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Python dangles from mall ceiling in Bangkok, sends shoppers screaming

Python dangles from mall ceiling in Bangkok, sends shoppers screaming

A large python slithering across a shop roof at Future Park Rangsit mall in Pathum Thani sent shoppers fleeing in panic.
South Korea sees surprise baby boom after years of record-low birth rates

South Korea sees surprise baby boom after years of record-low birth rates

Bubble tea chain Chagee fined $2,300 in Vietnam over China's multi-dash line

Bubble tea chain Chagee fined $2,300 in Vietnam over China's multi-dash line

Police officer suspended after drunk driving causes crash involving 10 motorbikes, injuring 2 women

Police officer suspended after drunk driving causes crash involving 10 motorbikes, injuring 2 women

A firefighter police officer in northern Vietnam has been suspended after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into 10 vehicles, seriously injuring two young women.
June 27, 2025 | 12:13 am PT
Asia’s 5 richest families in 2025

Asia’s 5 richest families in 2025

These five families all control major conglomerates with interests in property, retail, technology and energy, possessing a combined wealth of US$248 billion, according to Bloomberg.
February 20, 2025 | 03:04 pm PT
Thai authorities inspect language schools following arrest of undocumented Korean teachers

Thai authorities inspect language schools following arrest of undocumented Korean teachers

Thailand's Department of Education has begun inspecting language schools in parts of Bangkok after police arrested eight South Korean teachers who were allegedly working without valid work permits.
February 11, 2025 | 02:00 am PT
Hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake

Hundreds of millions in Asia celebrate Year of the Snake

Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday, as they usher in the Year of the Snake.
January 28, 2025 | 11:12 pm PT
Which Asian country has the highest average salary?

Which Asian country has the highest average salary?

The country has the highest average salary in Asia with an average salary of US$51,921 a year, according to finance and investing website Insider Monkey.
July 18, 2024 | 10:08 pm PT
Singapore jails South African for smuggling rhino horns

Singapore jails South African for smuggling rhino horns

A Singapore court sentenced a South African man to two years in jail on Friday for smuggling rhino horns, the heaviest sentence ever handed down in the city-state for smuggling wildlife parts.
January 25, 2024 | 11:58 pm PT
Asia's climate activists lukewarm on COP deal that 'falls short'

Asia's climate activists lukewarm on COP deal that 'falls short'

Far from the standing ovation delivered by delegates in Dubai, activists in some of Asia's most climate-vulnerable nations responded to the COP28 agreement with disappointment on Thursday.
December 14, 2023 | 02:57 am PT
Cambodian PM to visit China, meet Xi this week: Beijing

Cambodian PM to visit China, meet Xi this week: Beijing

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will visit China this week and meet President Xi Jinping, Beijing's Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.
September 11, 2023 | 03:45 pm PT
Asia's factories struggle for momentum amid patchy recovery

Asia's factories struggle for momentum amid patchy recovery

Factories in Asia's largest economies stepped up a gear in May as supply chain problems eased, business surveys showed on Thursday, but sluggish global demand remained a major challenge for many of the region's big exporters.
June 1, 2023 | 01:40 am PT
Asia climate woes mount as heat shatters May records

Asia climate woes mount as heat shatters May records

Countries across Asia have been hit by another round of extreme heat that has toppled seasonal temperature records throughout the region, raising concerns about their ability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate.
June 1, 2023 | 01:34 am PT
China says Covid deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak

China says Covid deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak

Critically ill Covid-19 cases in China are down 72% from a peak early this month while daily deaths among Covid-19 patients in hospitals have dropped 79% from their peak, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
January 25, 2023 | 05:22 pm PT
Jetstar flight makes emergency landing in Japan due to bomb threat

Jetstar flight makes emergency landing in Japan due to bomb threat

A Jetstar flight made an emergency landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan on Saturday due to a bomb threat, though no device was found, officials said.
January 6, 2023 | 10:41 pm PT
 
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