Sesin Ping's 'Chinese Way of Being'

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Millions of people in south asia are facing the worst flooding in a generation. The northeast of banguadesh is largely submerged in flood waters because of severe monsoon rains. Whole communities have been displaced and farms and businesses lost to the deluge. In north east india, there has been a hundred and 34 % more rainfall than average for this time of year. And the two countries have reported more than a hundred deaths between them in these floods.

In much of the world, things are improving for sexual minorities. The opposite is true in China, where authorities are cracking down on the LGBT community. Bangladesh is suffering its worst flooding in living memory, but with a surprisingly low death toll (so far). And which city topped the EIU’s annual Liveability Index. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer