Hotels Sue Booking.com over ‘Best-Price’ Clauses
AMSTERDAM – More than 10,000 hotels across Europe have joined a landmark class-action lawsuit against Booking.com. They accuse the platform of imposing best-price (rate-parity) clauses for two decades—agreements that prevented hotels from offering lower prices on their own websites or … Continue reading Hotels Sue Booking.com over ‘Best-Price’ Clauses
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 triggered by a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in neighboring Myanmar on March 28. The disaster claimed at least 92 lives and … Continue reading 23 indicted in Bangkok Skyscraper Collapse
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 border regions. The decision follows a fragile ceasefire after five days of intense clashes in late July that left at … Continue reading ASEAN Observers to Secure Peace at the border
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 Indonesian shrimp, disrupting a critical export sector that employs over a million workers. The move, part of Washington’s broader trade … Continue reading Indonesia Turns to China as U.S. Shrimp Tariffs Bite
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, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reported today. Temperatures peaked on August 3 and 4, with the Hanoi heat reaching … Continue reading Record Heatwave Roasts Northern Vietnam