Asia Pacific

The appearance by Hanni, a member of NewJeans, was eagerly awaited, but she offered few revelations about her famously regimented industry.

By Jin Yu Young

The zoo partially closed after the deaths, which occurred over two days and included members of a critically endangered species.

By Tiffany May and Yan Zhuang

In the 1990s, China began sending pandas to foreign zoos to be bred, in the hope that future generations could be released into the wild. It hasn’t gone as planned.

By Mara Hvistendahl and Joy Dong

The panda census methodology is widely seen as flawed, and China keeps the data shrouded in secrecy.

By Mara Hvistendahl and Joy Dong

Panda breeding has been highlighted as one of the big success stories in conservation: U.S. and Chinese scientists working together to increase the number of pandas released into the wild. But a New York Times investigation found that they have succeeded only at making more pandas for zoos. Individual pandas have been hurt in the process, and at least one has been killed. Mara Hvistendahl, an investigative reporter for The Times focused on Asia, explains how records, photographs and videos — many of them from the Smithsonian Institution Archives — offer the most detailed, unvarnished history of the program.

By Mara Hvistendahl and Nikolay Nikolov

The diplomatic rift has suddenly grown more stark as Canada amplifies its accusations that India is directing lethal operations abroad.

By Anupreeta Das and Matina Stevis-Gridneff

Plus, an artist sues to reclaim his work.

By Gaya Gupta

Angry at what they view as China’s state-led xenophobia, taught in schools and prevalent online, some people are taking action, even at personal risk.

By Li Yuan

Assurances from government officials on plans to strengthen the private sector offset a lack of specifics about economic stimulus.

By Keith Bradsher

Scores of Chinese aircraft and dozens of ships surrounded Taiwan, after President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s claim over the island.

By David Pierson and Amy Chang Chien