Death sentence for tycoon Truong upheld in largest fraud case

The death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was upheld yesterday in Vietnam’s largest fraud case, the scale of which had raised concerns about

13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash.

Philippine navy shadows Russian submarine spotted in the South China Sea

The Philippine military deployed a navy ship and air force planes to shadow a Russian submarine, which passed through the South China Sea off the country’s

Central bank cuts key interest rate to nurse a slower economy

South Korea’s central bank lowered its key policy rate for a second straight month and said the country’s economy will grow at a slower pace than it

Police file criminal complaints against VP Sara Duterte and her security aides

Philippine police officials yesterday filed criminal complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for allegedly assaulting authorities and disobeying orders in a recent altercation

One person is dead and 13 are hurt after a bus carrying foreign tourists crashed

One person is dead and 13 others were rushed to New Zealand hospitals after a bus carrying international tourists collided with two other vehicles on a rural

Authorities arrest Filipino fugitive accused of running a $67 million investment scam

Authorities on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali arrested a Filipino fugitive accused of helping scam over $67 million out of clients in the Philippines, officials said yesterday.

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town in setback for military regime

A powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in

Landslide and flash floods hit Sumatra island, leaving 16 dead and six missing

Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra

S. Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event

South Korea paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines in a memorial ceremony yesterday, a day after boycotting a

Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town

A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six tourists

Young girls dance in a traditional Hindu festival threatened by changing times

Ketut Nita Wahyuni lifts her folded hands prayerfully to her forehead as a priest leads the temple gathering. The 11-year-old is preparing to perform the Rejang

Defense chiefs discuss regional security with China, US and other partner nations

Southeast Asian defense chiefs met yesterday with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s increasingly assertive

Australian tourist dies after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos

An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister yesterday called every parent’s nightmare. An American and two

Southeast Asian defense chiefs meet in Laos as maritime disputes with China are flaring

Southeast Asian defense chiefs and representatives met in Laos yesterday for security talks at a time of increasing maritime disputes with China in the Asia-Pacific and

Tens of thousands crowd Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights

As tens of thousands crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, yesterday, the throng of people, flags aloft, had the air of a festival or

Australian tourists hospitalized after apparent severe alcohol poisoning in Laos party town

Two Australian tourists are being treated in Thailand for suspected severe alcohol poisoning after consuming tainted drinks in neighboring Laos, Australian media reported yesterday. The

Manila and Washington sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology

The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement yesterday to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in key weapons the U.S. would

Kim calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter U.S.-led threats in comments reported yesterday

Typhoon Man-yi leaves seven dead, worsens crisis from back-to-back storms

Typhoon Man-yi left at least seven people dead in a landslide, destroyed houses and displaced large numbers of villagers before blowing away from the northern Philippines,

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