South-East Asia

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Trafficking of synthetic drugs in East and Southeast Asia continued to expand last year, with more than...

By Minh Nguyen and Thinh Nguyen MOC CHAU, Vietnam (Reuters) - A mountain resort in Vietnam has opened a bridge...

By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's plan to create new provinces in its impoverished eastern region of Papua has not...

By Jarrett Renshaw ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempt...

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Books about the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his brutal era of martial...

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President-elect Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday promised to prevent any foreign interference in...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said on Thursday she would meet the country's...

By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc will make all of its patented medicines including COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid and big-selling...

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - A joint session of Philippines Congress on Wednesday declared Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the...

PRETORIA (Reuters) - It is unacceptable that some countries side with Russia over the Ukraine war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz...

(Reuters) - Dozens of ethnic Rohingya refugees were dead or missing after a boat with about 90 people aboard, including...

MANILA (Reuters) - Arsenio Balisacan, the chief of the Philippines' anti-trust agency, said on Monday he had decided to accept...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia summoned Britain's ambassador on Monday to explain the raising of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday he discussed security issues with an envoy of defence...

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's new Labor government will put greater focus on relations with Southeast Asia and...

MANILA (Reuters) - Seven people have died after a high-speed Philippine ferry carrying 134 people caught fire on Monday, with...

(Reuters) - Representatives of seven nations, including those who walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in Bangkok to...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Representatives of the United States and several other nations walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's anti-narcotics agency on Friday announced the seizure of nearly 18 kg (634 oz) of heroin in...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will allow night clubs and karaoke bars to resume regular hours starting in June, a senior...