Asia Pacific

Also, France protects abortion rights and a U.N. report on sexual assault during the Oct. 7 attack. ​Also, France protects abortion rights and a U.N. report on sexual assault during the Oct. 7 attack. Read More

Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born residents highlights a systematic problem. ​Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born residents highlights a systematic problem. Read More

Centuries-old wooden temples, a graceful river and an unexpected chicken fixation make Lampang, in Northern Thailand, a delightful destination away from the crowds. ​Centuries-old wooden temples, a graceful river and an unexpected chicken fixation make Lampang, in Northern Thailand, a delightful destination away from the crowds. Read More

After a prolonged Parliamentary debate, details about two microbiology researchers who were found to have shared secrets with China have been released. ​After a prolonged Parliamentary debate, details about two microbiology researchers who were found to have shared secrets with China have been released. Read More

Also, Pakistan’s newly elected prime minister and a bard of China’s rust belt ​Also, Pakistan’s newly elected prime minister and a bard of China’s rust belt Read More

Parliament’s election of Shehbaz Sharif for a second term follows a month of political turmoil. The new government faces economic troubles and questions of legitimacy. ​Parliament’s election of Shehbaz Sharif for a second term follows a month of political turmoil. The new government faces economic troubles and questions of legitimacy. Read More

The Russian authorities vilified the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny with a viciousness that suggested he was more influential than Moscow would admit. Little has changed since he died. ​The Russian authorities vilified the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny with a viciousness that suggested he was more influential than Moscow would admit. Little has changed

China has no dissident with the kind of public profile that Aleksei A. Navalny had. The government has many critics, but they all disappear from view. ​China has no dissident with the kind of public profile that Aleksei A. Navalny had. The government has many critics, but they all disappear from view. Read More

Goo Hara’s life was a struggle from the start. She ended it at 28, isolated and harassed online. ​Goo Hara’s life was a struggle from the start. She ended it at 28, isolated and harassed online. Read More