Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.

By Larissa Liao, Kevin Krolicki and Poppy McPherson BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters) - The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.

The crisis in Myanmar has posed serious challenges both within and outside the country, Sugiono said, while also appealing for foreign partners to channel assistance through the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Center).

Thailand and China are collaborating to combat illegal call centres along their borders, tackling phone scams and human trafficking.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and ...

Hun Manet has refuted allegations that his government was involved in the assassination of Khmer-French politician Lim Kimya

BANGKOK - A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received \"inhumane treatment\" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.

A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a Chinese spy, his lawyers have told Interpol, saying they fear for his life.

Thailand and China will work together to combat fast-growing networks of illegal call centres along the Thai border with Myanmar and Cambodia, often staffed by trafficked workers, that aim to defraud people in phone and online scams.

This year the countries will mark 78 years of diplomatic relations, but Myanmar people no longer feel their “old friend” is truly there for them.

China’s aggressive resource extraction in Myanmar is leaving a trail of environmental destruction and debt dependency in its wake, warns Vaishali Basu Sharma.