Asia Pacific

President Vladimir V. Putin’s state go to to North Korea appeared to have a singular give attention to army issues: The two sides dramatically revived a Cold War-era mutual protection settlement. A day later, in Vietnam, the Russian chief was far much less provocative. Vietnam values its relations with the United States, which might be […] More

Leaving her hut that hovered on stilts above crystal blue water, Zausiyah acquired into her boat at dawn and rowed out to sea, wanting down into the clear water for fish. When she discovered a selection spot, she saved her paddle, baited 4 hooks and tossed her line down into the deep waters of the […] More

The ravenous got here for a style of residence in a dish of spicy fried beef or steamed fish head. Waiters, talking in Mandarin, delivered plates heated with inexperienced and purple chiles. It was opening night time in Hong Kong at Return Home Hunan, a well known chain from mainland China making an attempt to […] More

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia wrapped up a state go to to at least one ally, North Korea, and moved on to a different, Vietnam, arriving early Thursday native time hoping to shore up essential partnerships within the area as he wages a protracted battle in Ukraine. Mr. Putin’s battle in Ukraine has left […] More

Russia and North Korea signed a protection pledge President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un revived a Cold War-era mutual protection pledge between Russia and North Korea yesterday. They promised to supply one another with “mutual help within the occasion of aggression,” nevertheless it was unclear if such help would imply full-fledged navy intervention, because the […] More

Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister of Thailand who can be a strong behind-the-scenes participant within the present authorities, was indicted on Tuesday on a legal cost of insulting the monarchy, ushering in a interval of uncertainty that would plunge the nation right into a political disaster. Mr. Thaksin is essentially the most high-profile determine […] More

A high-level U.S. congressional delegation, together with the previous House speaker Nancy Pelosi, met with the Dalai Lama at his Indian residence on Wednesday, a go to that was condemned upfront by China’s authorities, which considers the exiled Tibetan non secular chief a separatist. The delegation, led by Michael McCaul, the Republican chairman of the […] More

Toyota Motor’s longtime chief, Akio Toyoda, defended his continued deep involvement within the firm’s operations on Tuesday, responding to calls by some large buyers that he step again after having resigned as chief govt greater than a yr in the past. “Some infer that what I do and the way I act is akin to […] More

Biden will give protections to undocumented spouses of U.S. residents President Biden introduced sweeping new authorized protections yesterday for undocumented immigrants who’ve been dwelling within the U.S. for years and are married to Americans. It is among the most expansive presidential actions to guard immigrants in additional than a decade. Under the brand new coverage, […] More

When Harmeet Singh left India in 2020, he was in search of a contemporary begin. His profession as a cricket participant had stagnated, and his dream of constructing the Indian nationwide crew — and enjoying within the World Cup, the game’s greatest stage — was fading. His vacation spot was the United States, the place […] More

A lot of North Korean troopers have been killed or injured by land mines within the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Koreas since late final yr, when the North started sending them into the buffer zone to do building work, the South Korean navy mentioned on Tuesday. The work has been underway since November, when […] More

Lawmakers in Thailand voted on Tuesday to approve a wedding equality invoice, a transfer that places the nation on a transparent path to changing into the primary in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. Thailand’s Senate handed the invoice by 130 votes to 4, with some abstentions, on Tuesday afternoon. It was permitted by the […] More