Thai officials have seized a luxury yacht, expensive cars, plots of land, plus millions in cash and stocks in listed firms allegedly linked to scam centre operators in Cambodia

Villagers and environmental groups say deforestation and extractive industries made impacts of a tropical storm far worse on Sumatra Island.

Warmer oceans are one reason Asia is experiencing more intense storms, but some of the latest cyclones were rare, as they formed close to the equator.

Directors of renovation firm arrested; 'repeated complaints about mesh fire risk'; less than a third of the dead identified; 19 Filipina domestics among 200 still missing

Vietnam's ties with China may have warmed since the US imposed tariffs, spurring concern about deals signed recently with Huawei and ZTE, which the US does not trust

Southern Thailand and Malaysia are the latest regions hit hard by flooding; losses in Thailand are estimated at up to $150 million a day

More than 2,400 mines - many illegal and unregulated - are releasing deadly chemicals such as cyanide and mercury into rivers across much of mainland Southeast Asia

The Myanmar military has been pushing an allied militia to suppress scam centres by the Thai border, after the US set up a 'Strike Force,' which is offering huge rewards

China's crude imports from Indonesia saw a huge jump this year, which is at odds with Indonesian data on crude exports; traders say it's likely Iranian crude trans-shipped via Malaysia.

The effects of social media on children have become a growing global concern, with companies like TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook facing lawsuits in the US for allegedly spurring a mental health crisis.

Authorities in multiple Asian states have seized assets totaling close to $700 million from the Prince Group since the US and UK governments imposed sanctions on the group in mid-October

Markets in most Asian capitals fell on Friday, as the Chinese economy slows and concern about the high valuation of AI and tech stocks reverberates around the world