The situation in the South China Sea has stabilised in the past two years, thanks to the joint efforts of China and Asean to resolve disputes through consultation and cooperation. Now, in an effort to reinforce what has been achieved, both sides are actively working on establishing a Code of Conduct (COC). Chinese Premier Li […]

Over the past several years, teenage suicide rates have spiked horrifically. Depression rates are surging and America’s mental health over all is deteriorating. What’s going on? My answer starts with technology but is really about the sort of consciousness online life induces. When communication styles change, so do people. In 1982, the scholar Walter Ong […]

To the Editor: Re “Breaking Silence, Mueller Declines to Absolve Trump” (front page, May 30): If all Robert Mueller wanted to do was tell everyone that he would say nothing more to Congress than what was said in the Mueller report, he could have done that by releasing a written statement. Instead, he appeared on […]

BERKELEY, Calif. — Joan Didion described her alma mater, the University of California, as “California’s highest, most articulate idea of itself, the most coherent — perhaps the only coherent — expression of the California possibility.” That ethos has endured. The University of California has prevailed as both symbol and engine of opportunity, true to the […]

Every year I spend an entire month cooking everything I eat from scratch — all my breakfasts, all my lunches, all my dinners. This is not a new idea; for many generations, this used to be known simply as “life.” Yet every time I attempt regular, daily cooking, the constellation of popular meal delivery companies […]

To the Editor: Re “White House Asked Navy to Hide McCain Warship” (news article, May 30): President Trump’s denial that he was aware of the White House’s request that the Navy hide the destroyer John S. McCain during his trip to Japan raises two possibilities. The first is that his denial is a lie. This […]

HONG KONG/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Melco Resorts & Entertainment will buy a 20% stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts from casino mogul James Packer for A$1.76 billion ($1.22 billion), the U.S. company said, months after Wynn Resorts withdrew an offer to buy Crown. The deal presents a great opportunity for Melco, Chief Executive Lawrence Ho told Reuters, […]

HONG KONG/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd said on Thursday it would buy a 20% stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts Ltd from casino mogul James Packer for A$1.76 billion ($1.22 billion), just months after Wynn Resorts withdrew its offer to buy Crown. The deal with Wynn, the world’s No. 2 casino operator, fell […]

I only think about power when I don’t have it. The first time I gave it any thought I was in my midteens, around 14 or 15, and living in rural Arizona. Until a couple of years before, I had been home-schooled by my mother. But when she returned to the work force, I was […]

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning, We’re covering the special counsel’s first comments on his investigation and a setback for Israel’s prime minister. We also have a preview of the N.B.A. finals, which start tonight. Robert Mueller declines to clear President Trump The special counsel publicly discussed his investigation […]