Asian Morning: Chinese New Year: Inside the World's Largest Trek

View in [Browser] Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [NYT Apps] | [[The New York Times] Today's Headlines] Friday, January 27, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [U.S. News] | [Opinion] Top News [Passengers at the Beijing West Railway Station. Hundreds of millions of Chinese are traveling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country's most important holiday.] [Chinese New Year: Inside the World's Largest Trek] By CHRIS BUCKLEY and ADAM WU Tens of millions are traveling from industrial regions to their hometowns to celebrate. The holiday rush is not a tranquil experience, but it has become more orderly. [President Trump in his office aboard Air Force One on Thursday.] [Trump Backs Import Tax to Pay for Border Wall] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said that revenue from the tax would cover the cost of a wall on the United States-Mexico border. [Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain arriving at Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday for her two-day visit to the United States. She will be the first world leader to meet with President Trump.] The Interpreter [British Alignment With Trump Threatens European Order] By MAX FISHER Britain has much to lose whichever way it turns, but it seems more concerned with its departure from the European Union than other global events. ['Give Us Our Children Back': Hunger Strikers in Sri Lanka Demand Answers] By DHARISHA BASTIANS and GEETA ANAND In pushing officials to investigate the disappearance of thousands after a civil war ended in 2009, hunger strikers won a meeting with the country's defense minister. [A woman suffering from complications caused by an unsafe abortion at a hospital in Zongo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2015. The so-called Mexico City policy prohibits organizations abroad from using American aid to discuss abortion as a method of family planning.] [Clinics for World's Vulnerable Brace for Trump's Anti-Abortion Cuts] By DIONNE SEARCEY, NORIMITSU ONISHI and SOMINI SENGUPTA Health workers say President Trump's ban on abortion counseling will hurt even those health services that do not involve abortions. For more top news, go to [INYT.com] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Sekko Tanaka, a Buddhist monk on the Japanese island of Tsushima, in 2013, holding a photograph of a Buddha statue that was stolen the year before.] [South Korea Can Keep Buddha Statue Stolen From Japan, Court Says] The ruling found that the 20-inch bronze statue had been taken from Korea centuries ago by Japanese pirates. Tokyo called the decision "regrettable." [Gambians on Saturday in Banjul, the capital, hearing about the imminent departure of Yahya Jammeh, who had refused to step down as president after losing an election.] ['This Feels Like Being Born Again:' Gambians Hope for Change and Long for Home] As the new president takes power, we asked readers from Gambia about their hopes and fears for their homeland, and, for those abroad, whether they might return. World [President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico with Donald J. Trump in August, when Mr. Trump visited the country during the presidential campaign.] [Mexico's President Cancels Meeting With Trump Over Wall] By AZAM AHMED The move by the Mexican leader, Enrique Peña Nieto, brings to a head the simmering tensions that have been building for months between the two nations. [Turkish military officers arriving at the Supreme Court in Athens on Thursday. They fled Turkey in July after a failed coup and requested political asylum in Greece, saying they feared for their lives.] [Greece's Top Court Rejects Extradition of Turkish Officers] By NIKI KITSANTONIS The Supreme Court ruled that they would face "the curtailment of their fundamental human rights" if they were sent back to Turkey. [A beach flooded with garbage on the outskirts of Beirut. The garbage problem has long been a symbol of a failure of Lebanese politics, one that activists say has its roots in the time shortly after the country's civil war, which ended in 1990.] Beirut Journal [On Lebanon's Once-Sparkling Shores, a Garbage Dump Grows] By TIM ARANGO and HWAIDA SAAD A landfill that is attracting birds that endanger aviation is a symbol of dysfunction to many in Lebanon. [President Adama Barrow greets supporters after arriving at Banjul airport in Gambia on Thursday.] [His Predecessor Gone, Gambia's New President Finally Comes Home] By JAIME YAYA BARRY and DIONNE SEARCEY The president, Adama Barrow, had fled to neighboring Senegal more than a week earlier after Yahya Jammeh, his defeated predecessor, refused to cede power. [.]