South Asia

Thailand’s offer of aid to Myanmar gets mixed reaction

A Thai pledge to donate millions of baht to help alleviate a humanitarian crisis in…

Food shortages reported in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar’s Chin state

Food and medicine shortages in two townships in Myanmar’s Chin state have worsened in the…

North Korea to sell gambling rights at vacant 105-floor Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang

A North Korean hotel which has been under construction for 37 years has plans to…

Rights group, senator speak up for dissident fighting extradition from Thailand

Pressure built on Thailand Thursday over the detention of a detained Vietnamese dissident fighting extradition…

North Korea bans hit war movie 5 months after release

A hit North Korean big budget film that took four years to make and was…

Uneasy calm in Dhaka under curfew, police arrest hundreds for ‘violence’

An uneasy calm prevailed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on the third day of a nationwide…

Second Thomas Shoal: deal or no deal?

China and the Philippines said they have achieved a “provisional arrangement” on resupply missions by…

Nguyen Phu Trong left Vietnam’s Communist Party ripe for strongman rule

On July 19, the Vietnamese Communist Party announced the death of its general secretary, Nguyen…

A palm reading: Japan’s navigation plan for Pacific waters

The triennial meeting of the Japanese Prime Minister with the leaders of the Pacific Islands…

To Lam: The man with the golden steak is now leading Vietnam

In the West, he may be best known for eating a gold-covered steak while his…

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