Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital ...

Most countries in fast-growing Southeast Asia are looking to develop nuclear energy ...

The initiative, supported by the World Health Organisation with assistance from the Australian Government and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, aims to improve uptake of measles, rubella and polio vaccines ...

The planned high-speed line, which will connect Bangkok to China via Laos, has seen sluggish progress since construction began in 2017.

Laos was declared polio free in 2000, joining all the other countries that had successfully wiped out polio. But in 2016, a ...

The leaders of Japan and Laos met Tuesday to discuss deepening bilateral ties, as Tokyo seeks to work even more closely with Southeast Asia to ensure a rules-based order in the region amid China's ...

Laos and Vietnam recently launched a cross-border QR code payment system that has the potential to boost trade and tourism.

They will also discuss ways to strengthen cooperation as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Laos. The pair are meeting for the first ...

(Bangkok) – The rise of a new leader in Vietnam following a power shake-up in mid-2024 brought no reprieve from the government’s relentless repression of human rights, Human Rights Watch said ...

(Beirut) – The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s government in December 2024 created new possibilities to ensure accountability for years of atrocity crimes and the opportunity to establish a new ...

TOKYO -- Japan will lead the design of the airframe of a next-generation fighter jet being developed with the U.K. and Italy, contributing know-how in composite materials to help improve stealth ...