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Penny-pinching youth transforming China’s bubble tea craze

HANGZHOU, CHINA—Sweet, milky and colorful—bubble tea is wildly popular in China, where people sipping through…

News in Pictures: September 1, 2024

TRASH IN THE KINGDOM Garbage piles up outside the compound of the Kingdom of Jesus…

SPECIAL REPORT: ‘PH’s national debt at its ‘maximum level’—Gatchalian

(Conclusion) The government is keeping the national debt level elevated for two more years, revising…

Sky-high rents have Mumbai residents living on the edge

MUMBAI — Among the swanky skyscrapers of India’s financial capital Mumbai, hundreds of dangerously dilapidated…

News in Pictures: August 28, 2024

LAND OF HEROES President Marcos on Monday pays tribute to the country’s heroes at Libingan…

Alain Delon’s 5 best films

PARIS—Of his 90 or so films, French film star Alain Delon’s most memorable roles came…

SPECIAL REPORT: Can the Philippine economy outgrow debt by 2028? (1)

(First of three parts) The Marcos administration is asking Congress for a P6.352 trillion national…

Pilloried South African beauty queen gets second chance in Nigeria

LAGOS—She was hounded from the Miss South Africa contest in a torrent of vicious, xenophobic…

Ivory Coast increases support for cocoa exporters, say sources

ABIDJAN — Ivory Coast’s government will increase its support for small local cocoa exporters to…

News in Pictures: August 25, 2024

FOOD FOR THE POOR? Jonathan Detoyato presents meals at his food stall along NIA Road…