Mainland China’s ultra-wealthy numbers rise as Hong Kong tipped for faster growth
Mainland China’s population of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) – those with assets exceeding US$30 million – has grown by…
Indonesian fisher says poverty behind illegal fishing in Australian waters
Deep inside Darwin’s maximum-security prison, Indonesian fisherman Dora Hamidung recounts the horrors of fatal crocodile attacks and tropical…
In Malaysia, unlicensed street photography becomes focus of crackdown
While many Europeans are considering putting long-haul flying on the back burner as jet fuel costs and airfares…
Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across…
Deforestation and empty promises turn violent storms into deadly disasters
Months after floods killed more than a thousand people across Sumatra, residents are still digging their way out…
7.4 Earthquake Rocks Indonesia as Tsunami Waves Hit Coast (Video)
A powerful, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Thursday, shaking and toppling buildings, killing one…
Reading man sentenced in wildlife trafficking case involving endangered species parts
A Reading, Massachusetts, man was sentenced to prison for trafficking more than 100 wildlife parts from endangered and…
Earthquake off Indonesia kills 1 and sets off small tsunami
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people…
Powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake strikes Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake has struck in the Molucca Sea region north-east of Indonesia, according to the US…
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes off Indonesia
A strong earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea near Indonsia on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami alert that…
Indonesia’s ‘perfect storm’: Downgrade fears, trade tensions and now the Iran war
Airlangga Hartato was all smiles on Feb. 19 as he signed his name to what he called a…
Countries face energy triage as the Iran war escalates
BANGKOK (AP) — The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing…