandemic World: Pseudoscience and “Orange Warriors” of Bhutan
Each week, we’re taking a look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
How the world is coping with coronavirus this week: Japan The US military bases in Okinawa...
South Korea
9 Korean Films You Don’t Want to Miss
“Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films."
When he accepted the Golden Globe for his movie Parasite (2019), director Bong Joon-Ho told the...
South Korea
How South Korea is Beating COVID
From mask vending machines to a general culture of responsibility
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the US, it’s easy to forget the virus arrived in...
Global
Pandemic World: Fiji welcomes the billionaires
Each week, we’re taking a look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
How the world is coping with coronavirus this week: Fiji After months of strict lockdowns...
For 50 years, June has been a time of celebration and community for the LGBTQ community....
Global
Pandemic World: Myanmar’s information gap
Each week, we’re taking a look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
How the world is coping with coronavirus this week: Nigeria An investigation by Global Voices...
Rory O’Neill a.k.a. Panti Bliss, is a popular drag performer and LGBTQ/HIV/AIDS activist. Panti’s forthright and...
As the camera pans across to a boxing-ring-like blue stage, a 35-year-old Korean man wearing a...
