Vietnam Sentences 9 to Death for Heroin Trafficking
HANOI — A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced nine people including three women to death after finding them guilty of heroin trading and...
Australia Raised Detained Refugee With Thai Authorities
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer player who was detained in Bangkok...
Asia Shares Mixed Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting at G-20 Summit
BANGKOK — Share prices were mixed Friday in Asia ahead of the planned meeting by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group...
Thousands of Australian Students Protest Climate Change
SYDNEY — Thousands of schoolchildren across Australia skipped classes Friday to attend rallies demanding the government act on climate change.
But Resources Minister Matt Canavan...
Bangkok Thai Post Offices to Add Weekends, Holidays
BANGKOK — Thailand’s state postal operator said its services in some of the capital’s offices will open every day, even during national holidays, starting tomorrow.
Bangkok Teacher Accused of Sex With Boys Back in School
BANGKOK — A teacher accused by students of being a sexual predator is teaching again in Bangkok, a school official said Friday.
Smiling Buffalo Sliding Into Depression: Farmer Friend
BANGKOK — A farmer accused of serious crimes for crowdfunding a buffalo has denied all charges and says the animal is suffering in police...
Guards vs. Taxi Driver in Terminal 21 Battle Royale (Video)
BANGKOK — A mass melee involving a taxi driver and security guards at a downtown shopping mall this week ended up at the police station Friday after footage of it hit the internets.
US Pilots Want More Training on Boeing Jet After Lion Air Crash
DALLAS, Texas — Southwest Airlines says its pilots will get more instruction on an automated anti-stall system on certain new Boeing jets, and American Airlines...
Boca-River Libertadores Final Will Be Played in Madrid
ASUNCION, Paraguay — The rearranged Copa Libertadores final second leg between Boca Juniors and River Plate will be played in Madrid on Dec. 9,...
