Guangzhou

A Bitter Beer with the Boss

As generous as their employers have been in laying on New Year's treats, China's migrants just want to go home for the holidays

Tokyo

Where Gray Is the New Black

Unlike its hipster namesake, the Tokyo neighborhood known as Grannie's Harajuku is a kind of SoHo for seniors, with lessons for retailers everywhere

New Delhi

A Microcosm of How India Shops

Any business planning to venture into India could do worse than study New Delhi's labyrinthine Central Market

Pyongyang

One Tourist's Hermit Kingdom Holiday

Can a reclusive police state be a vacation destination? Sort of. Just bring lots of cash and ignore the government spies

Buenos Aires

There's Something About the President's Daughter

Cristina Fernandez's teenager is causing a stir throughout Argentina with her exuberant photo blog. Who's watching out for that girl? !Escandalosa!

Bali

Trash Problems in Paradise

An environmental project is providing garbage-strewn areas in Bali with clean energy. But Indonesia needs more projects like this

Managua

'How Far Are You From the Place Bono Sang About?'

In Managua and lots of other places in Central America, the streets indeed have no name — at least none that anyone knows

Paris

Breakfast at Sarkozy's: No Voeux for You!

A traditional and exclusive presidential freebie gets thrown open to the entire press corps — but first you get tortured by the chief executive

Beijing

The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name — Discreetly

It is easier and easier to be gay in Beijing and other big cities in China. But don't advertise and don't ask for approval

Brussels

The Smurfs Are Off to Conquer the World — Again

Brussels masterminds a Smurf invasion of Germany and France even as the blue-skinned creatures turn 50 and contemplate revealing intimate secrets

Baghdad

When the War Stories Have Nothing to do With War

With violence down, U.S. soldiers have become child and social welfare workers in a once troubled Baghdad neighborhood. But can the quiet last?

Mombasa

Where Have All the Tourists Gone?

Kenya's seaside city Mombasa — and the nation's biggest industry — have taken a big hit after last month's riots swept the country

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