“I've been here almost 13 years in Shanghai and I've never seen anything like it.” Protests against Covid restrictions spread across China as citizens took to the streets, venting their anger and frustration. Bloomberg's Allen Wan reports trib.al/HDIsdRe

What happened to the man who led the chants against Xi Jinping? economist.com/1843/2022/11/2… from The Economist economist.com/1843/2022/11/2…

There may be some respite for investors from a brutal year in stocks, bonds, and crypto hidden in the IRS' tax code. Ritika Gupta explains what tax-loss harvesting means

"We’re hearing about crematoriums that are being overwhelmed. Hospitals with bodies piling up." China has reported only a handful of Covid deaths while seeing an exponential surge in virus cases. It's fueling suspicion about the data, reports Emma OBrien trib.al/dTc2yvr

"I think the future is going to be very weird." At the start of 2022, NFT trading volumes hit $17 billion. That fell to $466 million by September. Here's what digital artist beeple thinks could be in store for NFTs and the art industry

One family has seen 32 members die from ALS. They're leading a fight with regulators over the approval of a new treatment that is still in trials trib.al/40xDZqj

Luxury houses in Italy are running out of artisans. To combat this, companies like Fendi, Gucci and Bulgari are teaming up with the Education Ministry and ALTAGAMMA foundation to train more young people and change perceptions of technical work trib.al/M9Fe0Zc

Tons of plastic mostly from the US and Canada end up in Muzaffarnagar, a city north of New Delhi. But India banned almost all imports of plastic waste in 2019. K. Oanh Ha investigates the failings of the global recycling system. bloom.bg/3GialTq

The rise of fentanyl has brought on the most dangerous phase yet in the US’s decades-long opioid epidemic, causing a surge in overdose deaths and crippling efforts to end the addiction crisis. Emma Court reports trib.al/zEi4ud9

How did China’s Covid Zero policy fall apart after 3 years? Rachel Chang and awan007 take a look back trib.al/BBfT3hu

“We have now officially entered North Korea.” Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at the highest in years after a record number of missile launches in 2022. Kurumi Mori heads to the front line of the DMZ trib.al/9YGsnGv

“I've been a hostage for seven and a half years now.” US citizen Siamak Namazi is the longest serving American in Iranian prison. Now, he’s speaking in an unprecedented interview from inside Evin prison to plead President Biden to get him released. “This is a desperate measure.”

Will India open the door to a new LGBTQ revolution? 🏳️‍🌈 As the fight to legalize same-sex marriage in India continues, those rooting for change tell Muneeza Naqvi what marriage equality would mean for them and the country bloom.bg/42gLfNz

North Koreans take a life-threatening 3,000 mile journey to escape from one of the world's most repressive regimes. Yet now — some want to go back. Kurumi Mori and Stella Ko speak to defectors trib.al/6cwtBr2

Hong Kong Labor Force Sees Biggest Plummet Since 1985 - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Shannon You walked out of Coca-Cola’s headquarters with $120 million of trade secrets in her pocket. Her efforts to bring the technology to China cast new light on industrial espionage in Asia’s largest economy. Jordan Robertson & Alex Webb have the story trib.al/Eqd6Jg9

Faltering growth, soaring youth unemployment and an economy on the brink of deflation. China’s momentum is fading after decades of supercharged growth. What’s going on with the $18 trillion economy and what’s at stake for the world? trib.al/QOECC4m

It’s getting harder than ever to find a home in Australia with less than 1% of rental properties available for occupancy. Here’s how the housing market’s “vicious spiral” is dragging the country into a deeper crisis trib.al/SAid6xf

Seville, one of Europe’s hottest cities, is turning to a string of measures to combat the scorching heat — including a $5.6 million architectural experiment. But are these solutions enough to keep residents safe? Laura Millan reports trib.al/8a7ru0u

Some of your “Made in France” luxury items are actually made in India. For decades, fashion houses obscured their business ties to developing nations where labor is cheap. We set out to investigate what’s behind a garment label. Watch the full video 👉 trib.al/rv0riQJ