Michael A. Lev

How we see the Olympics is not the same as the way the rest of the world sees it -- or in some cases doesn't see it. Here are our...

In the hours after his death, Ronald Reagan was remembered around the globe, by friends and former foes, as the American president who changed the world by winning the Cold...

Tom Erd vividly remembers how he learned the federal government had banned the importation of Sichuan peppercorns. "A lady with a badge came in and took it away. She took...

Like a rich tourist confronted with unbelievable bargains, China went on a shopping spree in the U.S. this week, snapping up cars and jets. Seeking to blunt congressional concerns over...

A world of New Years Turkey with the Turks--and other seasonal excuses for making the best of bad weather In almost every culture on the globe--and at various junctures, since...

Most presidents get angry at the news media on occasion, but in South Korea no president has ever vented his frustration by going to court--until Roh Moo Hyun sued the...

There is no scientific evidence linking dogs to the SARS epidemic, but the animals are becoming victims nonetheless. One ghastly newspaper account relates the story of a Beijing man who...

There are more precise indicators of China's growing wealth, but nothing says "I've got money" like a mink coat, and no place shouts the phrase louder than Harbin, in the...

Secretary of State Colin Powell's meeting with Yasser Arafat on Sunday failed to yield an immediate breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, with both sides ending the day repeating their demands...