With the emotionally complex and brilliant “Shoplifters”, Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda has become one of this generation’s most gifted directors. Here’s the Culture Curmudgeon’s review of probably one of the best films of the last decade.

rom comedians, game publishers and many more have been accused of the practice of cultural appropriation.

It’s been nine years since my deployment to cover the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake in January of 2010. At that time, I was a correspondent for a Latin American Spanish news network.

Furloughed federal employees looking for extra money are going to job fairs in suburban Washington DC, where they are finding high interest in their skills.

Persistent high unemployment in Colombia forces many to earn their living in unusual ways, including one man who entertains motorists and pedestrians in a Transformer costume he made himself.

Trump administration said that next summit with DPRK’s leader will be in late Februrary. Location and exact timing still unknown after White House talks with Pyongyang’ss top negotiator.

Fashion has always been more than just clothes, but for those that cannot afford to buy the latest items, it is also a key source of marginalization.

Delegates to the World Economic Forum in Davos will be looking at ‘big picture’ issues surrounding globalization.

A new migrant caravan from Honduras is making its way through Guatemala headed for the United States

It’s practice time and Olympic athletes are hard at work at the Shougang ice sports training center in western Beijing.

China’s millennials are the key driver of the country’s expanding fashion market.

The increasing affluence of China’s millennials is fueling sales of luxury goods, both new and second-hand.

Check out Shi Lun’s world class sketches in this week’s Full Frame Close Up.

“Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic” is a shadow puppet play like no other that’s been drawing big, sold-out crowds in the U.S. and around the world. Now the Iranian production is being performed in China, where puppetry originated.

Check out how Hobart was saved by literature and ingenuity in this week’s Full Frame Close Up.

Costa Rica is the only country in the Americas that has formally pledged to go zero-carbon. Harris Whitbeck reports from San Jose, Costa Rica.

Our Urban Voice is the tale of Sao Luis. It’s a surreal, theatrical performance of a story that originated in the 18th century and features both human and mythological characters – and an ox.

Our Game Changer is teaching women in her community how to cultivate chocolate. It’s a way to stabilize the land and provide extra income to their families.