Asia Pacific

In the 1960s, he was among the first Westerners allowed into the country, and for decades he helped the rest of the world understand it.

By Clay Risen

The case, brought after Rappler was singled out by former President Rodrigo Duterte, was one of many facing the outlet and its co-founder, the Nobel laureate Maria Ressa.

By Sui-Lee Wee

The cheese scone is so essential to the New Zealand diet that it is almost impossible to find a cafe without a plate of them on the counter.

By Pete McKenzie

Stressing science education, China is outpacing other countries in research fields like battery chemistry, crucial to its lead in electric vehicles.

By Keith Bradsher

Plus, how Olympians get paid.

By Justin Porter

The U.S. ambassador has criticized the handling of an attack on four instructors from an American college, but China’s foreign ministry called it an “isolated incident.”

By Keith Bradsher

Despite a declining birthrate that has alarmed the nation’s leaders, regulations in China prevent unmarried women from freezing their eggs.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang

The official warning came after a 7.1-magnitude temblor struck off the coast of southern Japan on Thursday.

By River Akira Davis, Kiuko Notoya, Hisako Ueno and Victoria Kim

Muhammad Yunus, as interim leader, faces the daunting task of restoring order in a country gripped by violence and uncertainty.

By Saif Hasnat and Mujib Mashal

TSMC modeled its facility in Phoenix on one at home. But bringing the company’s complex manufacturing process to America has been a bigger challenge than it expected.

By John Liu