Asia
EnergyJapanese snack giant resorts to black-and-white bags of potato chips as Iran War literally sucks color out of the world
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 12, 2026
EnergyIndia brings back COVID-era work-from-home rules and asks farmers to halve fertilizer use as the Iran war chokes its oil lifeline
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMay 12, 2026
EuropeGerman chancellor says the U.S. ‘is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership’ as allies go public with discontent
By Jake AngeloApril 28, 2026
EconomyThe Iran war is pushing Southeast Asia to debate the once unthinkable: Whether ships will need to pay to transit the Strait of Malacca
By Angelica AngApril 23, 2026
AsiaIn 2011, Barack Obama said it was time to ‘pivot’ to Asia. But 15 years later, the U.S. is still at war in the Middle East
By Didi Tang and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
AsiaAsian stocks rally after Trump’s Iran ceasefire and ‘immediate’ Hormuz opening—even as it remains unclear how open the strait actually is
By Angelica AngApril 8, 2026
AsiaAsia’s AI playbook gets a reality check as the Iran war sends energy prices higher and snarls supply chains
By Angelica AngApril 2, 2026
SuccessCOVID gave us hybrid work. The Iran war might give us a four-day week—and this time, experts say it could stick
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 1, 2026
EnergyPhilippine president declares state of emergency due to “imminent danger of a critically low energy supply”
By The Associated PressMarch 24, 2026
SuccessSri Lanka has just launched a 4-day week because of the Iran war—now, the nation is giving workers Wednesdays off in a desperate bid to conserve fuel
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 18, 2026
By Tristan BoveMarch 12, 2026
SuccessJapanese companies are paying older workers to sit by a window and do nothing—while Western CEOs demand super-AI productivity just to keep your job
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 27, 2026
By Angelica AngDecember 25, 2025
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