Intensified by this year’s super El Niño, fires in Borneo and Sumatra are emitting toxic air for swathes of the population in Indonesia and its neighbours

On September 14th, representatives from the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project management board in Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone (An Giang province) announced that the project is accelerating construct...

An 81-meter-tall statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, carved directly into the mountainside of Sam Mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, is slated for completion by the end of 2027, becoming the ...

Hanoi has unveiled conceptual plans for a major transformation of Hoan Kiem Lake and its surrounding area, featuring expanded public squares, a nine-story government building, an international financi...

Bangkok wants more trees, and your help

A cat stationmaster at a local Japanese train station is drawing fans and boosting merchandise sales as the struggling railway operator banks on the feline's popularity to attract more tourists.

Explore West Sumatra’s rich culture, buffalo traditions, unique cuisine, and stunning landscapes from Bukittinggi to Harau Valley in this immersive travel guide. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read mo...

Pari Island is at the centre of a decade-long land dispute which has seen local residents attempting to defend their community land rights against PT Bumi Pari Asri which says it owns about 90 per cen...

Vietnam's National Assembly has approved revised investment plans for a major railway linking Lao Cai with Hanoi and Haiphong, with completion targeted by 2030.

Trevor Kam plans to walk 50km along Singapore's Downtown Line MRT route, inspiring endurance and community participation in a unique MRT walking quest. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at stra...

In the longer term, the ASEAN nation aspires to become more than an assembly hub. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HCM City plans to begin construction on four metro lines in the fourth quarter of 2026, with completion targeted for 2030, expanding links to Binh Duong and Tan Son Nhat Airport.

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Every container opens onto its own distinct social world.

German traveler Hans-Peter recalls Sa Pa as a quiet, unspoiled mountain retreat in the early 1990s as he witnessed its transformation into a top tourism destination of Vietnam’s northwestern highlands...

Have some time to spare in Singapore before a flight? If you have a hankering for hawker food, check out one of the staff canteens at Changi.

Thitipha Khongming, or Gigi as she prefers to be called, has become one of Thailand's most recognisable bus drivers, thanks to a megaphone and a strong determination to clear Bangkok bus stops of obst...

Vietnam's capital Hanoi is undergoing one of its biggest transformations in a century, with billions of dollars in projects reshaping the city with new roads, urban districts and flood-control systems...

Vietnam has revised its railway master plan to prioritise new lines linking China, Laos and Cambodia while expanding connections between key economic regions.

As flights get pricier and gas prices stay high, more US travelers are turning to trains — and hitting a system built for freight, not people.

Celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2026, Singapore’s Changi Airport first began operations on July 1, 1981, before its official opening later that year in December. Its operations never stop, even wh...

Queenie Shaikh scoots through Rome on an electric Vespa to see how the capital has taken on its next great challenge: Air pollution.

With a fare of just five baht and a journey of less than half an hour, the Chiang Mai–Lamphun train ride has become a hit with Chinese tourists, mostly women, seeking scenic views and photogenic conte...

PHNOM PENH – While many people walk around Phnom Penh without giving much thought to sidewalks, public spaces or traffic congestion, Chey Socheata sees...

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If you grew up in Asia during the Nineties, there’s a good chance you watched your favourite childhood films - as well as a whole bunch of stuff you probably shouldn’t have been watching - in 288p

PHNOM PENH — The average Phnom Penh resident has access to less than one square meter of public space—roughly the size of a doormat. A recent UND...

Amanda Ljungberg reveals how these midnight masterpieces reimagined both domestic and Hollywood films for local tastes via raw emotion and dramatic impact

Bun cha stalls and roadside drink stands in Hanoi 30 - 40 years ago come to life vividly through the lenses of foreign photographers.

In the second of a two-part series that looks into scam operations in Cambodia, CNA travels along the country’s eastern border with Vietnam, where new roads, casino zones and guarded compounds have tr...

Almost 2,000 people with the last names O'Sullivan and Sullivan have travelled to Cork, in the largest ever recorded gathering of people with the same surname.

Their influence is evident in every corner of society, the imperial family owns some, and Tokyo even has its own ‘cat town’

Ho Chi Minh City will need to complete around 180 km of new metro line within five years, expanding its operating network roughly tenfold, after the Politburo set a target of 200 km of urban rail runn...

The number of Australians taking short trips to Vietnam has more than doubled since 2016 as holidaymakers seek affordable experiences close to home

Rows of townhouses torn down in hours, roads ripped up by bulldozers and city blocks reduced to rubble in the name of progress -- giant construction sites litter Hanoi as it races ahead with urban ren...

“When the forest [is] healthy, fish can breed and grow. But if the forest burns, the fish disappear — and that affects the livelihoods of our whole community,” says Luon Chanleng, a fisher from Tonle ...

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