A Symbol of Mandalay’s Rapid Growth Comes Crashing Down in Earthquake
It was marketed as a place with an “earthquake-resistant foundation.” The 12-story Sky Villa Condominium complex featured the...
U.S. Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad
The U.S. fired a new round of sanctions at China on Monday, targeting six high-level Chinese and Hong Kong officials over wha...
China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan Are a Warning to Its President
China launched military exercises pressing in on Taiwan on Tuesday, in what Beijing said was a warning to the island-democrac...
There’s No Party Like an Iftar Party for Bangladesh’s Aspiring Leaders
Around sunset during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, something remarkable happens in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. The...
As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening
The extremists began by asserting control over women’s bodies. In the political vacuum that has emerged after the overthrow o...
South Korea’s President Will Learn His Fate on Friday
Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, who was impeached in December over his failed attempt to impose martial law,...
As Rescuers Work at Collapsed Bangkok Building, Those Who Found Love There Await News
The rescue teams at the collapsed office tower in Bangkok thought they’d found a miracle on Sunday night: a channel into the ...
Soldiers Slow Rescue Efforts in a City Destroyed by Myanmar Earthquake
Three days after Myanmar’s worst earthquake in more than a century ravaged the remote, war-torn city of Sagaing, razing monas...
Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation from Pakistan
In a refugee settlement on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, Afghan families gathered on Sunday to observe the festival of ...
Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar
China, Russia and India have dispatched emergency teams and supplies to earthquake-ravaged Myanmar. So have Thailand, Malaysi...