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Student-led plastic cleanup garners ASEAN recognition Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Activists say the move violates international human rights treaties, while his wife fears he will be tortured.

Compound (COMP) traded 3.3% higher against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 23:00 PM ET on September 12th. Compound has a total market cap of $291.29 million and approximately $25.81 million worth of Compound was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, Compound has traded down 7.2% […]

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng said Vietnamese language classes not only helped the Vietnamese community in Laos preserve and promote the Vietnamese language but also instilled a love for the Vietnamese language in foreigners.

Chinas Belt and Road Initiative changed the face of Southeast Asia with projects connecting the region. But some countries face more risks than other

VIENTIANE, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rain with occasional wind gusts will continue throughout Laos from Monday to Sunday as the rainy season remains in full force, bringing further risk of flooding and landslides, the weather bureau of Laos has warned. More

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Neetwork): Striving to set an example and educate others on proper plastic disposal, a student and his teammates dedicated over a year to collecting plastic waste from sewage canals in Phnom Penh, resulting in their environmental efforts gaining recognition among young people from Asean countries.

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Indonesia’s first high-speed train linking capital Jakarta and the country’s fourth most populous city Bandung will begin operations in early October, with the aim of reducing huge economic losses caused by severe traffic jams in both cities, among other issues.

Whatever your criteria – be it food, culture, architecture or nature – it’s time to discover these essential metropolises.

Citizens say good riddance, but that authorities need to go after ringleaders to really clamp down.