Alice Truong

Elon Musk is ready to fix Los Angeles’s traffic nightmare.

Japanese prosecutors indicted Nissan’s ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn today (Dec. 10) for financial misconduct, claiming he had underreported his pay by nearly 5 billion yen ($44 million) from 2011 to 2015. If found guilty, he could face up to 10 years in prison. Nissan and an executive, Greg Kelly, were also indicted for their roles in the scandal.

It’s not just Fan Bingbing who China is after.

Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has been so cooperative in several special counsel investigations, including its probe of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections, that it’s recommending a light sentence that avoids jail time.

The number of charges against Jho Low keeps growing, even if the fugitive financier is nowhere to be found.

Two months ago, Hong Kong health authorities revealed that a local resident had been infected with a strain of hepatitis that was previously only found in rats.

In the US, you can buy fragrances that emulate the new-car smell. In China, such an idea would seem utterly absurd because consumers loathe that lingering scent.

Ahead of repatriations that were set to begin yesterday (Nov. 15), some Rohingya refugees went into hiding for fear of being sent back to the very country where they fled mass killings, rape, and torture.

The Boeing 737 Max—once the darling of the aviation industry—has come under scrutiny since Lion Air flight JT610 crashed into the Java Sea in October 2018. That was followed by the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 302 in March.

Update (10:45am ET): This post has been updated to include Amazon’s official announcement about its two new headquarters.

A mechanical issue resulted in a US navy aircraft crashing into the Philippine Sea today (Nov. 12).

When a country has a strongman for a ruler, an army at his disposal, and control of the media, how can the people fight back?

As she broke the story about Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal, Clare Rewcastle Brown was the target of a state-orchestrated propaganda campaign.

Mai Khoi never intended on becoming an activist.

Democrat Stacey Abrams isn’t throwing in the towel.

Masayoshi Son is breaking his deafening silence.

Kobe has been deported.

“Thailand has the best marijuana in the world.”

We’ve known for a month now that Maroon 5 will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in 2019, but apparently the band wasn’t the NFL’s first choice.

“You’re starving yourself?”

Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1982. At first, he itched, then came the night sweats, and eventually he discovered a hard bump the size of a pencil eraser tip on his neck.

For the first time (paywall), a Chinese spy has been extradited to the US to face charges.

The US Senate is expected to move ahead to vote today (Oct. 6) on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. But late last night, a letter addressed to the body from Keith Koegler, a friend of Christine Blasey Ford and one of her corroborating witnesses, was released, in which he urged senators “to do what is right.”

After 83 years, Tokyo’s legendary Tsukiji fish market is closing its doors.