Alfredo and Susana Pabatao Die; Health Care Aides on the Front Lines
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Both Alfredo and Susana Pabatao,...
Category: Asia Pacific News
Filipino Musicians Drive Hong Kong’s Music Scene, but Gigs Have Dried Up
HONG KONG — The lively melodies were resounding off wood, glass and marble as the pianist performed jazz standards at a swanky hotel lobby. But...
Ji Chaozhu, Interpreter for China During Nixon’s Trip, Dies at 90
Ji Chaozhu, who was a longtime interpreter for top Chinese officials, including Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, and who was at Zhou Enlai’s side during...
The Thinnest Paper in the World
In 2017, Soyeon Choi, the head paper conservator at the Yale Center for British Art, received three folios of a letter written in 1753 by...
Pompeo Ties Coronavirus to China Lab, Despite Spy Agencies’ Uncertainty
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday backed President Trump’s assertion that the coronavirus originated in a research laboratory in Wuhan, China, though...
North and South Korea Exchange Gunfire Across Demilitarized Zone
SEOUL, South Korea — Gunshots fired from North Korea struck a guard post in South Korea on Sunday inside the Demilitarized Zone separating the two...
Some Trump Officials Take Harder Actions on China During Pandemic
WASHINGTON — Some top Trump administration officials are moving to take a more aggressive stand against China on economic, diplomatic and scientific issues at the...
This ‘Hospital Needs to Be Quarantined,’ but This Country Is at War
KABUL, Afghanistan — Even when their city was repeatedly overrun by the Taliban and fighting reached their doorsteps, the doctors and nurses in the northern...
People Are Talking About ‘Travel Bubbles.’ But Could They Work?
Last week, Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, said that he and Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, were talking about creating a “travel...
Seeking Real Voices in China, Despite Censorship and Fear
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. In retrospect, one of the...