GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand
DETROIT — General Motors says it's pulling out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as part of a strategy to exit markets that don't produce adequat...
Cruise stranded by virus fears ends with roses in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at sea by virus fears cheered as they finally disembarked Friday and were w...
Q&A: How virus is impacting Asia’s cruises and passengers
A new viral outbreak is wreaking havoc on cruises in Asia, where some passengers are stranded aboard ships and others can't leave China.
Thai army chief: Gunman wasn’t treated fairly in land deal
BANGKOK — Thailand's army commander said Tuesday the soldier who killed 29 people in a shooting rampage had not been treated fairly in a land deal inv...
Thai soldier’s deadly rampage reveals security lapses
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — It's still unclear how a Thai soldier managed to steal heavy weapons from an army base which he then used to kill 29 peo...
Thai city copes with sorrowful fallout from mass shooting
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — Authorities in northeastern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and kille...
Thailand mourns victims of country’s deadliest mass shooting
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand — As mourning began for the victims of Thailand's worst mass shooting, the country counted its losses: a mother shot dead ...
The Latest: France warns against all travel to China
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
Thai holiday over, Chinese visitors fly home to Wuhan
BANGKOK — The holiday was over for almost 80 Chinese visitors to Thailand.
China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions
Tourism from China was already weakening even before a new virus forced much of the country into a standstill.
Virus prompts temperature checks, extra cleaning at airports
BEIJING — Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to ...
Thai court acquits opposition party of sedition charge
BANGKOK — Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday acquitted the country's third-biggest political party of seeking the overthrow of the constitutio...
China-US trade deal a blip in seismic shifts of Asian trade
BANGKOK — The trade agreement signed by President Donald Trump and Beijing's lead trade envoy comes amid seismic shifts in supply chains and investmen...
Thailand reports case of coronavirus from China
BANGKOK — A Chinese visitor to Thailand has been confirmed to be infected with a new strain of coronavirus that has been linked to a pneumonia outbrea...
Indonesia, Thailand mark 15th anniversary of massive tsunami
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Indonesia's Aceh province at ceremonies Thursday marking the 15th anniversary of the In...
Supporters of embattled Thai opposition party hold big rally
BANGKOK — Several thousand supporters of a popular opposition party in Thailand that is under threat of dissolution rallied Saturday in the nation's c...
Mekong River’s new aquamarine color may be sign of trouble
BANGKOK — The Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine color that may beguile tourists but also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams, e...
Thai court fines Philip Morris $39.7 million for tax evasion
BANGKOK — A court in Thailand has found the local unit of tobacco giant Philip Morris guilty of evading taxes by under-declaring the value of cigarett...
From air, pope greets leaders of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis managed an airborne diplomatic dance by sending telegrams of greetings to the leaders of China, Hong Kong and Ta...
Pope urges Thais young and old to practice faith with joy
BANGKOK — Pope Francis ministered to Thailand’s tiny Catholic community Friday, urging Thais young and old to practice their faith with joy and with “...
Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children
BANGKOK — Pope Francis called Thursday for women and children to be protected from exploitation, abuse and enslavement as he began a busy two days of ...
Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority
BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, beginning a mission to boost the morale of those countri...
5 things to know about Pope Francis’ visit to Thailand
BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrives in Thailand on Wednesday for the first visit here by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since St. John Paul II in 19...
Pope’s Asian agenda: Disarmament, martyrs, family reunion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has agendas both pastoral and personal for his trip to Asia, where he’ll appeal for global nuclear disarmament at the site...
Bespoke silk robes await Pope Francis on Thailand visit
BANGKOK — Thailand's capital boasts garment makers ranging from bespoke tailors to sweatshops, but for a truly divine frock, you have to look a little...
Cambodian rival stopped from going home to challenge Hun Sen
PARIS — Cambodia's most prominent opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, was stopped from boarding a flight in Paris on Thursday in his attempt to return home...
Thailand set to hinder Cambodian opposition’s return plans
BANGKOK — Plans by self-exiled leaders of Cambodia's banned opposition party to return to their homeland hit a major roadblock Wednesday when Thailand...
Suspected rebels kill 15 at southern Thailand security posts
YALA, Thailand — Gunmen in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand killed 15 village defense volunteers and wounded five security personnel in what is be...
US woos Asia with plan to rival China’s ‘Belt and Road’
BANGKOK — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday the U.S. will invest and trade more in Asia as it rolls out an American plan to support "sustain...
China-led Asian trade bloc pushes ahead as India drops out
NONTHABURI, Thailand — A 16-nation trade initiative backed by China is pushing ahead as India, facing fierce domestic opposition to its market-opening...