The World Bank called for "critical -- and in some cases overdue -- reforms" to ensure the region's economies maintained their rate of growth.
Protesters decried what they said was riot gear being brought to the protest scene outside the Hong Kong chief executive's office Thursday.
The Japanese company's Indian unit is looking to resume manufacturing operations in India and expand to smaller cities with cheaper products.
Thailand's prime minister, who came to power in a military coup, wants soap operas written about reconciliation and tourism.
Some Xiaomi phones automatically send user data to the firm's servers in Beijing, where the company is headquartered.
Methane, which comes primarily from natural gas, is even more powerful as a global warming pollutant than carbon dioxide.
Most companies manufacturing the tools for torture are state-owned, and advertise themselves online and in trade shows, according to a report.
Police officials reportedly said that the clothes of the victims and a blood-stained gardening hoe were found near the bodies.
An Amnesty International report says that 665 Thai nationals have been detained since May on grounds such as “attitude adjustment.”
The death toll in West Africa has surpassed 2,000 out of almost 4,000 cases, health officials announced Friday.
Two passengers on board missing Flight MH370 were found to have been travelling on stolen passports obtained from a resort in Thailand.
Russia's largest arms manufacturer, which increased production five-fold this year, is now on a U.S. sanctions list.
Several tech and social media websites went down briefly Wednesday because of server maintenance and data center issues, the companies claimed.
Thailand's rice industry, already hurt by internal politics, is having trouble exporting to West Africa.
His endorsement, a formality, paves the way for the establishment of an interim government in coming weeks.
The Oscar-winning director of "Gandhi" was in poor health since 2008 but the actual cause of his death is unclear.
The army seized power on May 22 in a bloodless coup following six months of sometimes deadly street protests.
Global rubber surpluses will drop by nearly 50 percent next year as producers temper their taps and China makes more tires.
Crackdown follows the case of an Australian couple who left a male twin surrogate baby with Down Syndrome in the country, while taking his sister.
The country drew 84.7 million visitors in 2013.
How the story of 'Baby Gammy' shocked Thailand and sparked a move to change public policy.
Parents say they feared surrogate would keep both babies.