UPDATED 1.51PM | Ex-PM's visitation, movement, and monitoring rules remain unspecified.

The mother of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi told a murder trial on Oct. 5 that the ex-husband and former in-laws accused of killing her daughter had lived off her family's money.

Households in areas declared to be experiencing an emergency disaster in Thailand will receive an initial flood payout of THB10,000 (US$297) within 15 days without having to submit photographic evidence.

An extremely wealthy Chinese immigrant and his wife amassed a brood of 21 children through a surrogacy scheme and raised them in a “house of horrors,” prosecutors alleged Tuesday.

The 521kg (1,148lbs) of suspected methamphetamine seized by Laotian authorities from a private jet was not sourced from Malaysia, with the drugs believed to have originated in Laos and been destined for Manila, the Philippines. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Hussein Omar Khan said police were informed by Laotian authorities on Tuesday that the cross-border smuggling attempt had been foiled at Luang Prabang International Airport last Thursday. Hussein said the...

AI-generated short films are rapidly changing audiovisual production, showing that the technology is moving beyond experimentation and beginning to play a direct role in filmmaking.

Malaysia’s repatriation of Myanmar nationals ahead of a visit to Kuala Lumpur by the war-torn country’s leader appears to mirror efforts by other Asean countries seeking to mend ties with Naypyidaw. Several Asean members have stepped up engagement with Myanmar at the bilateral level recently, raising questions about whether a gradual normalisation between the bloc and the country could undermine efforts to end its civil war, according to analysts. Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from...

Vĩnh Long is stepping up tourism development, completing a scheme to preserve and promote the value of Southern folk music (đờn ca tài tử), and preparing a series of major cultural events.

The Vietnamese Film Screening Days programme aims to promote city tradition and uphold the immense significance of the day Hà Nội was fully liberated, while also helping to boost patriotism education and Hanoians' historical and cultural pride.

A 71-year-old homeless man in central China who spent 21 years collecting scrap to survive has received more than 420,000 yuan (US$63,000) in pension payments he did not know he was owed.