Fears grow that dam across Mekong River could harm World Heritage site of Luang Prabang

Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical

New Zealand says it will contemplate sharing military tech with US, Britain

New Zealand said yesterday it will contemplate sharing advanced military technologies with the United States and Britain as it pursues closer defense ties with Australia amid

Kishida says he’s determined to break ruling party from its practice of money politics

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed yesterday he was determined to make a clear break from money politics as he renewed an apology for the latest major

Philippines, Vietnam agree to cooperate on disputed waters as Marcos visits Hanoi

The Philippines and Vietnam signed an agreement yesterday on preventing and managing incidents in the disputed South China Sea during Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s visit

Southeast Asian nations cautiously optimistic of progress on Myanmar and South China Sea conflicts

China’s increasingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar topped the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats at their meeting in Laos

Duterte assails Marcos, accusing him of plotting to expand his grip on power

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office, bringing into

Japanese moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels

A Japanese moon explorer is up and running yesterday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. Japan’s first lunar mission hit its

South says North fired several cruise missiles, adding to provocative weapons tests

South Korea’s military said yesterday that North Korea fired several cruise missiles that flew over waters near a major military shipyard on the country’s eastern coast, extending

Police investigating 14-year-old boy as suspect of attack on lawmaker

An assailant who repeatedly struck a South Korean lawmaker with a rock as she tried to resist was a 14-year-old boy who was sent to a

Global study of doping cases involving minors points to Russia, India and China

A 10-year global study of positive doping tests by children and young teenagers showed most sanctions came from Russia, India, and China and in sports like weightlifting, athletics,

Lavrov accuses US, S.Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea

Russia’s top diplomat accused the United States, South Korea and Japan yesterday of preparing for war with North Korea. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a

Army denies generals were sentenced to death for surrendering key city to insurgents

Myanmar’s military government is denying reports that it sentenced six army generals to death or life imprisonment for their surrender this month of a regional military

North appears to demolish reunification arch as Kim turns against ties with South

North Korea appears to have torn down a huge arch in its capital that symbolized reconciliation with South Korea, a week after leader Kim Jong Un dismissed

Court says popular politician Pita didn’t violate law, can remain a lawmaker

Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled yesterday that popular progressive politician Pita Limjaroenrat, who was blocked from becoming prime minister even though his party placed first in last

Churches, temples and monasteries regularly hit by airstrikes, activists say

A study issued yesterday by researchers collecting evidence of war crimes in Myanmar supported reports that air strikes by the military government damaged churches in the Buddhist-dominated country’s

Filipino fisherman verbally confronts Chinese coast guard in disputed shoal

A Filipino fishing boat captain protested yesterday the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea where he said Chinese officers drove him and his

Four rescued, two dead in crash of private Russian jet, the Taliban say

Four people have been rescued and two died following the crash of a private Russian jet carrying six over the weekend in Afghanistan, the Taliban said

As his son faces a graft probe, Mahathir says the gov’t wants to prosecute its rivals

Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad attacked a graft probe into his associates as politically motivated, a week after his eldest son was ordered to hand over

FM stresses alignment with Russia against US and says Putin could visit at an ‘early date’

North Korea said yesterday it has agreed to further strategic and tactical cooperation with Russia to establish a “new multi-polarized international order,” as the two countries

Islamabad retaliates with airstrikes in Iran after an attack by Tehran, killing 9 people

Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes yesterday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the

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