Rodrigo Duterte Calls for Ban on Public Vaping in the Philippines
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has ordered a sweeping ban on vaping in public, threatening to use the police and military to...
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In Warning to Hong Kong’s Courts, China Shows Who Is Boss
BEIJING — After months of relative restraint, China’s Communist government this week took its most decisive steps to intervene in Hong Kong’s political crisis, signaling...
We Put Hong Kong on the 52 Places to Go List. Things Got Complicated.
The 52 Places Traveler We Put Hong Kong on the 52 Places to Go List. Things Got Complicated. The planned stops on the 52 Places...
After Times Report, China Defends Its Crackdown on Muslims
BEIJING — The Chinese government on Monday portrayed the country’s crackdown in the western region of Xinjiang as a great success against terrorism, trying to...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wins Sri Lanka Presidential Election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared victory on Sunday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, signaling the return to power of a divisive family credited...
5 Takeaways From the Leaked Files on China’s Mass Detention of Muslims
HONG KONG — Internal Chinese government documents obtained by The New York Times have revealed new details on the origins and execution of China’s mass detention...
South Korea Resists U.S. Pressure to Improve Ties With Japan
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Friday adamantly rejected an American request to continue sharing military intelligence with Japan, as the two American allies...
‘We’re Just So Angry’: Australians Protest Police Killing of Aboriginal Teenager
SYDNEY, Australia — Thousands of Australians have taken to the streets this week to protest the police killing of an Aboriginal teenager in a remote...
South Korea Stops Stream of Blood From Culled Pigs
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said on Wednesday that it had successfully stopped a stream of red blood from tens of thousands of pigs...
On an Art Scavenger Hunt in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea
The 52 Places Traveler On an Art Scavenger Hunt in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea The 52 Places Traveler visits the Setouchi Islands, where a triennial...