Asia Pacific - NYTimes

1. How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market

2. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan Win Olympic Gold Medals

3. Pakistan Accused of Denying Treatment for Imran Khan’s Failing Eyesight

4. Japan Releases Chinese Boat Captain After Detaining Him for 30 Hours

5. New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin

6. How China Built a Chip Industry, and Why It’s Still Not Enough

7. Man Pleads Guilty in Murder Plot U.S. Says Is Tied to Indian Government

8. Bangladeshis Vote in Droves for Constitutional Change in Referendum

9. Why India Playing Pakistan in World Cup Cricket Matters

10. Tarique Rahman Is Elected Bangladesh’s New Leader

11. Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat; Move Likely to Add to Tensions

12. Here’s the latest.

13. South Korean Court Rules Against Women in LG Inheritance Lawsuit

14. Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs

15. Would You Leave Your Bag Unattended at a Starbucks? They Did. For Hours.

16. India’s Prime Minister Faces Blowback Over Trade Deal With Trump to Lower Tariffs

17. Bangladesh Holds First Elections After 2024 Student Protests

18. The Bangladesh Elections Are on Thursday. Here’s What to Know.

19. Hong Kong Activist Anna Kwok’s Father Convicted of National Security Crime

20. How the Israeli President’s Visit to Australia Created a ‘Tinder Box’