U.S. farmers look past trade fears to cash in on China’s hog crisis
WALCOTT, Iowa/LONDON (Reuters) – It might seem an unlikely time for U.S. farmers to look to China for more business…
Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast Asia: study
FILE PHOTO: Anopheles minimus mosquitoes are pictured at a lab in the Public Health Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, November 9,…
China bans pig imports from Laos due to African swine fever
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday it has banned direct and indirect imports of pigs, wild boars and related…
Thailand bans pig imports from Laos after African swine fever outbreak
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will ban pig imports from Laos for 90 days after its neighbor confirmed the first outbreak…
Disease to cut China pig meat output by at least 10 percent: FAO
LONDON (Reuters) – An African Swine Fever outbreak is expected to cut China’s pig meat output by at least 10…
Southeast Asia wary of China’s Belt and Road project, skeptical of U.S.: survey
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative…
Laos dam collapse: Survivors tell of horror and exhaustion
Survivors of the flood triggered by the Laos dam collapse recount the moment when their homes, their villages and their…
Laos dam collapse: Aftermath at ground zero
As flood water recedes in areas hardest hit by the collapse of a dam in southern Laos, Channel NewsAsia’s Tung…
Drone flight over Don Sahong dam project
Excavators are busy at the Don Sahong site, where the foundations for a 32-metre dam wall are being prepared. Timed…
Losing paradise: Vientiane battles to control rapid expansion
Vientiane’s population is growing faster than any other capital city in Southeast Asia. Urban sprawl is consuming land that once…