HANOI - Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, said on Thursday it would withdraw its investment proposal for ‌the country’s $67-billion North–South high-speed railway ​project to concentrate on its other projects.

KUALA LUMPUR — Two people have been arrested in Malaysia after a viral video showing a man wearing a headscarf while drinking alcohol at a hair salon triggered religious sensitivities in the Muslim-majority country.

BEIJING - The death of a former top overseer of China’s one-child policy has been met not by tributes but by castigation of the abandoned ‌policy on social media this week.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Four people were killed and two badly injured after the driver of a fuel tanker fell asleep at the wheel, hitting a roadside power pole before crashing into another vehicle on Thursday morning.

SEOUL — The arms race between North and South Korea has expanded underwater as the North ​on Thursday condemned the South’s plan to build a nuclear-powered submarine as a security threat and unveiled​ the completed hull of its ​own ...

Thailand has denied that its removal of a Hindu statue erected by Cambodian troops in a disputed border area was a mark of religious disrespect, amid a growing outcry from Indians as well as Cambodians.

SA KAEO - Three houses were destroyed when Cambodian forces launched rockets into Ban Klong Pang, a village where Thai troops had recently gained full control, the Thai military said on Thursday.

The US dollar value of Thai exports ‌rose ​7.1% in November from a ‌year earlier, the Ministry ‌of Commerce said on Thursday, slightly below market expectations.

ISTANBUL - Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it has been painful for his family but that the ordeal has made them stronger.

Rapid shifts are occurring in the Thai property, retail, technology and mobility sectors, as sustainability shapes malls, demand in the residential housing rental market in Greater Bangkok rises, live commerce and artificial intelligence transform co...