Misc Asia

Manila, July 23, 2024 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered an immediate ban on widespread and mostly Chinese-run online gaming operations,...

Bangkok, July 17, 2024 — Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests at a central...

Phnom Penh, July 6, 2024 — The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a...

New Delhi, July 6, 2024 — In March, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani threw a three-day prenuptial bash for his son that included a...

Vientiane, June 28, 2024 - A Lao businessman has spent US$50 million to develop an area near the Nong Xeum irrigation reservoir to establish...

More than 30 years after I.M. Pei reshaped Hong Kong's skyline with a jagged tower of steel and glass, the Chinese-American architect is once...

Jakarta, June 4, 2024 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday said construction of the first phase of the country’s ambitious new capital is...

Manila, June 4, 2024— Four police officers assigned in the Philippine capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign...

Tokyo, May 17, 2024 — Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a revision to the country’s civil code that will allow divorced parents the option...

Singapore, April 15, 2024 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that he will step down on May 15 after two decades...