BANGKOK - Thailand is cracking down on migrant workers from neighbouring countries, saying they are "stealing jobs from Thais", amid fears that anti-immigrant sentiment is rising as Southeast Asia's second-largest economy stagnates. In an operation led by the Thai labour...
In conjunction with World Tourism Day, the Tourism Ministry launched a culinary and shopping festival on Tuesday in Gandaria City Mall, South Jakarta. The one-month-long Wonderful Indonesia Culinary & Shopping Festival 2016, which will end on Oct. 27, is taking...
A government department in Chengdu, Sichuan province, banned its employees from using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the office, following moves by domestic airlines and national civil aviation authorities to ban the use of the phone model on...
Sembalun, Indonesia - Hundreds of tourists have fled a volcanic eruption at a popular Indonesian hiking destination, an official said Wednesday, expressing fears some may have stayed behind to document the natural wonder. Around 1,000 tourists, including about 600 foreigners,...
To not miss any class and save cost, an 11-year-old boy overcame the pain of leukemia treatment and travelled for hundreds of kilometers between his home and the hospital in one day for one year, reported Guiyang Evening Daily...
For a hospital, this centre for kidney transplants in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, appears to hold a lot of secrets. "No photography allowed," reads a prominently displayed notice by the entrance. There are only about a dozen people in the waiting room....
The colour of an ancient salt lake in the Chinese city of Yuncheng in Shanxi province has turned to rose pink on one side because of the spread of red-coloured algae called dunaliella salina. Many residents flocked to the...
Repair work has severely damaged the natural image of the Great Wall in Suizhong county, Liaoning province, despite the work's strengthening effect, officials said. "The restoration did follow the plan that we approved, and it also achieved its initial purpose...
BEIJING - Typhoon Megi smashed into the Chinese mainland Wednesday morning, killing one person, after leaving a trail of destruction and four people dead in Taiwan. More than 500 people were hurt when the storm raked across the island, including...
JAKARTA - Rescuers in Indonesia were dispatched Wednesday to evacuate nearly 400 tourists, most of them foreigners, after a volcano erupted at one of the country's most popular hiking destinations, an official said. Mount Barujari began erupting late Tuesday afternoon,...
