Asia Pacific

Five former officials are convicted on charges related to Yoon’s martial law decree.

Five former officials are convicted on charges related ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

Dueling Protests at South Korean Ex-Leader’s Sentencing Highlight Political Rift

Dueling Protests at South Korean Ex-Leader’s Sentencing...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

As a judge reprimanded former President Yoon Suk Yeol for amplifying political t...

Thirty years ago, the trial of another ousted leader gripped South Korea.

Thirty years ago, the trial of another ousted leader gr...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends

A Lonely Baby Monkey Wins Hearts, and Even a Few Friends

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 19, 2026 - 15:56

Legions of fans from around the world have been cheering on Punch, a 7-month-old...

A Road Trip from Kandahar to Kabul on Highway 1 in Afghanistan

A Road Trip from Kandahar to Kabul on Highway 1 in Afgh...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

Life and business are back along a road once defined by war damage. But even wit...

The Sleepy Market for Japanese Government Bonds Is Now a ‘Battlefield’

The Sleepy Market for Japanese Government Bonds Is Now ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

Trading of Japanese government bonds, long considered moribund, is roaring back ...

Trump Hails Japan’s First Batch of U.S. Investments

Trump Hails Japan’s First Batch of U.S. Investments

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 17, 2026 - 19:53

The deals, totaling $36 billion, were the first step in a $550 billion investmen...

Lunar New Year in Photos and Video: Revelers Welcome Year of the Horse

Lunar New Year in Photos and Video: Revelers Welcome Ye...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

The Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in many Asian countries, is being...

Question of True Remorse When A.I. Helps Write Your Court Apology

Question of True Remorse When A.I. Helps Write Your Cou...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

The use of artificial intelligence gave a New Zealand judge pause about the genu...

Diplomatic Feud With China Weighs on Japan’s Economy

Diplomatic Feud With China Weighs on Japan’s Economy

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 15, 2026 - 20:21

A standoff over the security of Taiwan has led to a steep decline in the number ...

Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish July Fourth Parties

Like Trump, U.S. Embassies Are Raising Cash for Lavish ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 15, 2026 - 14:41

Some of Washington’s diplomatic outposts in Asia are raising millions for events...

Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours

Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 14, 2026 - 13:53

The captain’s arrest had raised fears of a broader diplomatic confrontation betw...

Why India Playing Pakistan in World Cup Cricket Matters

Why India Playing Pakistan in World Cup Cricket Matters

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:54

The cricket-mad South Asian neighbors have a bitter history, punctuated by viole...

Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader

Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:54

Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, returned to sweep his party in...

Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Plot U.S. Says Is Tied to Indian Government

Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Plot U.S. Says Is Tied to I...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:54

Nikhil Gupta was accused of plotting to assassinate an American citizen. Prosecu...

Bangladesh Holds First Elections After 2024 Student Protests

Bangladesh Holds First Elections After 2024 Student Pro...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

At the vanguard of Gen Z movements, protesters in Bangladesh ousted the prime mi...

Would You Leave Your Bag Unattended at a Starbucks? They Did. For Hours.

Would You Leave Your Bag Unattended at a Starbucks? The...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

It is common for people to leave their belongings when they step away in South K...

Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs

Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not T...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after Presiden...

South Korean Court Rules Against Women in LG Inheritance Lawsuit

South Korean Court Rules Against Women in LG Inheritanc...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

The widow and two daughters of LG’s former chairman sought to invalidate an inhe...

The Bangladesh Elections Are on Thursday. Here’s What to Know.

The Bangladesh Elections Are on Thursday. Here’s What t...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

Bangladesh is holding national elections for the first time since 2024, when a s...

Hong Kong Activist Anna Kwok’s Father Convicted of National Security Crime

Hong Kong Activist Anna Kwok’s Father Convicted of Nati...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

In her first interview about her father, the exiled Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok...

Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry

Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes ...

A Shift in Chinese Taste for Durian Throws Malaysian Farmers Into Turmoil

A Shift in Chinese Taste for Durian Throws Malaysian Fa...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

Malaysian durian farmers saw immense profits over the last decade as China snapp...

How the Israeli President’s Visit to Australia Created a ‘Tinder Box’

How the Israeli President’s Visit to Australia Created ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

Isaac Herzog’s trip led to widespread rallies and tested the restrictions on pro...

Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent

Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 9, 2026 - 16:27

The sentence for the media mogul, along with long prison terms for his editors, ...

How Japan’s Leader, Sanae Takaichi, Rescued Her Party from the Abyss

How Japan’s Leader, Sanae Takaichi, Rescued Her Party f...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 9, 2026 - 16:27

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popu...

Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’

Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 9, 2026 - 16:27

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. B...

Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Term Follows a Familiar Chinese Pattern

Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Term Follows a Familiar Chinese Pat...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 8, 2026 - 22:27

The heavy sentence for the Hong Kong publisher aligns with mainland cases where ...

China’s Presence Looms Large in Japan’s Election

China’s Presence Looms Large in Japan’s Election

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:23

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s handling of bilateral relations has become a cam...

What to Know About Japan’s Economy on Election Day

What to Know About Japan’s Economy on Election Day

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:23

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushed through a record supplemental budget and is...

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Wins Snap Election in a Landslide

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Wins Snap Election in a Landslide

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 8, 2026 - 17:23

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economi...

Countries Have Long Tested Their Own Athletes for Doping. That Could Soon Change.

Countries Have Long Tested Their Own Athletes for Dopin...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 2, 2026 - 15:54

After Chinese swimmers won Olympic gold in 2021 despite having tested positive f...

Years After Coup, Myanmar’s Government in Exile Teeters on Irrelevance

Years After Coup, Myanmar’s Government in Exile Teeters...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 1, 2026 - 09:54

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the j...

‘I’m Free’: A Muslim Official Who Lost Faith in China Gains a Voice

‘I’m Free’: A Muslim Official Who Lost Faith in China G...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Feb 1, 2026 - 00:24

Ma Ruilin worked as a Communist Party cadre helping fellow Muslims navigate thei...

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Fans Flock to Korean Language Classes

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Fans Flock to Korean Language Classes

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 31, 2026 - 13:55

Across the country, Americans who love K-pop and K-dramas are flocking to Korean...

Trump Tells U.K. and Canada That Boosting Trade With China Is ‘Dangerous’

Trump Tells U.K. and Canada That Boosting Trade With Ch...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 30, 2026 - 15:25

The leaders of both countries have recently visited Beijing seeking to strengthe...

Born of a Factory Mistake, This Sad Toy Horse Captures China’s Mood

Born of a Factory Mistake, This Sad Toy Horse Captures ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 30, 2026 - 15:25

A manufacturing error turned a Lunar New Year toy into an unlikely emblem of wor...

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

Three Great Documentaries to Stream

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 30, 2026 - 15:25

In this month’s picks, mountain climbing, dog sledding and government running.

Tokyo’s Famous Pizza Studio Tamaki Prepares Its NYC Debut

Tokyo’s Famous Pizza Studio Tamaki Prepares Its NYC Debut

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 29, 2026 - 17:23

Pizza Studio Tamaki is readying a pop-up in advance of opening in New York City,...

At World’s Busiest Port, China’s Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View

At World’s Busiest Port, China’s Unbalanced Economy Com...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:26

The shipping traffic and factories never stop in China’s port city of Ningbo, bu...

She Couldn’t Defend Herself, but He Wasn’t Charged With Rape

She Couldn’t Defend Herself, but He Wasn’t Charged With...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 29, 2026 - 15:26

A decision in China not to charge a man who fathered children with a woman with ...

An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan

An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 28, 2026 - 23:57

The repressive Taliban government is suspicious of the internet. But a start-up ...

Ajit Pawar, a Veteran Indian Politician, Among 5 Killed in Plane Crash

Ajit Pawar, a Veteran Indian Politician, Among 5 Killed...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 28, 2026 - 15:54

Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra State, was on board a chart...

Missing in Kabul: The U.S. Citizen Witnesses Say Was Held by the Taliban

Missing in Kabul: The U.S. Citizen Witnesses Say Was He...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 28, 2026 - 15:54

Taliban officials deny holding a U.S.-Afghan citizen, who witnesses and U.S. off...

The Rise and Fall of South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee

The Rise and Fall of South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 28, 2026 - 15:54

Kim Keon Hee is the first former presidential spouse in South Korea to be convic...

In Trump’s Shadow, India and the European Union Expand Trade Ties

In Trump’s Shadow, India and the European Union Expand ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

After nearly 20 years of negotiations, the two sides struck a far-reaching agree...

UK Seeks Trade With China Without Triggering Trump’s Fury

UK Seeks Trade With China Without Triggering Trump’s Fury

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes to boost his country’s lagging economy with a ...

ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation in Italy. Many Italians are Angry.

ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation in Italy. Many...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

The Italian government said it had requested clarification from American diploma...

All-Night Concerts in War-Ravaged Myanmar

All-Night Concerts in War-Ravaged Myanmar

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 27, 2026 - 18:55

But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort ...

In Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness of Power

In Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness ...

NYT > Asia Pacific, Jan 26, 2026 - 14:55

A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinpi...