BANGKOK - At 79, Thai businessman Boon Vasin's latest $500 million venture is a bet on a market he knows well - looking after Thailand's rapidly growing population of old people.
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied on Wednesday that he had intervened to secure preferential treatment for a friend's plan to set up a veterinary school despite new reports he had discussed the matter with the friend.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Deaths from drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in Indonesia have exceeded 100 this month, police said on Wednesday as they vowed a "scorched-earth" crackdown on the makers and distributors of black-market liquor.
US President Donald Trump has toned down the threat of a trade war with China by indicating a possible deal to be reached between the two countries.
TOKYO - Minoru Mukaiya is one of the world's most played musicians, with millions of people across Japan listening to his songs every day - but most of them don't even notice.
LONDON - In an anonymous east London back street, Cathy sat facing a housing officer, anxious to discover whether she will be given somewhere to live with her daughter, who is about to sit exams.
WASHINGTON - A jawbone fossil found on a rocky English beach belongs to one of the biggest marine animals on record, a type of seagoing reptile called an ichthyosaur that scientists estimated at up to 26 meters long - approaching the size of a blue whale.
PARIS - Doctors issued a chili warning on Tuesday after a US man who ate the world's hottest pepper was struck by excruciating "thunderclap" headaches.
PARIS - Travellers grappled with another crippling wave of transport strikes in France on Sunday, as train workers protested President Emmanuel Macron's economic reforms and a standoff between the government and rail unions hardened.
BANGKOK - Business is booming for Siri Seatea's traditional dress shop in Bangkok.
LONDON - A ban on the sale of the most dangerous corrosive products to under-18s and tough restrictions on online sales of knives were announced on Sunday by the Home Office, Britain's interior ministry.
KUALA LUMPUR - Obesity rates among children in Asia-Pacific are rising at a rapid rate, and more action is needed to encourage healthier lifestyles and ease pressure on fledgling healthcare systems, researchers said.
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