Japan Is Finding It Harder to Stay Quiet on China’s Abuse of Uyghurs
Public awareness of the issue is growing in the country, spurred in part by the work of Uyghur activists, and that is increasing pressure on...
Category: Asia Pacific News
Clearing the Suez Canal Took Days. Figuring Out the Costs May Take Years.
There will be finger-pointing and competing agendas as cargo companies, lawyers, insurers and government agencies try to sort out what went wrong when the Ever...
How China Plans to Control Hong Kong’s Elections
New rules give Chinese security bodies power to investigate all potential candidates, meaning that opposition politicians face steep odds of even being allowed to run....
Coronavirus Most Likely Came From Bats, W.H.O. Report Says
The coronavirus most likely emerged in bats before spreading to humans through another animal, according to a report to be released by the World Health...
Dozens Gunned Down in One of Myanmar’s Bloodiest Days Since Coup
The killings took place on a holiday honoring the army. A dissident called it “a day of shame for the armed forces.” At a military...
Beaten, Cuffed, Hauled Away: When Myanmar’s Military Comes Knocking
Security forces have responded to protests with increasing ruthlessness, shooting people in the streets, raiding homes and arbitrarily carrying out beatings and arrests. When the...
NFT Artwork by Sophia the Robot Sells for Nearly $700,000
An artwork that sold for nearly $700,000 was the latest in the frenzied market for digital art — and possibly the first created in part...
Hong Kong Suspends Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Use Over Packaging Defects
Officials said they had found no health risks, but the move deals a blow to the Chinese city’s already troubled inoculation campaign. Hong Kong on...
Basquiat Sells for $41.9 Million at Christie’s in Hong Kong
“Warrior,” a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, leads a week of 20th and 21st century livestreamed auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. “Warrior,” a 1982 painting...
How We Tracked Secret Oil Deliveries to North Korea
For a Visual Investigations project that looked at violations of United Nations sanctions, more than a dozen journalists examined a maze of connections. But we...