Asia Pacific

The Coder ‘Village’ at the Heart of China’s A.I. Frenzy

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 6, 2025 - 07:51

As China vies with Silicon Valley for primacy, Hangzhou, home to DeepSeek and Al...

China’s Rare Earth Origin Story, Explained

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 6, 2025 - 04:50

Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of...

How U.S.-Japan Tariff Talks Got Stuck on Cars and Rice

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 4, 2025 - 21:54

Negotiations have stalled ahead of next week’s deadline, with some suggesting Ja...

Trump Wants the World to Squeeze Out China. He’s Starti...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 3, 2025 - 21:55

An initial trade deal with Vietnam offers a glimpse of how President Trump is pu...

5 Dead and 29 Missing After Ferry Sinks Near Bali

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 3, 2025 - 17:08

The ship was carrying 65 people when it sank on its way to the Indonesian resort...

Why This Country’s Stock Market Is Up 30% This Year

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 3, 2025 - 12:37

South Korea has zoomed upward in anticipation that a new president will pass sha...

Video Shows Drone Rescuing Man During Flood in China

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 2, 2025 - 00:52

Unmanned aerial vehicles are playing an increasing role in transporting supplies...

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Suspended Amid Ca...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 1, 2025 - 17:07

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is accused of ethical lapses in a conversation with the C...

Trump’s Tariffs May Push This American Company to Move ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jul 1, 2025 - 03:22

The experience of a company in the textile business illustrates how the trade wa...

Trump’s Tariffs Have Unsettled Thailand’s Pet Food Expo...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 28, 2025 - 01:21

After rapid growth, Thailand is the biggest overseas supplier of pet food in the...

How Japan and Alaska Pioneered the Global Market for L....

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 26, 2025 - 07:25

The leading role the United States plays in liquefied natural gas traces its roo...

The Alaska Town at the Center of Trump’s $44 Billion LN...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 26, 2025 - 07:25

Nikiski in southern Alaska is waiting to see if backing from President Trump and...

Vietnam Abolishes Death Penalty for Embezzlement and Ot...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 25, 2025 - 18:34

The move, one official said, would help the country extradite suspects from abro...

SpaceX to Launch Axiom Mission 4: How to Watch

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 25, 2025 - 07:30

The fourth mission by the company Axiom Space will help the three countries get ...

Brazilian Who Fell While Hiking Indonesian Volcano Is F...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 25, 2025 - 01:22

The hiker, a Brazilian in her 20s, had been unreachable since Saturday, when she...

Helicopter Being Sent for Brazilian Who Fell While Hiki...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 24, 2025 - 12:33

The hiker, a Brazilian in her 20s, has been unreachable since Saturday, when she...

Tuesday Briefing: Iran Struck a U.S. Base in Qatar

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 24, 2025 - 00:51

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Oil Prices Slide and Stocks Rise as Traders Gauge Fallo...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 23, 2025 - 21:00

Hope for a de-escalation in the conflict was most evident in the energy market, ...

BTS Is Back Together. Does It Still Rule K-Pop?

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 23, 2025 - 19:02

Suga is the last member of the wildly popular band to complete his national serv...

Oil Prices Dip and Stocks Rise as Traders Gauge Fallout...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 23, 2025 - 18:02

Any disruption to tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz would have significant ...

Oil Prices Climb as Traders Gauge Fallout From U.S. Str...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 23, 2025 - 16:33

Any disruption to tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz would have significant ...

The Real Winner of ‘Squid Game’ Is Hwang Dong-hyuk

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 23, 2025 - 12:32

The South Korean writer-director won an Emmy and the attention of the world with...

‘The Better Life Is Out of Reach’: The Chinese Dream Is...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 23, 2025 - 07:25

Promised a path to prosperity through hard work and education, China’s working c...

Global Markets Dip as Traders Gauge Fallout From U.S. S...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 23, 2025 - 06:32

Any disruption to traffic in the Strait of Hormuz would have significant economi...

