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

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

Thailand has the longest school days in the world, with an average of about 9 and a half hours. The government focuses on ...

Hotels in Chiang Mai offered lower room rates than last year to draw last-minute domestic travellers, whose confidence was still shaken by last month's earthquake.The Thai Hotels Association said many ...

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 ...

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 ...