US opens direct talks with Myanmar’s generals, reversing years of isolation
The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government, according to US officials and others familiar with the outreach, in a sharp reversal...
US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, saying it violated money laundering, sanctions laws
The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws....
Thailand’s soft power play: Culture as global currency
Asia’s growing soft-power, led most visibly by Japan and South Korea through cultural exports such as anime and K-pop, has helped drive global interest in...
How immigration is molding the US midterms: ‘Trump has gone too far’
From restaurants to farms to healthcare, the US president’s hardline policies have reshaped Americans’ daily lives If there is one campaign promise that Donald Trump...
Vietnam’s exports to mainland China soar to record high as electronics boom fuels trade turnaround
Vietnam’s exports to mainland China surged 36 percent to a record US$11.7 billion in September, backed almost entirely by a doubling of electronics shipments, as...
US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze Maternity wards across the United States...
China and Thailand Forge Joint Push Against Cyber Scam Networks as Regional Crime Threat Intensifies
Beijing and Bangkok agree to deepen security cooperation targeting transnational cyber fraud operations, amid growing regional concern over scam compounds, trafficking links, and cross-border digital...
U.S. measles cases top 4,000, far surpassing last year’s total, CDC says
The record number of measles cases in the U.S. so far this year has topped 4,000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. The agency...
The special relationship between Vietnam and Laos is deepening.
At the invitation of Lao Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, on October 8th, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung led a high-level Vietnamese government delegation on an...