Overview — what happened in July 2020 In early July 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued directive language that would have…
Introduction — a flame lit under tension On 25 March 2021, under gray skies and pandemic protocols, the Olympic torch relay began its long, stop-and-go voyage across Japan — and…
Introduction — the moment data went mainstream In 2019, Glassdoor named Data Scientist the top job in the United States. That ranking captured more than a momentary hiring trend —…
Introduction — the rise of a career-defining role In 2019, Glassdoor crowned Data Scientist as the top U.S. job. That wasn’t a fluke or a popularity contest — it reflected…
Introduction — 21 Days That Changed Everything The first morning I noticed the silence, Tokyo still sounded like Tokyo—trains murmuring, distant shop announcements, the soft tick of bicycles at intersections—but…
Updated for August 2025. If you’re graduating this season and planning your Canadian work journey, the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) is the launchpad. But between new field-of-study rules (rolling updates…
China’s “Post-90s” generation—those born between 1990 and 1999—grew up during one of the fastest economic booms in human history. They witnessed skyscrapers rise, high-speed trains race across the country, and…
When the COVID-19 epidemic hit China in early 2020, images from Wuhan’s lockdown dominated global headlines. But in February of that year, a very different set of photographs from Shanghai…
When COVID-19 first emerged in late 2019, few could predict the seismic shift it would bring to the global economy. For China—the epicenter of the initial outbreak—the challenges were immediate,…
Introduction: The Mystery at Wuhan’s Heart In late December 2019, hospitals in Wuhan, China, began seeing patients with an unusual form of pneumonia. The illness didn’t respond to common treatments,…