Philip Sherwell

Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death for her role in a $12 billion banking scam, as the ruling communists crack down on corruption, but is she taking the fall for someone else?

The prime minister has courted the support of actors and actresses for his party and promoted anti-Muslim films to spread his Hindu nationalist agenda

Plane was forced to divert to Bangkok after leaving Heathrow on Monday night

For many it’s an aspirational drink with hints of colonial decadence. For British trade negotiators it could be worth £1bn

A clash between Chinese coastguards and Philippine forces in which one sailor lost a thumb has fuelled fears of a conflict that could drag in the US

The Philippines is one of only two countries where divorce is illegal. Now women are mobilising in support of legislation that could provide freedom for those living in misery

The foreign visitors were found dead in a suite with no signs of injury

Globetrotters are excited by news they may soon be able to visit the secretive country. The catch, however, is that the first tours will be to Samjiyon, a mountainous region in the north

Alif Rahman, 15, was one of hundreds killed during protests that forced the country’s autocratic leader, Sheikh Hasina, to flee. Now the students are in government

A bust-up at a Bangkok contest after Myanmar’s candidate failed to win is a sign of how such competitions arouse patriotic fervour