['This Feels Like Being Born Again:' Gambians Hope for Change and Long for Home] For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World] Business [Lu Qun, chairman of Qiantu Motor, in Beijing in December.] Wheels [China's Answer to Tesla Is Hopeful Entrant to Global Car Market] By MICHAEL SCHUMAN Electric vehicles offer a new chance to Chinese car-making efforts that have floundered in the past. But lavish state aid could be as much bane as boon. [With MoneyGram, China's Ant Financial Gets an American Base] By ROBERT CYRAN Ant, the payment arm of the e-commerce giant Alibaba, has a deal to buy the American money transmitting business for $880 million. [The headquarters of Actelion, a biotechnology company, in Allschwil, Switzerland. The company is known for its treatments for high blood pressure in the lungs.] [Johnson & Johnson Bolsters Drug Roster With $30 Billion Actelion Deal] By CHAD BRAY The acquisition of the Swiss biotechnology company would improve the American pharmaceutical giant's portfolio of drugs to treat rare diseases. [2017 Honda CR-V] Driven [Video Review: The 2017 Honda CR-V Stays True to Its Mainstream Roots] By TOM VOELK The fifth-generation CR-V is no warmed-over refresh. It looks classy and rides easy. Go ahead and pay the extra for the high-tech safety features. For more business news, go to [INYT.com/Business] Technology [Using Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets at International CES in Las Vegas this month.] [Facebook's Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader] By MIKE ISAAC and NICK WINGFIELD Hugo Barra, a former executive at Google and the Chinese phone maker Xiaomi, will lead the company's virtual reality efforts, which have faced several hurdles. [The Silver Efex Pro 2 plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, a free download from Google, helps you create vintage black-and-white looks for your digital photos.] Tech Tip [Shades of Gray in the Digital Darkroom] By J. D. BIERSDORFER Adobe Photoshop comes with tools to convert your standard color pictures into rich-looking black-and-white photographs. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Tech] Sports [Roger Federer, above, defeated Stan Wawrinka in five sets in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night.] [Roger Federer Beats Stan Wawrinka to Reach Australian Open Final] By BEN ROTHENBERG Having not played a competitive tournament since Wimbledon last July, the 17th-seeded Federer, 35, completed an improbable run. [Bernhard Langer of Germany teed off at the Nature Valley First Tee Open, a Champions Tour event in Pebble Beach, Calif., in September.] [Who Is Bernhard Langer?] By VICTOR MATHER Before being thrust into the spotlight by President Trump, Mr. Langer was known mostly to golf fans as a two-time Masters champion and periodic sufferer of the "yips." For more sports news, go to [INYT.com/Sports] U.S. News [President Trump greeted Speaker Paul D. Ryan as he and Vice President Mike Pence attended a retreat for Congressional Republicans in Philadelphia on Thursday.] [Trump's Vow to G.O.P. Lawmakers: 'You're Not Wasting Your Time'] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MATT FLEGENHEIMER The president attended a Republican retreat in Philadelphia and committed himself to supporting the party's agenda in Congress. [President Trump with an executive order on Wednesday calling for the construction of a Mexican border wall.] On Washington [Trump Follows Obama's Lead in Flexing Executive Muscle] By CARL HULSE A flurry of edicts from the Trump White House puts some Republicans in an awkward position after they castigated President Obama for using the same approach. [Stephen K. Bannon, center, President Trump's chief strategist, met with business leaders at the White House on Monday.] [Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Says Media Should 'Keep Its Mouth Shut'] By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM Mr. Bannon, one of President Trump's top advisers, gave a scathing assessment of the news media, calling it "the opposition party." [Vice President Mike Pence leaving the weekly Senate Republicans luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.] [Pence Will Speak at Anti-Abortion Rally] By JEREMY W. PETERS Vice President Mike Pence plans to appear at the March for Life in Washington on Friday, a strong signal from the Trump administration. [The Smithsonian's National Zoo welcomed a female gray seal pup, born on Saturday.] [The Nation's Zoos Know You Need to See Cute Animals Right Now] By CHRISTINE HAUSER A tweetstorm with more "awws" than "aghs" started with the birth of a seal pup at the Smithsonian. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US] ADVERTISEMENT Opinion [Mick Mulvaney at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.] Op-Ed | Steven Rattner [An Extremist Holding the Purse Strings] By STEVEN RATTNER Representative Mick Mulvaney, President Trump's choice to be his top budget adviser, holds uncompromising views that will hurt the economy. [Nikita Mikhalkov at the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in December. His image of Russia is that of a besieged fortress under constant threat of attack.] Op-Ed Contributor [The Exorcist of Russia] By DOUGLAS SMITH A nationalist friend of Vladimir Putin promotes a version of history with an enormous chip on its shoulder. [Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards in ] Op-Ed Contributor [Mary Tyler Moore's Guide to Leaning In] By ANNA CLARK Young women can view 40-year-old episodes of her program as how-to manuals for navigating life and work. For more opinion, go to [INYT.com/Opinion] FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook] | [Twitter] [@NYTimes] | [Pinterest] [Pinterest] | [Instagram] [Instagram] [NYT] Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: [iPhone®] | [iPad®] | [Android] | [All] [.] Save 15% at [The NYTimes Store »] [.] Have questions? visit our [Help Section »] [.] Visit our mobile website at [m.nyt.com »] About This Email This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email. 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