WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. President Donald Trump, declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border on Friday after Democrats repeatedly denied sufficient funds to construction a...
LONDON – The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the planet, according to...
FRANKFURT – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government on Sunday suffered a beating in a second key regional election in as many weeks, multiplying questions over...
CHIANG RAI – Chinese tourists account for more visitors to Thailand — and much of Southeast Asia — than from any other country. The Thai village...
MANILA – The Philippines braced early Friday for the onslaught of Super-Typhoon Mangkhut, whose 240kph (150 mph) winds were on a path for a direct...
VIENTIANE – Restaurateurs and entrepreneurs can now tap into Laos’ rich food and farming culture, with the launch of a website dedicated to preserving traditional...
CANBERRA – New Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised generational change in the warring Liberal party on Friday, seeking to end an internecine battle that...
PAKSONG, Laos – Petchinda Chantamart first heard what sounded like a bomb going off a few miles away. Then came a curious noise, like a...
BEIJING – China must lead the way in reforming global governance, the foreign ministry on Saturday cited President Xi Jinping as saying, as Beijing looks...
CHAMPUN, Thailand – In February of last year a patch of plastic trash almost 10 kilometers long was seen floating off the coast of the...
BANGKOK – A group of protestors gathered outside the Bangkok Art & Culture Center in the heart of the Thai capital wearing homemade paper masks...
BANGKOK– A few weeks ago, the 3rd Mekong River Commission Summit took place in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Summit is held every four years, bringing together...
– BANGKOK – Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other...
– CHIANG RAI – International tourists who are familiar with Thailand are likely to have opted to visit popular destinations such as Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket...
– – CHIANG RAI – Plan International, with support from Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited, recently launched the “Chiang Rai Safe City Model: Creating...
– CHIANG MAI – By the end of the year, Chiang Rai and other northern provinces of Thailand will be put on high alert for summer...
– BANGKOK – The drastic reduction in sediment flow in the Mekong River is threatening the stability of the delta and the livelihoods of millions...
– BERLIN – Temporary German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s liberalist ways may be coming to an end after her efforts to form a three-way coalition government have failed,...
– CHIANG RAI – Thirty million people depend for a living on the Mekong, the great Asian river that runs through Southeast Asia from its...
– A woman is shown watching boats pass the Pak Beng pier on the Mekong River in northern Laos PAK BENG – The sleepy town of...