Laos is planning to build about 140 hydropower dams but in the wake of the disaster there are increasing calls for a rethink on hydropower.
China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam see their currencies weaken against the U.S. dollar.
She said that since the dredging began, many children have dropped out of school to help their families, as it is so much harder to make a living from fishing. Some natives of Koh Srolao have been forced to leave the village and become laborers in Thailand or Phnom Penh.
Jakarta has invested billions in preparations, but some say it is a wasted opportunity.
Many inter-Korean family reunion participants are in their 80s, and have already lost family members they remember.
But South Korean President Moon Jae-in also linked “full-scale” inter-Korean economic cooperation with denuclearization progress in the North, during a WWII anniversary speech.
Philippine sources say China will accept just 40 percent of any oil or gas found in a sea disputed by the two countries.
US defense secretary talks space, South China Sea.
Most migrant workers will be unemployed on their return to their home country because of a lack of job opportunities and programs to get people back into work.
Congressman hopes for Taiwan president's visit to Washington in ‘next decade’.
Many observers say President Joko Widodo’s choice of an influential Islamic cleric is a smart political move.
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