The deep cuts announced in early February gutted, among others, The Washington Post’s award-winning stable of foreign correspondents. One correspondent who covered South-east Asia remains in Singapore, with another in Tokyo, who covered Japan and Korea. “So when The Washington Post goes, that’s one less outlet that’s doing that kind of work,” he said. PHOTO: AFPThe business-focused Bloomberg News and The New York Times now count as the American news outlets with the most extensive networks of foreign bureaus. Although exports have since resumed, the American Soybean Association said in January that farmers need greater assistance after “historic losses to China”.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2026 04:32 UTC