A former Buddhist monk in Thailand was convicted Wednesday of misusing donations to a highly praised hospice he established for people with HIV/AIDS and given the maximum term of 50 years in prison.

The fake sites copy Oxalis's interface, images and content almost entirely. Their operators have also used artificial intelligence to replicate and generate materials, giving the sites a polished look that makes them hard to spot as fraudulent without a careful check, Á said.

This comes auditor-general flags problems plaguing the massive highway project.

More than 12 hours after heavy rain poured over night, several basements at the Cityland Park Hills upscale complex in Ho Chi Minh City remained under over a meter of water on Thursday morning, leaving motorbikes, medical equipment, and machinery severely damaged.

The flower has evolved from a crop closely linked to highland communities into an iconic tourism symbol. This year, however, the focus is shifting from simply showcasing flower fields to extending the tourism season, improving services and ensuring greater economic benefits for local communities.

Bersama leader says voters can support reforms if benefits outweigh costs.

The results from the US edition of Condé Nast revealed that Phú Quốc clinched the top spot in Asia with an impressive 95.26 points, outperforming Boracay, Palawan (the Philippines), Bali (Indonesia), and Phuket (Thailand).

Nine museums under the HCM City Department of Culture and Sports welcomed more than 2.7 million visitors in the first nine months of 2026, up 5 per cent compared with the same period last year.

As households across Southeast Asia face rising prices, higher borrowing costs and insecure jobs, analysts say governments should do more to protect a middle class that drives consumer spending but can fall between the cracks of social protection systems designed primarily for poorer households. The issue has come into sharper focus in the Philippines, where the Asian Development Bank Institute urged the government in September to provide targeted support for the middle class to protect its...

The bilingual English-Spanish publication comprises 46 selected articles and speeches drawn from the political commentaries and addresses by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) and President of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam Tô Lâm since August 2024, reflecting the mindset, vision and strategic decisions of the CPV to steer the country firmly into the new era.