Asia Pacific

Typhoon Podul Heads Toward China After Lashing Taiwan

A man was swept away while fishing and dozens of other people were injured as st...

Kabul, Afghanistan’s Capital, Could Run Out of Water by...

The six million people living in the Afghan capital could be out of water by 203...

Thursday Briefing: Air Conditioning Politics

Also, Trump spoke with European leaders ahead of his talks with Putin.

Man Who Tried to Export 850 Turtles Hidden in Socks Ple...

The man was caught after an undercover agent of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servi...

New Delhi Is Ordered to Round Up Hundreds of Thousands ...

In cities across the country, the feral animals are both loved and feared. The j...

Philippines Condemns China After South China Sea Collis...

Footage shows a Chinese coast guard vessel chasing a Philippine boat and then ra...

Are Samosas Unhealthy? Some Indians Find Official Advic...

A government advisory noting the high fat and sugar levels in many popular snack...

Hundreds of Indian Lawmakers Detained at a Protest Clai...

Opposition figures were held briefly at a New Delhi demonstration after accusing...

China’s Automakers Are Taking a Shortcut to European Ma...

Ships carrying Chinese cars are using the Red Sea and Suez Canal even as other v...

Australia to Recognize Palestinian Statehood

After similar announcements by France, Britain and Canada, Australia said it wou...

Xi Looks to Tighten Grip After Scandals Shake China’s M...

The Chinese leader’s crackdown on military corruption reveals how deep his conce...

Is Kim Jong-un Preparing a Successor?

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, might be preparing his young daughter, K...

Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Peace Pledge at ...

Armenia said it would give the U.S. exclusive development rights to a transit co...

What’s Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

A series of border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia escalated into a mil...

Putin Briefs Leaders of China and India on Talks With U...

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may be seeking to build support among coun...

Meeting the Last of Japan’s Living War Veterans

A reporter traveled to the corners of the country to meet six World War II veter...