Oil Markets on Edge After American Bombing of Iran

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 22, 2025 - 10:25

Fighting has the potential to disrupt oil markets, but a move by Iran to cut off...

A Retelling of the Mahabharata, Set to Modern-Day Strug...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 21, 2025 - 12:30

At Lincoln Center, the Toronto-based theater company Why Not strives to balance ...

In Singapore, Grandmothers Dive Into Aging With a Splash

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 19, 2025 - 23:00

To tell the story of a demographic shift in Southeast Asia, one reporter visited...

Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ P...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 19, 2025 - 15:03

Officials ordered a huge cleanup effort after videos of the mountains of garbage...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Faces Calls to Resign After Leak

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 19, 2025 - 13:04

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been widely criticized for appearing weak in a conver...

Aiming at the Dollar, China Makes a Pitch for Its Currency

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 18, 2025 - 21:30

The leader of China’s central bank made a clear though indirect critique of the ...

BYD and Other Chinese Carmakers Expand Sales in Europe ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 18, 2025 - 19:31

BYD and other companies doubled their share of the car market after the European...

DNA Discovery Gives Mysterious Ancient Humans a Face

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 18, 2025 - 18:33

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scienti...

China’s Spy Agencies Are Investing Heavily in A.I., Res...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 17, 2025 - 23:22

A new report comes amid rising concern about how China will use new tools to pow...

Can Labubu, This Ugly Elf, Make China Cool?

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 17, 2025 - 14:33

China has long struggled to improve its image, especially in the West. It may be...

China Is Unleashing a New Export Shock on the World

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 17, 2025 - 07:26

As President Trump’s tariffs close off the U.S. market, Chinese goods are floodi...

Relatives of Air India Crash Victims Seek Answers

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 16, 2025 - 22:24

Rizwan Vahora lost three relatives on the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmed...

Stocks Rebound as Investors Shrug Off Israel-Iran Conflict

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 16, 2025 - 19:31

As the two countries exchanged more attacks, stock markets rose even as worries ...

Air India’s New Owners Were Trying to Revamp Carrier Be...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 16, 2025 - 19:31

Management installed by the Tata Group had spent three years struggling to undo ...

Stocks Trade Cautiously as Investors Watch Oil Prices

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 16, 2025 - 14:04

As Israel and Iran exchanged more attacks, stock markets mostly rose even as wor...

The Ah Ma Flippa Ball Team Is a Sign of Singapore’s Agi...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 16, 2025 - 06:02

The Ah Ma Flippa Ball team (ah ma means grandmother) is one example of how Singa...

Lives Lost in India Crash: Expectant Grandparents, a Bo...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 13, 2025 - 21:30

At the hospital in Ahmedabad, family members were giving DNA samples, waiting fo...

Sunjay Kapur, Businessman and Ex-Husband of Bollywood S...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 13, 2025 - 20:30

Mr. Kapur, who died of a heart attack after playing in a polo match in England, ...

Air India: Is There a Safest Seat in a Plane Crash?

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 13, 2025 - 20:30

With all eyes on the sole survivor of Air India Flight 171, aviation insiders sa...

‘Prime Minister’ Examines a New Zealand Leader and a Gl...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 13, 2025 - 12:31

The film is a memoir of sorts for Jacinda Ardern, who governed at a time of mult...

Whistle-blower’s lawyer calls on F.A.A. to release repo...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 12, 2025 - 23:21

Boeing 787 Crash in India Brings Fresh Scrutiny to Plan...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 12, 2025 - 22:51

The crash happened just weeks after the company cut a deal with the U.S. governm...

For recovery and investigation of Air India crash, auth...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 12, 2025 - 21:01

What Caused the Air India Plane Crash?

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 12, 2025 - 21:01

Safety experts said investigators would be looking at why and how the plane star...

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Raised Safety Concerns But Had ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 12, 2025 - 16:31

In a statement, Boeing said that it was aware of the crash on the Air India flig...

Air India’s New Owners, the Tata Group, Have Been Tryin...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jun 12, 2025 - 15:32

The Tata Group, which bought the airline three years ago, has been trying to imp...