Hotels in Phuket aim to reduce the use of plastic, tackling the garbage that washes up on the shores, and educating staff, local communities and tourists alike.
Chinese state-sponsored hackers may be targeting companies and state agencies in Malaysia as it looks to review several major projects linked to China's Belt and Road Initiative.
The inter-government agency Mekong River Commission says the move raises hopes for more sustainable development of the river.
The ceremonies threaten to exacerbate a sensitive diplomatic issue with Japan, South Korea's neighbor and a key ally of the United States in efforts to contain North Korea.
Independence activist Andy Chan, a founder of the Hong Kong National Party, will speak at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club despite strong criticism from China’s Foreign Ministry.
Born to Myanmar parents, Mong was showered with praise upon his triumphant return from a paper plane contest in Japan in 2009 and assured that Thai citizenship was on its...
North and South Korean officials begin high-level negotiations and a newspaper report suggests the two sides could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month.
Although he cannot directly influence government policy, Japanese Emperor Akihito has created a broader consciousness of Japan's wartime past, experts say.
More than 200 people have been shot dead by police in Bangladesh since May in a crackdown on drug dealers that many see as a populist ploy ahead of the...
The former Buddhist monk owned luxury cars and featured in a video sporting wads of cash and using a private jet.
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