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Vietnamese Police Dismantle Cross-Border Surrogacy Ring

HANOI — In a significant crackdown, Vietnamese authorities have broken up a large-scale cross-border commercial surrogacy ring orchestrated by a …

23 indicted in Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse

BANGKOK — Thai state prosecutors have indicted 23 individuals and corporate entities in connection with the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise …

ASEAN Observers to Secure Peace at the border

KUALA LUMPUR — Cambodia and Thailand agreed on Thursday to station Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) observers in their disputed …

Indonesia Turns to China as U.S. Shrimp Tariffs Bite

JAKARTA/GUANGZHOU — Indonesia’s shrimp industry is racing to find new markets after the United States imposed a 19% import tariff on …

Record Heatwave Roasts Northern Vietnam

HANOI/TAM DAO — Northern Vietnam is enduring an intense heatwave, with 17 weather stations across seven provinces reporting record-breaking August temperatures, …