Thailand has spruced up parts of Bangkok and built a new convention centre in the middle of the city as it hosts the first in-person meeting of leaders of the APEC economies since COVID-19 hit.

There has been talk of the country’s opposition parties working together to stop the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition from winning the upcoming polls.

Although the country produces less than 1 per cent of global greenhouse gases, it is looking at ways to reduce its emissions to mitigate environmental impact.

The latest in a string of flooding incidents amid election campaigning comes two days before polling day on Nov 19. 

Do you need to wear a mask or sanitise your hands? Here are the dos and don'ts to take note of when you head to the polling station on Nov 19. 

Giant replicas of a helicopter, motorcycle and excavator were spotted in the villages, with people visiting to take pictures.

CNA followed Barisan Nasional’s Khairy Jamaluddin for a day as he canvassed support for what could be the political fight of his life in Malaysia’s GE15.

Malaysia will stay stuck in the middle-income trap unless the next government has a long-term economic plan – regardless who forms it, say Coface economists Bernard Aw and Eve Barre.

The first face-to-face meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping demonstrated there are powerful structural and domestic forces that impel China and the US towards competition, says Adrian Ang U-Jin of RSIS.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was seen criticising Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for leaking details of a meeting.