Korean Tourists Reconsider Southeast Asia Trips
SEOUL — For years, Southeast Asia has been a favored escape for South Korean travelers seeking affordable beaches, historic temples, and convenient short-haul flights. But in recent months, a wave of violent crime reports — most prominently in Cambodia — … Continue reading Korean Tourists Reconsider Southeast Asia Trips
Massive Flooding Leaves Central Vietnam in Crisis
HANOI – Relentless rains inundating central Vietnam since the weekend have killed at least 41 people and left nine missing, according to state media, prompting emergency declarations across multiple provinces and renewed concerns over the country’s vulnerability to intensifying climate … Continue reading Massive Flooding Leaves Central Vietnam in Crisis
Torrential Rains Devastate Vietnam and Java
JAKARTA / HANOI – Heavy monsoon rains that forecasters had warned about for days intensified across large parts of Southeast Asia on Monday, November 17, unleashing floods and landslides that carved into mountainsides, buried villages and severed vital transport routes … Continue reading Torrential Rains Devastate Vietnam and Java
China and the New ASEAN Fruit Economy
BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR  –  As China’s middle class continues its rapid expansion, one Southeast Asian export has become an unexpected symbol of shifting regional power: the durian. Once celebrated primarily within Southeast Asia, the pungent fruit has become a luxury commodity … Continue reading China and the New ASEAN Fruit Economy
Typhoon Kalmaegi Slams Central Vietnam
HANOI — Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall along Vietnam’s south-central coast on Thursday evening, unleashing destructive winds and torrential rain before racing inland and weakening by dawn Friday, authorities and local media said. The storm struck near Quy Nhon in Binh … Continue reading Typhoon Kalmaegi Slams Central Vietnam