A study suggests that dam projects underway in the Mekong River basin would deplete fish stocks by up to 40% in 2040.
International relations

Mekong River leaders grow hushed on hydropower fears at summit

China's Belt and Road money floods environmental concerns over dam construction

7 April 2018
A study suggests that dam projects underway in the Mekong River basin would deplete fish stocks by up to 40% in 2040.
International relations

Mekong River leaders grow hushed on hydropower fears at summit

China's Belt and Road money floods environmental concerns over dam construction

7 April 2018
The serious response by Asian regulators indicates how the region is waking up to the reality that Facebook's data-handling practices may have had far-reaching effects beyond the U.S.
Facebook

Facebook faces fresh scrutiny in Asia over massive data leak

Potential fallout could be huge in a region with over 800 million active users

7 April 2018
Singapore Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat, who chaired the ASEAN ministerial meeting, said the region is committed to free trade.
Economy

Singapore warns on China-US tariff tensions

ASEAN finance ministers reaffirm commitment to open trade

6 April 2018
Can it do your job?
Opinion

Robots threaten Asian jobs

Automation risks hitting the region's low-skill industrial posts

6 April 2018
A supermarket in Yangon. Fraser and Neave faces rivals such as Heineken as it seeks a second round in Myanmar. (Photo by Yuichi Nitta)
Companies

Fraser and Neave tries again to tap Myanmar's beer market

Thai Beverage-owned group reconsiders country's growth prospects

6 April 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, seen here at a conference in 2017, acknowledged on April 4 that 87 million users' data may have been improperly shared.
Companies

Facebook crisis plays into hands of Asia's authoritarians

Data leaks offer excuse for crackdowns on social media -- and speech

5 April 2018
Rohingya refugees collect water at Hakimpara refugee camp, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
3 April 2018
Myanmar sees legal casinos as a ticket to higher tax revenue. (Photo by Yuichiro Takagi)
Politics

Myanmar's not-so-underground casinos in line for legalization

Formally lifting ban would give officials a bargaining chip with rebels

1 April 2018
R.D. Nolane and Felix Molinari, "The Flying Tigers" (1994), left, and Will and Maurice Tillieux, "Adventure in Burma" (1976)
Arts

Graphic novels chart Myanmar's history

Exotic climate, turbulent past an inspiration to comic writers

1 April 2018
Leaders of the Greater Mekong Subregion countries and the Asian Development Bank discussed cooperation in Hanoi on March 31.
International relations

China makes its presence felt at Mekong meeting

Foreign Minister Wang Yi teams up with Cambodian leader Hun Sen

31 March 2018
Amal Clooney attends a security council meeting at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 21, 2017.
Politics

Amal Clooney to defend Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar

Journalists innocent 'beyond doubt' and should be released, rights lawyer says

30 March 2018
Since State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi took office, the Myanmar government has struggled to coordinate the interests of the public and private sectors.
Economy

Two years on, Myanmar's lack of reform turns investors away

With 'everyone afraid of the lady,' liberalization all but grinds to a halt

30 March 2018
People fish on the Mekong River in Phnom Penh as the sun rises on.
International relations

Japan's Indo-Pacific push galvanizes Mekong region

Ahead of Hanoi summit, regional experts urge more coordination between powers

29 March 2018
The Royal Palace and buildings in Phnom Penh
Economy

In Cambodia's construction frenzy, size does matter

Extravagant and questionable projects risk overwhelming Phnom Penh

29 March 2018
Siam Cement Group President and CEO Roongrote Rangsiyopash speaking to the press in Bangkok on Jan. 24. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Business

Siam Cement looks to China's infrastructure plans

But first, the company is looking to the rest of Southeast Asia for growth

29 March 2018
A Grab passenger puts on her helmet.
Business

Grab gets Uber on board to fend off Chinese competition

Ride-hailing rivals agree to become 'strategic partners' in Southeast Asia

29 March 2018
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, left, and Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands at a joint press conference in Sydney on March 16.
Politics

Richard Heydarian: Australia is right to move closer to ASEAN

Closer ties with the bloc can help counter US- and China-related risks

29 March 2018
The Royal Palace and buildings in Phnom Penh
Tea Leaves

In Cambodia's construction frenzy, size does matter

Extravagant and questionable projects risk overwhelming Phnom Penh

29 March 2018
Win Myint, speaker of Lower House of Parliament, leaves after attending a parliament meeting at Naypyitaw, Myanmar on March 11, 2016.
Politics

Myanmar parliament elects Win Myint as new president

Some predict outpoken lawmaker will wield more power than his predecessor

28 March 2018
A Chinese construction worker at the site of a Chinese-backed hotel complex in Colombo in October 2015
The Big Story

Is China's Belt and Road working? A progress report from eight countries

Beijing's infrastructure push clouded by project delays and mounting debt

28 March 2018