| Instead, they stash their money at home and rely on informal lending networks of family and friends for loans. ‘Banks require too much paperwork, and the charges are too high,’ said Cao Thi Dong, 40…

PETALING JAYA: WCT Engineering Bhd has obtained approval for its first property development project in Vietnam. The company was awarded an investment certificate yesterday by the Peoples Committee of …

CALGARY The family of a Canadian man shot and killed in Thailand last weekend is getting frustrated at the lack of answers coming from the Canadian and Thai governments and wants protection for his fr…

SEOUL — Two North Koreans who broke into the Swedish embassy in Vientiane, Laos, last month seeking asylum have reached South Korea, a report said Wednesday. The men, one in his mid 20s and the other…

bangkok The wife of Thailand’s ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned yesterday to defend herself in court against charges of corruption, as her husband insisted on their innocence. Pojaman…

Two Vietnamese were arrested for animal trafficking after two live tigers were found sedated in the back seat of a car and four dead cats were found frozen in a home, state media reported Wednesday. N…