Asia Pacific

MALIHABAD, India – No fruit in India is as universally loved and as eagerly anticipated as the mango, which, for one brief window each year, cools and sweetens the long …

LEYTE, the Philippines – For nearly all the pandemic, Marlen Zilmar woke up to the sound of roosters. Before the sun reached its fierce apogee, she’d swing a makeshift watering …

HWASEONG, South Korea – At a sprawling recycling plant in this city of farmland and industry, the sound of sustainability is deafening. The Recycling Management Corporation plant, one of the …

Clara Xie had long wondered whether she might leave China one day. She chafed at the country censorship regime, and as a lesbian, she wanted to live in a country …

AT THE NEPAL-INDIA BORDER – As the afternoon heat gives way to a pleasant evening breeze, a palpable shift starts to happen in the makeup of the crowd flowing from …

TOKYO – Residents of a rural Japanese town were each looking forward to receiving a $ 775 payment last month as part of a coronavirus pandemic stimulus program. But a …

SEOUL – North Korea reported a dramatic surge in suspected coronavirus infections and deaths on Saturday as it struggled to contain its first reported outbreak, which the country’s leader, Kim …

SEOUL – In a serene, plant-filled studio paneled with large windows, Kim Do-yoon gives tattoos to clients who visit him in South Korea from around the world for his fine …

KHARGONE, India – The authorities sent bulldozers to the small city in central India within 24 hours of clashes between Hindus and Muslims that turned into a mob-fueled rampage. The …

The Chinese authorities are tightening coronavirus restrictions in Shanghai and Beijing, heeding a message from the country top leader to double down on the zero-Covid strategy. In Shanghai, where residents …