Asia Pacific - NYTimes

1. Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much

2. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper

3. Myanmar Frees Ousted President, but Not Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

4. Through A.I. Glasses-Powered Translation, Korea’s Theaters Hope for a K-Pop Moment

5. Iran War Forces America’s Friends in Asia to Court Its Rivals

6. Rohingya Refugee Recounts Rescue From Capsizing Boat That Left Nearly 250 Others Missing

7. Why China Isn’t Pushing Iran to Accept U.S. Demands to End War

8. Sri Lanka Uses U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire to Repatriate Iranian Sailors

9. Pakistan Looks to Play Peacemaker Between U.S. and Iran, Again

10. Xi Alludes to Trump’s Policies to Make a Case for Closer Ties to Vietnam

11. Stocks Hold Gains as Oil Prices Edge Higher

12. China’s G.D.P. Stronger Than Expected, Led by Infrastructure Spending

13. Japan Pledges $10 Billion to Help Countries Cope With Oil Prices

14. American Streamer Johnny Somali Is Sentenced to Prison in South Korea

15. U.S. Applies Little Pressure to Israel to Stop the Fighting in Lebanon

16. Super Typhoon Sinlaku Slams Saipan, Causing Widespread Damage

17. How China’s Weapons Transfers to Iran Have Evolved Over Decades

18. War Exposes Gaps in India’s Clean Energy Push

19. Trump’s Blockade Risks Upending an Emerging Détente With China

20. Oil Prices Drop and Stocks Approach Highs as Investors Eye Possible Path to Peace