Been over a year reporting but my deep dive on the Unification Church is finally live! Very grateful for all those who graciously shared their experiences.
“This is the big problem with having a showman, reality TV star running the American side, because he doesn’t actually know anything about what’s negotiated,” says
@Robert_E_Kelly
“Reforming the monarchy does not equal abolishing the monarchy,’ says
@Thanathorn_FWP
. “It’s the powers and goals of the monarchy that don’t suit the principle of democracy that have to be changed.”
With regard to “the Ukraine and Russia war, we are truly regretful,” Mongolia PM Oyun-Erdene tells me. “But the foreign policy of Mongolia must remain independent.”
My feature in
@TIME
with an exclusive interview with TSMC Chairman Mark Liu. You may not have heard of them, but you are already their customer, guaranteed
A huge pleasure to sit down with
@UNIQLO_JP
founder Tadashi Yanai to discuss his business philosophy and Japan's economy. “Wake up!” he tells
@TIME
. “Japan is not an advanced nation at all, because we have been in a dormant state for 30 years.”
Join me for a
@reddit_AMA
on
#NorthKorea
in r/IAmA at 7pm ET, June 6. I’ll answer questions on the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, the regime’s nuclear program or the Korean Peninsula in general.
“Taiwan hopes to be friends with China—we don’t wish to be enemies,” presidential frontrunner
@ChingteLai
tells
@TIME
“We would welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to Taiwan and prepare Taiwanese delicacies for him to try.”
“The Rohingya have been victimized many times over and they’re being victimized right now by a scandalous response by the international community,”
@RapporteurUn
tells
@TIME
“It’s very important to remind other people that we exist, we thrive, we have our own culture, we love our country, are proud people, and we will continue fighting for our freedom”
.
@theresecoffey
your
@DWP
destroyed my son’s birth certificate in error and is now doing absolutely nothing to help remedy the situation. (He was born in Shanghai and so we can’t secure a replacement). Is this symptomatic of the utter incompetence with which you run things?
“I’m hoping that maybe AUKUS could one day become JAUKUS,”
@konotaromp
tells
@TIME
, “and the Five Eyes could become the Six Eyes—or five eyes and a wink.”
“Once this pandemic settles down, we’re going to have a small window of opportunity to put in place infrastructure to prevent it from ever happening again”
I saw zero health control measures in
#Wuhan
station traveling in or out. Told same at airport. Govt clearly more interested in harassing journalists than keeping people safe.
In tribute to an amazing country and superbly resilient people. I heard nothing but love and compassion from those who had every right to feel the opposite. A truly special place. Story in bio link.
TIME's new cover: Taiwan's new President is taking a hard line against Beijing.
In an exclusive interview, Lai Ching-te explains why he's standing his ground
Hi
@Me_Me_Khant
and all those who feel outraged by my profile of Ming Aung Hlaing. The
@TIME
100 has never been an honor, a prize or a trophy. It is a subjective list of figures who believe represent the most important stories in the world of any year.
Media bus taking us to opening game at
#AlBayt
Stadium for
#QatarEcuador
#FIFAWorldCup
opener has gotten lost, multiple u-turns including they construction site. A journalist has now taken charge of directions. (Not normally a good thing)
Delighted that these innocent Canadians are free. But sadly, the lesson for Beijing is that political hostage taking works, and all foreigners in China—including myself—feel even more nervous today.
This is not unusual; in the past, we have included Bashar al-Assad, Kim Jong Un and Osama Bin Laden. Our goal is simply to raise awareness of the plight of Myanmar’s people. If you actually read my words, nothing praises MAL or his regime.
We believe the atrocities in Myanmar deserve wider acknowledgment. Previously, in 2021, we chose Esther Ze Naw Bamvo and Ei Thinzar Maung to tell this story. This year, we decided to feature the perpetrator of those atrocities.
None of the
#iran
team sing national anthem before their
#FIFAWorldCup
match against
#England
as whole stadium erupts in chorus of whistles from Iran fans. A stunning indictment of a brutal regime.
Squeezing Africa, Europe and South America into one tournament despite the environmental concerns just to kowtow to MBS’s desire for Saudi to host in 2034 is brazen even for
@FIFAcom
. It really makes it hard to care about football at all. Shameful.