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Asia

4 May
Among Thailand's most famous and lucrative exports, the pungent durian has been farmed in the kingdom for hundreds of years. But a vicious heatwave engulfing Southeast Asia has resulted in smaller yields and...
4 May
More than 100 temperature records fell across Viet Nam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia. The most dramatic sign of the extreme weather came in the...
4 May
The second half of the spring holiday period began on May 3rd in Japan, following an interval of three working days. Many people are traveling to tourist attractions or for family reunions over this holiday...
4 May
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will feature in a one-hour talk show, starting on May 11th, on the Channel 11 and MCOT broadcast stations, to explain the government’s performance and achievements to the...
4 May
Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists. Local officials and...
4 May
A man died after falling into a 15-meter tube well on the median strip of Ladprao Road in Bangkok. Rescue teams quickly responded to the incident, retrieving the man’s body from the 15-meter-deep well. A...
4 May
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio met French President Emmanuel Macron over lunch at the presidential palace in Paris on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed holding bilateral talks to prepare for...
4 May
Chinese President Xi Jinping made the remarks in his messages for Chinese youth ahead of China's Youth Day, which falls on Saturday. In his remarks, Xi called on young people in the new era to strive for...
3 May
People on Friday gather at a beach in China's Hainan to watch the launch of the Chang'e-6 lunar probe, which aims to collect around two kilograms of lunar samples from the far side of the Moon and bring them back...
3 May
The Philippine government shut down more than 47,000 public schools nationwide from Monday, days after the Manila temperature soared to a record high clocking 38.8 degrees Celsius at the weekend. Many schools...

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