Asia Pacific

A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Thea...

Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islander...

Thai Parliament Picks New Prime Minister but National E...

Anutin Charnvirakul, a conservative politician, secured enough support for the j...

Kim Jong-un Leaves Beijing With Big Diplomatic Wins

Mr. Kim’s presence at a Chinese military parade was a sign of his growing geopol...

Thailand Ex-Premier Thaksin Shinawatra Abruptly Leaves ...

Mr. Thaksin flew to Dubai days before a verdict that could send him to prison. H...

After Afghanistan Earthquake, Women Tell of Being Shunn...

A prohibition on contact between unrelated women and men meant many women’s woun...

Floods in North India Submerge Crops as Farmers Struggl...

The floods, which have killed hundreds, are bad news for farmers weighed down by...

In Tariff Standoff With Trump, China Boycotts American ...

U.S. farmers need to sell their incoming crop, and China needs to buy it in case...

Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President...

President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russi...

Xi Parades Military Strength as Trump Accuses Him of Co...

The parade, attended by the leaders of Russia and North Korea, had a defiant mes...

China’s Show of Military Might

Xi Jinping’s huge military parade in Tiananmen Square provided a rare look at Ch...

‘Linda Linda Linda’: These Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Newly restored, this film about a group of Japanese rockers opens at the IFC Cen...

Kim Jong-un and His Daughter Take a Train to Beijing

The North Korean leader brought a potential heir to Beijing, on a bulletproof tr...

Xi Parades Firepower to Signal That China Won’t Be Bull...

The military parade in Beijing, attended by autocrats from Russia, North Korea a...

After Deadly Earthquake in Afghanistan, Emergency Aid T...

Villages remain cut off in the remote, mountainous areas in the east that have b...

Landslide Kills More Than 1,000 People in Sudan, Rebel ...

The landslide leveled a village in the remote Marra mountains, the Sudan Liberat...

Why China Is Trying to Tame Its Electric Car Frenzy

Beijing has run out of patience with companies slashing prices, and is urging re...

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