Asia Pacific

Chinese Tech Giants Have Big Ambitions in Brazil

Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese co...

Ex-Malaysia Premier Najib Has Money Laundering Charges ...

Money-laundering charges against Najib Razak were dropped because of prosecutori...

A U.S. Attack on Iran Would Show the Limits of China’s ...

China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lo...

Chinese Companies Set Their Sights on Brazil

Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese co...

Air India Plane Crash Highlights Dangers of Crowded Air...

The crash of an Air India flight shows how the country’s ambitions of rapid grow...

Friday Briefing: Trump Appeared to Put Off U.S. Action ...

Plus, why “Jaws” is a model movie.

In Singapore, Grandmothers Dive Into Aging With a Splash

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

TikTok Hits Cannes, Where a U.S. Ban Seems a Distant Dream

TikTok executives hosted happy hours and played pickleball with influencers on t...

Chilling Photos Capture Police Shooting Man, Fueling An...

The protests and police shooting on Tuesday came nearly a year after demonstrati...

Pakistan Waging a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own ...

As it strikes militants, the country’s security services are adopting a tactic t...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Faces Calls to Resign After Leak

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

Funeral Held for Loved One Lost in Air India Crash

A cremation ceremony was held for Kinal Mistry, a victim of the Air India crash ...

Under China’s Threat, Taiwan Needs Its Own Power Source...

Taiwan, which makes most of the world’s advanced computer chips, relies almost e...

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

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

DNA Discovery Gives Mysterious Ancient Humans a Face

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

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

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