Asia Pacific

Plus, results in Venezuela’s tainted election and the new math of swimming.

By Whet Moser

Plus, Venezuela’s election and the Olympics’ first weekend

By Whet Moser

The two governments said the moves were a response to growing aggression by China, whose rapid military buildup has many leaders worried.

By Edward Wong

The partial lifting of a communications blackout is providing a picture of the young victims of a brutal crackdown on protesters. Thousands of others have been swept into jails.

By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat

The U.S. secretary of state pressed China’s top foreign policy official on Beijing’s support for Russia’s efforts to rebuild its military industries during the Ukraine war.

By Edward Wong

It’s highly unusual for the nation’s authorities to publicly acknowledge a leak from the command​, which is one of South Korea’s top two spy agencies.

By Choe Sang-Hun

Zhang Yufei, one of 23 athletes who tested positive for a banned substance before the last Olympics, said China did not allow doping, and offered a window into the stress the accusations have caused.

By Jenny Vrentas

Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

By Eve Sampson

The former president met with the Israeli leader in Florida, a day after his main opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and he both criticized Israel’s conduct of the war.

By Michael Gold and Matthew Mpoke Bigg

In Paris, Chinese swimmers have been under extra scrutiny by doping watchdogs, but that hasn’t satisfied competitors like American star Caeleb Dressel.

By Jenny Vrentas and Tariq Panja

Asian officials will press Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the former president and about Kamala Harris as he visits the region.

By Edward Wong

The use of artificial intelligence is exploding around the world, but the technology’s language models are primarily trained in English, leaving many speakers of other languages behind.

By Sara Ruberg

The storm has already left a trail of destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines, where it killed at least 15 people.

By Tiffany May and Amy Chang Chien

The country is famous for its hospitality. But businesses have had enough of people screaming at workers or tormenting them on social media.

By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno

Plus, a new poll shows Kamala Harris closing in on Donald Trump.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

Each new disaster, including a crash that killed 18 people on Wednesday, leads to another investigation. A serious conflict of interest is always left unaddressed.

By Bhadra Sharma and Mujib Mashal

Two Russian and two Chinese bombers patrolled the airspace near American territory and were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian jets.

By Paul Sonne

The solar sector shows how China conducts industrial policy: It chooses industries to dominate, floods them with loans and lets companies fight it out.

By Keith Bradsher

ShadowCam, a NASA instrument aboard a South Korean spacecraft, is taking pictures of the moon where the sun doesn’t shine.

By Kenneth Chang

The birthplace of anime, manga and, of course, Pokémon, has child-friendly attractions at every turn. Here, six spots your children will thank you for visiting.

By David LaHuta

The coast guard rescued 16 of the vessel’s 17 crew members, but Typhoon Gaemi’s remnants were complicating efforts to contain the oil spill in Manila Bay.

By Camille Elemia

The storm, weaker but still dangerous, made landfall just before 8 p.m. local time. Six sailors were still missing after a cargo ship sank near Taiwan.

By Tiffany May, Amy Chang Chien and Zixu Wang

A top Chinese university described the conduct of a professor accused of sexual harassment as a moral failing, language feminists say downplays harm to women.

By Tiffany May and Zixu Wang

Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.

By Aaron Krolik and Paul Mozur

The central bank lowered a key rate in its latest effort to steady China’s economy, as Asian stock markets followed Wall Street down.

By Keith Bradsher

Plus, disinformation floods the internet during the U.S. presidential race.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

Many Indian Americans see Kamala Harris as another example of the diaspora’s success and influence.

By Anupreeta Das

The typhoon, which caused severe flooding in the Philippines, landed on Taiwan with Category 3 winds.

By Reuters

The head of a six-year investigation into mistreatment in orphanages, mental health institutions and elsewhere said it found an “unthinkable national catastrophe” unfolding over decades.

By Pete McKenzie

The pilot of the Saurya Airlines flight, which was departing from Kathmandu, was the only survivor, officials said.

By Bhadra Sharma and Yan Zhuang

Officials found nothing hazardous in the balloons’ payloads, as the North’s slow barrage of airborne garbage showed few signs of letting up.

By Choe Sang-Hun

Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on the island with Category 3 winds Wednesday night after killing at least six people in the region.

By Amy Chang Chien

People in Manila used makeshift floats to ferry others across flooded streets, while Taiwan braced for the impact of the typhoon.

By The New York Times

Singapore, which subsists on imported food, is looking to secure its future with new ways of feeding its people.

By Sui-Lee Wee

Plus, the head of the Secret Service resigns.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s response to protests has left at least 150 people dead and created the biggest challenge yet to her grip on power.

By Mujib Mashal

See the likely path for Gaemi.

A contestant on the reality show “Race to Survive: New Zealand” killed and ate a weka during filming. The contestant, who said he was hungry, has apologized for “disrespecting New Zealand.”

By Isabella Kwai

She starred in “Doraemon” and other animated shows watched by nearly every child in Japan, and her voice became widely recognized.

By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno

Neeraj Chopra’s triumph in Tokyo inspired athletes across the world’s most populous nation. Now his country is chasing a bigger prize: a chance to host the Games for the first time.

By Jeré Longman, Suhasini Raj and Atul Loke

Traders in Chaman have done business in Afghanistan for generations, but that stopped when officials made it much harder to cross.

By Zia ur-Rehman and Christina Goldbaum

Plus, the head of the Secret Service testified before Congress about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

More than any election in decades, this one will be marked by starkly different approaches to an era of simultaneous confrontations, from China to Russia to the Middle East.

By David E. Sanger

Foreign leaders did not wade into the turmoil of U.S. politics. Many opted instead for statements of empathy that lauded the president’s record.

By Sarah Maslin Nir

The president endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to continue the race against Donald Trump.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

The Communist Party rebuffed calls from economists to shift away from investment-led growth and toward consumer spending.

By Keith Bradsher and Chris Buckley

A court ruling has sharply reduced a quota system for filling government jobs, after protests over the issue turned violent and were brutally suppressed.

By Anupreeta Das and Saif Hasnat

Behind the scenes, China’s most celebrated and its most notorious billionaires were linked through investments worth at least $1 billion.

By Michael Forsythe, Katrina Northrop and Eliot Chen

Inflatable replicas of famous monuments popped up in a park, raising questions about art and Hong Kong’s changing place in the world.

By Tiffany May

Confidential documents show that Xiao Jianhua, a corrupt investor tied to China’s political elite, backed the country’s most successful and revered entrepreneur.

By Michael Forsythe, Katrina Northrop and Eliot Chen

Demonstrations set off by the reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs revealed broader resentment about the uneven distribution of wealth and opportunity.

By Anupreeta Das

It was the second such rain-related disaster in less than three months, as extreme weather challenges the country’s extensive network of newly built expressways.

By Keith Bradsher

For weeks, university students have been protesting a quota system for government jobs. Suppression led to a cycle of violence and now a paralyzing curfew.

By Saif Hasnat and Anupreeta Das

The country’s political workings are notably opaque, but for now the president, who was until recently minister of public security, is carrying out the duties of general secretary.

By Richard C. Paddock

Known for his “blazing furnace” anticorruption campaign, Mr. Trong consolidated power in one of the world’s few remaining Communist dictatorships.

By Sui-Lee Wee

Whoever you are, we appreciate it.

By Mike Ives and Jun Michael Park

Students, armed mainly with sticks, have been demonstrating for days against a quota system for government jobs they consider unfair. Dozens have died in the violence.

By The New York Times

She starred in kung fu movies from the modern origins of the form in midcentury Hong Kong to the worldwide breakout “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

By Alex Traub

Plus, security failures at the Trump rally.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi citizens joined students who have been protesting for weeks against a quota system for government jobs that benefits certain groups.

By The Associated Press and Reuters

A couple who filed a lawsuit in 2021 after their spousal benefits were cancelled celebrated a landmark court decision allowing same-sex couples to qualify for dependent health insurance coverage.

By Reuters and The Associated Press

Violent clashes have erupted between the police and students protesting a quota system used to fill coveted civil service jobs.

By Anupreeta Das and Saif Hasnat

The country’s Supreme Court said same-sex couples qualify for dependent coverage under the national health insurance, a decision that could have wider ramifications.

By Choe Sang-Hun

A thick plume of black smoke rose over the building with people trapped inside.

By The New York Times

Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana, who are single and live together, say South Korea’s laws should reflect the alternative unions that many of its people have chosen.

By Choe Sang-Hun

Kazakhstan’s bounty of so-called critical minerals has enriched the country and grabbed the attention of entrepreneurs scrambling to control the ingredients needed to fight climate change.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Chang W. Lee

Plus, Israel estimates the toll on Hamas.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

The journalist accused her former employer of failing to stand up for press freedom, a claim that the newspaper rejected.

