The idea of the Kra Canal – a bypass for the Strait of Malacca – dates all the way back to 1677. But though the technical hurdles have eased since then, fiscal and geopolitical ones have emerged to ...

Featuring works by Louise Bourgeois and Richard Long, the Khao Yai Art Forest is the latest addition to Thailand's rapidly ...

Southeast Asia dominated Tripadvisor's list of 10 best beaches in Asia this year, with seven spots making the cut including ...

NAIROBI: Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to South-East Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from ...

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 — Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) has published “U.S.-China-Southeast Asia Relations in a Second Trump Administration,” written by James Crabtree, Non-Resident ...

How will a second Trump presidency impact U.S.–Southeast Asia relations, and what are the implications for regional stability and economic growth? This paper analyzes views of Donald Trump’s second ...

VATICAN CITY--If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is ... with China ever-present in the background in a region where Beijing wields ...

SEOUL: South Korean officials have requested an exemption from US reciprocal, steel and aluminium tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry said in a statement on ...

Southeast Asia‘s premium video-on-demand market saw robust growth in 2024, with total industry revenues jumping 14% to $1.8 billion and viewership hitting 440 billion minutes, according to fresh ...

THE ungoverned regions of mainland South-east Asia seem to be rapidly becoming havens for phone scam operators. The rescue of 260 people from a scam centre along the Myanmar-Thai border last week is ...

Vietnam topped Southeast Asia in attracting South Korean tourists in 2024 with 4.5 million arrivals, driven by a visa-free policy and extensive promotional campaigns. Thailand ranked second with 1.85 ...