Asia

Alaska Airlines is making a bigger push onto the global stage — and now it has a business class to match.The carrier this week unveiled the full experience of its first international business class suites, set to debut this spring on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The jet flies long-haul between Seattle…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nuala O’Hanlon, who quit her marketing role at Primark in Dublin to backpack through Asia. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been in the fashion merchandising and marketing industry for my decadelong career. I started taking on visual merchandising…

Two of the US Navy’s main ships for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz were recently spotted in Malaysia, about 3,500 miles from their base in Bahrain.The USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara were photographed by a ship spotter in Penang, who posted images on Sunday of the two…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Roberta Maretti, 50, author of “Where the World Took Me.” Her words have been edited for length and clarity.I was born in Italy, and moved around a lot when I was growing up. By the time I finished high school, I’d…