By Tiffany May

Only six specimens of the spade-toothed whale have ever been identified. This carcass could be the first that scientists are able to dissect.

By Yan Zhuang

Trump also accused Taiwan of sinking the U.S. semiconductor sector, signaling he wants a more transactional approach to shielding the island from China.

By Chris Buckley

Asian honeybees protect their hives by making insect intruders go airborne.

By Elizabeth Anne Brown

A case that shocked Thailand, the police indicated on Wednesday, was one of murder-suicide.

By Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita Suhartono

Plus, Israeli strikes killed more than 20 people in Gaza.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

Across the country, students have taken to the streets over job quotas that they say limit their opportunities.

By Saif Hasnat and Anupreeta Das

The police originally said the deaths were apparently caused by poison, but later walked that statement back.

By Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita Suhartono

“Revolution is the job of poets and artists,” says Ko Maung Saungkha, leader of a rebel militia fighting the Myanmar dictatorship. He is not the only poet commander in a country with a strong tradition of political verse.

By Hannah Beech and Daniel Berehulak

Climate change has created more intense monsoon seasons in the region, displacing millions and gutting buildings, bridges and villages.

By Sameer Yasir

Ri Il-kyu, who fled to South Korea late last year, alleged that two North Korean officials who had been assigned to negotiate with the Trump administration had been punished.

By Choe Sang-Hun

China is putting more military and political pressure on Taiwan and its new president, whose rhetoric has been sharper than his predecessor’s.

By Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

Plus, a judge dismisses a criminal case against Trump.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

The seasoning is sold by Trader Joe’s, a brand whose popularity has skyrocketed in the region in recent years.

By Eve Sampson

The move was widely seen as the latest effort by a weak governing coalition to squash Mr. Khan’s political popularity.

By Christina Goldbaum and Salman Masood

No rule requires Japan’s elementary school students to wear the boxy, bulky backpack known as the randoseru. But for nearly 150 years, nearly all of them have.

By Motoko Rich and Noriko Hayashi

President Xi Jinping is presiding over a conclave to draft a new economic program. The stakes are high, but expectations for big changes are modest.

By Chris Buckley and Keith Bradsher

Plus, a major Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

K.P. Sharma Oli, who leads the nation’s largest communist party, is to take office on Monday.

By Bhadra Sharma

Before and after satellite images show how China transformed one Cambodian navy base.

By Agnes Chang and Hannah Beech

But Imran Khan, the popular former prime minister, remains incarcerated for now, and the authorities have indicated that new charges are likely.

By Salman Masood

Henna artists’ elaborate designs are a hallmark of Indian weddings. They also highlight a disparity where some are fabulously rich and many earn very little.

By Pragati K.B.

The latest political upheaval comes as Nepal struggles to cope with deadly disasters like a landslide on Friday that left more than 60 people missing.

By Bhadra Sharma and Lynsey Chutel

A ruling by Pakistan’s top court strips the governing coalition of its two-thirds majority, and thrusts the party of Imran Khan back onto the political main stage.

By Salman Masood and Christina Goldbaum

Many Indians cheer the rise of moguls like Mukesh Ambani, whose son’s wedding has become a global spectacle. To them, India’s poverty is predictable, but such opulence is not.

By Anupreeta Das

Rescuers were searching for two late-night buses that disappeared into the swollen waterway amid Nepal’s deadly monsoon season.

By Bhadra Sharma

The helicopter, operated by a tour company, went down in waters off the island of Kauai.

By Victoria Kim

Plus, a U.S. plan to deploy missiles in Germany angered Russia.

By Daniel E. Slotnik

University students oppose the reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs that was abolished in 2018.

By Saif Hasnat

Guo Wengui fled China and allied with the American right in a quixotic quest to end Communist rule. U.S. prosecutors say he stole over $1 billion from his followers.

By Michael Forsythe

Thousands of years of culture and history converge in this vibrant, coastal city known as the “Pearl of the Aegean.”

By Alex Crevar

Officials said they would start an investigation after a newspaper reported that a tanker used to carry liquefied coal was then used to transport soybean oil.

By Tiffany May and Amy Chang Chien

NATO’s rare rebuke of China could lead to actions pressuring the country to curb exports to Russia. Beijing denounced it as “prejudice, smears and provocation.”

By Chris Buckley