Labors work at a factory’s workshop in Huaying, Sichuan province of China. Getty Images China’s recent record $1.1 trillion trade surplus showed that despite President Donald Trump‘s efforts to use tariff policy to slow China’s manufacturing export strength, the geopolitical and economic rival has not only found global workarounds, but …
Last Updated:November 16, 2025, 12:57 IST Thailand, Malaysia, and the Maldives illustrate how affordable flights and distinctive hotel experiences are reshaping short-haul travel for Indian holidaymakers Ananya Panday is currently holidaying in the Maldives. As the festive season winds down, Indian travellers are once again seeking quick yet fulfilling escapes …
Thailand and Cambodia traded accusations Saturday of fresh attacks as deadly border clashes entered a third day, leaving at least 33 people dead and more than 168,000 displaced, as international pressure mounted on both sides to reach a ceasefire. Hours later, President Trump said the leaders of both countries had …
Global stocks have surged to unprecedented levels in the first half of 2025, even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff salvos ripple across the globe. Here are the top winners and losers globally, as well as where they’re headed. The MSCI All Country World Index, which measures the performance of …
Three times a day, a delicate fog drifts from nozzles hidden in flower beds and rolls down sloping hills and into a large clearing in the Khao Yai Art Forest. The white mist unfurls across the landscape like a wave, skimming the grass and enveloping the forest-edged valley, before fading …
In Thailand’s Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, scientists confront the toll that human activity and climate change are having on forests that are supposed to be protected (AFP photo) UMPHANG: Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smouldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting samples from local …
Only one building in Bangkok fell during the earthquake on Friday that rocked Myanmar, hundreds of miles away. Recovery efforts continue with at least 15 people killed and dozens still missing. Determining the cause could take months. But interviews with workers who had been on the site, together with early …
There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in recent days, hundreds of people here boarded direct flights back home to China. They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they were ensnared in a 21st-century scourge — …
The family of four refugees filled seven suitcases for their new life in America. They packed blankets, tin plates, one blade for clearing the land in their future home and one for chopping meat. They left behind what they were not supposed to bring: slingshots, fish paste, traditional medicines from …
Israel and Hamas exchanged a new group of hostages and prisoners on Thursday in a handover that devolved into chaos as the armed militants struggled to control a chanting, jostling crowd of Palestinians trying to catch a glimpse of Israelis held captive during 15 months of war. Hamas released a …