Thailand has the longest school days in the world, with an average of about 9 and a half hours. The government focuses on academic discipline and skill development, which is why the school day is so ...

The BBC has seen evidence indicating about 70% of government buildings were damaged by the quake in the capital.

STEEL industry experts and government officials are reckoning with the loose ends hounding the Philippines’s preparedness for “The Big One,” as substandard building materials have again become the ...

Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency ...

Myanmar's deadly earthquake has raised alarms beyond Southeast Asia. In Africa, fault lines stretching across the continent ...

STEEL industry experts and government officials are reckoning with the loose ends hounding the Philippines’s preparedness for “The Big One,” as substandard building materials have again become the ...

People in Myanmar are trying to recover from the devastating earthquake three weeks ago, but fighting between the military and pro-democracy forces is holding up aid.

Western liberals compete in rushing aid to nations hit by natural disasters, only they try to rescue ‘democracy’ too while at ...