Sumatran ‘Corpse Flower’ in Full Bloom at Michigan Garden
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Visitors are flocking to a Michigan botanical garden to get a whiff of the unpleasant-smelling "corpse flower" that's in full bloom for the first time in 18 years.
Duterte Pressed to Assert 2016 Arbitration Victory Vs China
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under renewed pressure Thursday to seek Chinese compliance to an arbitration ruling that invalidated China's claims to much of the South China Sea two years ago but has been ignored by Beijing and remains unenforced.
Vietnam Jails 6 for Disturbing Public Order in Protests
HANOI, Vietnam — A court in south central Vietnam has sentenced six people to up to two-and-a-half years in prison after finding them guilty of throwing rocks, bricks and gas bombs at police in protests against a proposed law on special economic zones.
Refugee Teen From Myanmar Drowns in Kansas City-Area Lake
HILLSDALE, Kansan — A teenage refugee from Myanmar who recently arrived in the U.S. with his family has drowned in a lake near Kansas City.
US Firm: Chinese Hackers Infiltrate Cambodia Ahead of Polls
BEIJING — Last month, the daughter of a jailed Cambodian opposition party leader received an email from a well-seeming activist at a reputed Cambodian non-profit. For weeks, the sender nudged Monovithya Kem to open an attachment described as containing interview questions.
Malaysia Says Mastermind Behind 1MDB Looting Fled Macau
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police say businessman Low Taek Jho, wanted for the looting of state investment fund 1MDB, has fled Macau to an unknown destination.
Myanmar Opens Peace Conference With Ethnic Rebels
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's military commander have opened a major conference with representatives of ethnic minority groups to try to reach a lasting peace after seven decades of strained relations and armed conflict.
Vietnam Arrests Phone Exec, Gov’t Official Over Fund Losses
HANOI — A former chairman of one of Vietnam's largest mobile phone operators and a senior Communications Ministry official have been arrested for alleged economic mismanagement, the latest to fall in a widening crackdown on corruption by communist authorities.
Myanmar Court Rules Reuters Reporters Can Face Full Trial
YANGON — A judge in Myanmar has ruled that the prosecution of two Reuters journalists charged with illegally possessing official information can go to full trial.
Pompeo Points to Vietnam as Example of Improved Relations
HANOI — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday extolled improved relations with Vietnam as a model for rapprochement with North Korea.
