BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prayad Marksaeng today won his own national open with a three shot victory over Australian Scott Strange at the Thailand Open at...
BEIJING – China’s New Leaders have turned to veteran technocrats, many with strong international experience, to staff a cabinet charged with overhauling a slowing economy...
BANGKOK – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is confident the country will see a sizable growth in spending by European travelers. TAT Deputy Governor...
BANGKOK– Approximately 2,000 striking workers at General Motors (Thailand) Co.’s Rayong factory are petitioning the U.S. embassy and Prime Minister’s Office to come to their...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s baht touched a 19-month high and government bonds rose as overseas investors pumped the most money into the nation’s debt in three...
CHINA – Shanghai had pulled 5,916 dead pigs out of the Huangpu river, which cuts through China’s commercial hub and supplies 22 per cent of...
RANGOON – Myanmar is becoming the new battle ground for Coca-Cola and Pepsi for share of the carbonated soft-drink market currently worth US$100 million a...
ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM – The U.S. Navy’s hottest new ship and the centerpiece of its renewed focus on Asia isn’t its largest vessel, or...
BRUSSELS – The negotiations launched this week for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the European Union have raised concerns among both Thai...
BORNEO – Invasion attempt by a group claiming to be inheritors of the Sulu throne with a 100 strong “army” on Borneo’s Malaysian part, has...
PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Ministry of Defense has issued a statement to dismiss Thailand’s allegation that the country has planted landmines at border areas, saying that...
PYONGYANG – An enraged North Korea responded to new UN sanctions with fresh threats of nuclear war Friday, vowing to scrap peace pacts with South...
PYONGYANG – North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a...
BEIJING – China’s naval and paramilitary ships are churning up the ocean around islands it disputes with Tokyo in what experts say is a strategy...
SHANGHAI – Chinese couples are rushing to divorce before a new tax on home sales hits after the government cracked down on property speculation, the...
BANGKOK – Teens across Southeast Asia are jumping on a greasy, crispy, potentially-heart-attack-inducing trend: “potato parties,” which involve consuming mounds of French fries. The concept...
BANGKOK – European champions Chelsea will lay the foundations for their 2013/2014 season in Thailand, when they visit for the second time in three years,...
BANGKOK – The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) hosted a meeting with the INCB at its Bangkok headquarters. Ambassadors from around 20 countries...
PYONGYANG – The Pirate Bay, the most notorious website in the world, claimed Tuesday it had sailed from Europe and was open in North Korea....
GENEVA – A United Nations investigator called on the United States on Monday to publish its findings on the CIA’s Bush-era program of rendition and...