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World | Asia Pacific

UN’s Xinjiang report: A stand against China, and chance for justice

First Look

UN report questions China's treatment of Uyghurs and other groups

What China is – and isn’t – learning from military drills near Taiwan

How women are banding together to change Japanese politics

In Pictures

Dive into the tropical fish nursery of the future

A glassy sweeper egg, moments from hatching, is seen through a microscope at Roger Williams University’s Wet Lab in Bristol, Rhode Island, where parent offspring are bred for the New England Aquarium's aquaculture program. The round bubble is an oil droplet, which is a nutritional source similar to an egg yolk.

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The Explainer

Port politics: How China fits into Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

First Look

Is job-hunting a dead end? Many Chinese students think so.

First Look

After Pelosi's visit, China tests missiles in Taiwan waters

Frozen bank accounts and unfinished homes: China’s ‘desperate situation’

First Look

Japanese minister asks government to stop underestimating women

In the Philippines, free press won’t go down without a fight

First Look

Sri Lanka installs PM as president as protesters voice discontent

Will Abe Shinzo’s death give his agenda new life?

First Look

How Shinzo Abe's assassination shapes Japan's election results

‘A huge loss to Japan’: Abe assassination shakes famously safe country