Voices
Steven Schwankert is an award-winning writer and editor with 17 years of experience in Greater China, focusing on exploration, technology, media and culture. His book, Poseidon: China's Secret Salvage of Britain's Lost Submarine was published in 2013 by Hong Kong University Press. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, his work has been published in The Asian Wall Street Journal, The South China Morning Post, Billboard, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. It has also appeared on the web sites of The New York Times, The Washington Post, PCWorld and MacWorld. He is a former deputy Asia editor for The Hollywood Reporter, former editor of Computerworld Hong Kong and former managing editor of asia.internet.com.
Dispatches
Pope Francis enraptured both big and small crowds, leaving them both laughing and crying, be they the U.S. Congress or the tens of thousands that saw him in Philadelphia. Through it all, the pope seemed to just be himself, at least the self that we have become accustomed to seeing.
Dispatches
Region's autonomy remains the most sensitive of issues for China's government
Dispatches
A large military parade was seen as a continuation of China's campaign to maintain public hatred of Japan.
Signs Of the Times
The period following the Beijing Olympics has not been particularly bright.
Dispatches
At least two explosions in one of northern China's most important ports has killed 44 people, including 12 firefighters, while injuring hundreds and causing millions of dollars in property damage.
Dispatches
It’s hard not to notice the loss of $2 trillion in four weeks.
Dispatches
Government workers told they must not fast during Ramadan
Signs Of the Times
The Communist Party reminded its 86 million members of its official atheism.
Signs Of the Times
Discussing the day’s air quality is now the default subject for Beijing small talk.
Signs Of the Times
Despite small numbers, Catholicism retains a special place in urban Thai society.