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From Singapore to Sri Lanka, we explore the fascinating histories behind these five-star heritage hotels in Asia.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Hun Manet officially inaugurated the Techo Santepheap National Hospital on Monday (Oct 24) morning.

PHNOM PENH (XINHUA) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Tuesday inaugurated the largest public hospital in the northwestern outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, aiming at improving the quality of medical care services to the public. “The Techo Santepheap National Hospital is the biggest hospital in Cambodia so far, with nearly 10,000 beds, and […]

JB Financial Group announced Tuesday that its net profit for the third quarter of this year was recorded at 167.3 billion won ($121.8 million), an increase of 0.1 percent compared to the same period last year.

Costing around $1.1 billion, the Chinese-built Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport opened on October 16 and can handle large, long-haul aircraft, meaning it should soon be possible to fly directly from Europe and North America rather than connect via bigger cities and airports in the region such as Bangkok or Singapore. Built during the 12th century, Angkor Wat is the world's biggest religious structure, according to the Guinness Book of Records. The ruins of the 400-acre Hindu-Buddhist ...

One of the social media discussions was about rich Cambodians acquiring second passports in Cyprus.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): In Siem Reap town and province, soft orange-yellow lights reminiscent of Cambodia’s national Rumduol flowers gently illuminate the intricacies of “Siem Reap Angkor Leather Carving”.

Editor’s Note: On October 18, 2023, as the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) came to a conclusion, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced eight major steps China will take to support high-quality Belt and Road cooperation in a keynote speech. Benefiting over 150 countries, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become the most popular international public good and largest international cooperation platform in today’s world.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh/Asia News Network): A young Japanese man, with a heart for philanthropy, crafts and sells crepes with a noble purpose. His mission is to fund well construction in local communities, provide crepes for orphans, and even establish a school in Cambodia.

Para-swimmer Ernie Gawilan starts his 4th Asian Para Games defense of 3 golds in the men's 200-meter individual medley (IM) SM7 in Hangzhou, China on Monday, October 23. A 32-year-old Dabawenyo, Gawilan won gold in the SM7 200m IM during the 2018 Jakarta Asian Para Games. He is also set to defend his 100m backstroke S7 and 400m freestyle S7 titles from the 3rd Asian Para Games. With experience in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Gawilan is well aware of th...