China’s Leader Xi Warns Against ‘Cold War’ in Asia-Pacific
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Thursday against letting tensions in the Asian-Pacific region cause a relapse into a Cold War mentality.
US to Donate More COVID Vaccine to Thailand, MFA Says
BANGKOK — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the U.S. government is willing to donate up to a million of COVID vaccine doses to Thailand, on top of 2.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine already donated by the Americans earlier this year.
Malala Yousafzai Announces Her Marriage on Twitter
LONDON (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage.
Autistic Cambodian Teen, Jailed for Online Comments, Freed
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An autistic Cambodian teenager was released from prison Wednesday after serving time for posting comments critical of the government on social media in a case that has attracted global attention.
As Many Try Living With Virus, China Keeps up Zero Tolerance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Wang Lijie planned to spend three days in the Gobi Desert last month to take in the area's famous poplar forest as its trees turned a golden yellow.
US Reopens to International Travel, Allows Happy Reunions
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Parents held children born while they were stuck abroad. Long-separated couples kissed, and grandparents embraced grandchildren who had doubled in age.
US Ex-Diplomat Defends Private Mission to Troubled Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson acknowledges criticism of his humanitarian visit to Myanmar, but says he feels his trip was constructive.
Bangkok Gov. Apologizes for Lack of Flood Warning
BANGKOK — Social media is awash with criticism against junta-appointed Governor Aswin Kwanmuang for his failure to warn residents in the capital about the flood that struck many riverside communities on Monday.
Gov’t Promises to Fix ‘Thailand Pass’ Following Tourist Complaints
BANGKOK — The government said it’s urgently looking into glitches and delays that afflict the online registration system for entering Thailand during the tourist reopening phase.
Crowd Surge Kills at Least 8 at Houston Music Festival
HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or move their arms and killing eight people in the chaos.
