Asia Pacific

Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.

By Rebecca F. Elliott

The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor.

By Hiroko Tabuchi

U Win Myint is a close ally of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader. Both were forced from power by the military in a 2021 coup and imprisoned.

By Richard C. Paddock

Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.

By Hahna Yoon

The severe disruption of oil supplies from the Middle East as a result of the war has prompted South Korea and the Philippines to make deals with Russia and Iran.

By Sui-Lee Wee, Javier C. Hernández, Choe Sang-Hun and Alex Travelli

Hundreds of migrants from Bangladesh, including Rohingya refugees, are feared dead after a boat to Malaysia overturned.

By Verena Hölzl

Despite the economic risks from the war, Beijing will likely stick to a hands-off approach. It is wary of being entangled in a conflict it opposed and has little sway over.

By Lily Kuo and David Pierson

Sri Lanka had been refusing to send back the Iranian Navy personnel, including survivors from a warship that the United States torpedoed, during active hostilities.

By Anupreeta Das and Pamodi Waravita

After talks in Islamabad last weekend led to a two-week cease-fire, Pakistan is offering to host another round in an attempt to sustain continuing peace efforts.

By Elian Peltier

China used a visit by the Vietnamese leader to show a deepening of security ties that analysts say far outpaces U.S. defense ties in the region.

By David Pierson and Tung Ngo