Asia Pacific - NYTimes

1. On Patrol With Tokyo’s New Litter Police

2. China Builds an Economic Fortress as Global Tensions Rise

3. The Priests Revered in the Land of Five Genders

4. What To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North Korea

5. The U.S.-Qatar Domination of Gas Left the World Dangerously Exposed

6. Four New Zealand Lawmakers Banned From China After Taiwan Trip

7. South Korea’s Governing Democratic Party Sweeps Local Elections but Faces Setback in Seoul Mayor’s Race

8. Four Immigrant Workers Burned to Death in Italy

9. Fire at a New Delhi Hotel Kills at Least 21

10. What to Know About South Korea’s Elections

11. Steph Curry and Li-Ning: What to Know About N.B.A. Star’s Deal With Chinese Sneaker Company

12. The New Zealand Parakeet Pair That Are Saving Their Species

13. Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

14. Giant Stone Urns Hint at the Death Rites of a Lost People in Laos

15. Chinese Military Sought Nvidia Chips for Years, Report Says

16. China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk

17. Dozens Killed as Explosion Flattens Rebel-Held Village in Myanmar

18. Oil Prices Spike as U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire

19. Taiwan Criticizes China’s Expulsion of New York Times Reporter

20. India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King