With its legalisation of gay marriage, there is growing interest in holding LGBTQ weddings in Thailand. Insiders expect a gradual increase On September 24, Thailand celebrated the landmark passage of …
Ex-Canadian minister says he was alleged target of Iran assassination plot
Canadian authorities reportedly foiled the alleged assassination attempt on Irwin Cotler.
Health workers go on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths
Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among health care workers on trial accused of causing at least 10 infant deaths linked to a scheme to defraud Turkey’s social security system.
Vietnam Will Keep Coal-Fired Power Plants Running at High Levels Next Year
Vietnamese government officials said the country expects its coal-fired power plants will operate at significant levels in 2025 to support increased demand for electricity across the country. The …
High-speed railway to surpass planes as Vietnam’s top travel option
Vietnamese readers believe the proposed north-south high-speed railway, with competitive travel times and ticket costs, could become Vietnam’s preferred travel option, surpassing both air travel and …
Vietnam’s low cigarette prices undermine efforts to reduce smoking
With cigarette prices in Vietnam among the lowest in the region, health experts are advocating for significant tax hikes to curb smoking rates and protect public health. Compared to other countries in …
Latest typhoon batters the Philippines, displacing about 400,000 people
A powerful typhoon has wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it barreled across the northern Philippines in the sixth major storm to pound the Southeast Asian country
Classified-info pact sets stage for closer US-Philippines cooperation
Formally called the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, the pact follows a more-or-less standard template used with at least 10 other U.S. security partners. But it was more than two years in the making because of the necessary negotiations, planning, training, infrastructure improvements, and more.
India’s worsening, “severe plus” air pollution forces even more dramatic safety measures
Air pollution chokes New Delhi every winter, but this year’s smog has already derailed everything from transport and road work to schools.
India restricts WhatsApp sharing data with other Meta entities, imposes $25.4 million fine
India’s competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.