Asia Pacific

Fire Engulfs Bus in Southern India, Killing 20

A motorcycle struck the bus and got lodged in it, creating sparks that ignited t...

$3 Million Homes in New Zealand

A modernist house in a leafy Auckland suburb, an apartment with skyline views in...

Pakistan Bans Radical Islamist Party After Deadly Clashes

The move underscores the country’s struggle to contain religious extremism witho...

China’s Consumers Are in a Yearslong Funk. Will Anythin...

Countries worldwide are buying more than ever from China, but domestic consumpti...

What to Know About the Billion-Dollar Scam Center Industry

The United States, Britain and South Korea have joined a crackdown on groups run...

China’s Consumers Are in a Years-Long Funk. Will Anythi...

Countries worldwide are buying more than ever from China, but domestic consumpti...

Chinese Impersonator’s Trump Act Has Won Him Millions o...

Ryan Chen has turned an uncanny impersonation of President Trump into a social m...

Nepal’s Gen Z Sees Little Hope at Home

The protests that rocked Nepal were about more than a social media ban. The econ...

A Nepali Town Mourns a Native Son Who Died a Hamas Captive

The family of Bipin Joshi, a student, had campaigned internationally for his rel...

Around Here, It’s Not a Party Without a Bone-Rattling S...

A towering wall of speakers on wheels, shaking everything in sight: In many Java...

With Diwali Comes the Start of Air Pollution Season in ...

The air quality in India’s capital ranks among the worst in the world, but exper...

Can a U.S.-Australia Deal on Rare Earths Counter China’...

Australia’s got reserves and mining expertise, and the United States is eager to...

Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s New Prime Minister, and She’s...

Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her ...

What to Know About Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights

The biggest public holiday in India, Diwali features prayers for prosperity and ...

In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi?

Xi Jinping seems to believe that only his continued rule can secure China’s rise...

Sanae Takaichi Is Set to Be Japan’s First Female Prime ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worr...

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