Hannah Beech

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Hannah Beech

The artists, musicians and writers pushing past decades of historical erasure. THE STORY GOES that the Japanese imperial family, which claims the world's longest unbroken royal lineage, is descended from a sun goddess, Amaterasu. That's common lore. But what's less discussed is that another famous ancestor, Emperor Kammu, who ruled from 781-806, was a descendant of a Korean king.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Hannah Beech |Sun Narin

China is the biggest foreign patron of Cambodia, where Mr. Xi concluded a tour of Southeast Asia. But the region also needs to curry favor with President Trump. Xi Jinping Boulevard runs a loop around Cambodia's fast-growing capital, where signs in Chinese are rapidly overtaking those in English. The ring road around Phnom Penh, which was officially named after the Chinese leader last year, will soon connect to a Chinese-built airport that is being touted as one of the world's 10 largest.

2 months ago | bostonglobe.com | Hannah Beech |Sun Narin

PHNOM PENH — His father was marched to a forest and killed, like so many victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Before he was led away, the father told his young son, Uon Chhin, to stand up and speak the truth, even if it might compromise his liberty. Decades later, Uon Chhin became a journalist during the muckraking heyday of the free press in Cambodia. But in 2017, he and a colleague at Radio Free Asia were charged with espionage.

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | Hannah Beech |Sun Narin

PHNOM PENH – His father was marched to a forest and killed, like so many victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Before he was led away, the father told his young son Uon Chhin to stand up and speak the truth, even if it might compromise his liberty. Decades later, Mr Uon Chhin became a journalist during the muckraking heyday of the free press in Cambodia. But in 2017, he and a colleague at Radio Free Asia were charged with espionage.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Hannah Beech |Sun Narin

13 hours agoRFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after death of second child who was infectedU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas’ still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness.