Dispatches

Now Niger is cracking down on the migrant trade, could the tourists come back?

In Shanghai The Economist’s data journalist Zhang Ying struggles with her unusual name

Every Saturday, crowds of people delight in watching homes go under the hammer

In London, the big game was scheduled for the same afternoon as the big parade. Our correspondent headed to a pub in Soho to take in the action

What The Economist’s Asia news editor Alex Travelli found at the centre of the universe

The city once literally outshone communist China. But the plug is being pulled on its distinctive signs

An appreciation for the beautiful game can smooth over difficult situations

An American father despairs at his son’s English accent

How technology firms keep track of journalists

In places where people keep their views to themselves, barbers can be an invaluable source of gossip