If you’re already overwhelmed by British politics content, this is an excellent listen. Terry Gross and Al Green on fine form. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fre…

Incredibly poignant cartoon by ⁦Morten Morland⁩ in today’s Times. If you know someone who lives alone, perhaps bereaved, for whom today may hit especially hard, perhaps give them a ring later on 🖤

It was meant to be one of the biggest #MeToo trials China had ever seen, set to play out on the other side of the world - but it was settled at the 11th hour. What does this mean for #MeToo in China? My piece today on the Liu Jingyao vs Liu Qiangdong case bbc.com/news/world-asi…

'Everything I did in my life was just for one reason — for him' In a small home, just minutes from the nursery where their son 'Stamp' was killed, a family struggles to comprehend their grief with Montira Rungjirajittranon, 📷Lillian Suwanrumpha 📹Sarah Lai bangkokpost.com/thailand/gener…

Who is China's President Xi Jinping? A profile by Rebecca Bailey and Laurie Chen, with Claire Morand in Berlin: rfi.my/8nhe.T

Bloomberg selling the story hard

And here's our write-up, by Laurie Chen and Leo Ramírez u.afp.com/iix5

An in-depth look at #Indonesia's attempt to build its new capital called #Nusantara. It's struggling to finance a colossal $34 billion project that would define President #Jokowi's legacy. Read more: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Know those lists of the world's priciest cities? They assume a way of living that only rich expats enjoy -- with a car, kids in international school and veal for dinner. Let's look at the way most people in these cities live. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

A touching tribute to a remarkable man. May his memory be a blessing

Who needs a printer? Suddenly, you do. Wrote about one of the biggest sources of tension in my marriage this week: my moral opposition to owning a printer, and my rare but urgent need to print: wsj.com/articles/no-on…

Conspiratorial posts about 15-minute cities began appearing online at the end of last year, but they really took off in January. Feargus O'Sullivan and I wrote about it here bloomberg.com/news/articles/… vía Bloomberg CityLab

You will never see a greater byline/news story combination. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Have the Japanese forgotten how to smile? There's an insatiable demand for stories that feed the strangest narratives about the country, says Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

TikTok is emerging as one of Southeast Asia's most prominent e-commerce platforms, as it attracts a wave of young, tech-savvy users with shopping and entertainment features. With Nana Shibata Norman Goh Kim Tong Cissy Zhou for Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/Business/Busin…

Lovely story from Rebecca Bailey on the rise and rise of Chinese sci-fi "It takes advantage of talking about outer space, or being set in different times, but reflects the human condition right now," award-winning author Chen Qiufan said france24.com/en/live-news/2…

'Still suffocated': Mourning China's zero-Covid protests A year after historic demonstrations broke out on Shanghai's bustling Wulumuqi Road, only a subtly increased police presence on main junctions betrays anything out of the ordinary➡️ u.afp.com/5wfj

New, high-resolution mapping of the world's coral reefs shows they're more extensive than thought, covering an area of ocean the size of New Mexico: Laura Millan bloomberg.com/news/articles/…