Singapore—the so-called gateway to Southeast Asia is marking its 60th year of independence. From hawker markets to orchid ...

Following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, here's how travel has been impacted in the region, including in neighboring Thailand, and what travelers can do to help.

Poverty remains one of the most pressing issues globally, with over 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty—on less than P123.70 per day. In the Philippines, the situation is equally ...

New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant ...

And in 2018, Vietnam cut a scene from the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians that featured a designer bag with a map of the world showing the disputed South China Sea islands under Beijing’s control.

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Greg Poling testified before the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission on China’s military and security footprint in the Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands Chair Price, Vice Chair ...

Heading into 2025, the case can be made the NL East is the best and deepest division in the game. There are three teams that, if they won the division, I don't think it would surprise anyone.

Chinese tea chain Chagee has once again landed in hot water with Malaysia’s censorious consumers after its mobile app displayed a map with Beijing ... outrage. Southeast Asia is in the throes ...