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Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain to Central Region

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to regions already hit by recent floods. At least one person has died, several are missing, and homes and power lines were damaged. Flooding occurred in Dak Lak and thousands were evacuated as authorities remain on high alert for further floods and landslides.

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Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain to Central Region 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to regions already hit by recent floods. At least one person has died, several are missing, and homes and power lines were damaged. Flooding occurred in Dak Lak and thousands were evacuated as authorities remain on high alert for further floods and landslides.

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Paris City Hall for LGBTQIA+ Rights Conference - Paris

Plaifah Kyoka Shodladd, Thai activist, Bangkok Pride representative during a conference at the Paris City Hall on LBGTQIA+ rights IN 2025 and to understand and resist international regressions. Paris, France on May 16, 2025. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand: Powerful Earthquake Damages Buildings in Bangkok

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake with an epicenter in neighboring Myanmar hit Bangkok on Friday, March 28. This video shows cracks in the walls and collapsed ceilings at a hotel in Bangkok due to the quake.

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Thailand: Strong Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Causes Pools to Overflow in Bangkok

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake with an epicenter in neighboring Myanmar hit Bangkok on Friday, March 28, causing some buildings to collapse. This video shows a swimming pool overflowing at a hotel in Bangkok due to the earthquake.

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FOREIGN NATIONALS-DEAD

(240717) -- BANGKOK, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A police officer guards at a hotel where six foreign nationals were found dead in downtown Bangkok, Thailand on July 16, 2024. Six foreign nationals were found dead at a hotel in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, dismissing earlier reports that they were killed following a shooting. (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FOREIGN NATIONALS-DEAD

(240717) -- BANGKOK, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks during a press conference at a hotel where six foreign nationals were found dead in downtown Bangkok, Thailand on July 16, 2024. Six foreign nationals were found dead at a hotel in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, dismissing earlier reports that they were killed following a shooting. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Weitong)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-FOREIGN NATIONALS-DEAD

(240717) -- BANGKOK, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Police officers guard at a hotel where six foreign nationals were found dead in downtown Bangkok, Thailand on July 16, 2024. Six foreign nationals were found dead at a hotel in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, dismissing earlier reports that they were killed following a shooting. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Weitong)

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Meeting in Bangkok to promote exports from central Japan

BANGKOK, Thailand - A business meeting is held at a hotel in Bangkok on Sept. 8, 2014, between Thai food wholesalers and eatery operators and 14 Japanese companies from central Japan, including Aichi and Nagano prefectures, with the aim of boosting exports from the region.

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Heavy security presence in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai soldiers stand guard in front of a hotel near the Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on June 1, 2014. Thailand's military junta deployed a large number of security personnel in Bangkok that day to keep would-be protesters off the main streets of the capital.

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Nippon Foundation pledges help to Myanmar ethnic minorities

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation, a Japanese philanthropic organization, is seen during an interview with Kyodo News at a Bangkok hotel on July 31, 2012, following a visit to Myanmar. Sasakawa pledged to help improve the welfare of ethnic minorities in Myanmar, saying that would help bolster their trust on the Myanmar government's reform efforts.

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ASEAN foreign ministers

BANGKOK, Thailand - Foreign ministers of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations hold hands at a hotel in Bangkok on April 11, 2011, prior to holding an extraordinary unofficial meeting.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A security guard places a barricade in front of the entrance of a luxury hotel in a business area in Bangkok on May 14, 2010. Continued tension between the Thai government and demonstrators led to violence overnight that left one dead and eight injured.

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Ousted premier Thaksin returns home to face corruption charges

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok on Feb. 28 after being granted bail. Earlier in the day, Thaksin returned home to fight corruption charges after 17 months in self-imposed exile.

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Ousted premier Thaksin returns home to face corruption charges

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok on Feb. 28 after being granted bail. Earlier in the day, Thaksin returned home to fight corruption charges after 17 months in self-imposed exile.

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(1)Japan soccer team returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japan coach Zico speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on June 9 after returning from Bangkok, where Japan beat North Korea 2-0 to advance to the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.

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(3)Japan soccer team returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japan forward Atsushi Yanagisawa speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on June 9 after returning home from Bangkok. Yanagisawa scored Japan's first goal against North Korea in their Asian zone World Cup qualifier in Bangkok on June 8.

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(2)Japan soccer team returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japanese soccer players and officials attend a press conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on June 9, one day after Japan beat North Korea 2-0 in Bangkok to advance to the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.

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(7)Japan vs N. Korea qualifier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan fans watch their national team's World Cup Asia zone Group B qualifier against North Korea played behind closed doors from a hotel located close to Bangkok's Suphachalasai National Stadium on June 8.

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APEC 2-day APEC leaders' summit to begin in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra shake hands at a Bangkok hotel on Oct. 19 during an opening ceremony for the summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders. The two-day APEC summit will begin Oct. 20.

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Kawaguchi talks with Yoon

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) shakes hands with South Korean Foreign and Trade Minister Yoon Young Kwan at a Bangkok hotel Oct. 18 ahead of a meeting. (Pool photo)

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Kawaguchi meets with Powell

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell shake hands before talks at a Bangkok hotel Oct. 18. They were in Bangkok for a ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. (Pool photo)

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Kawaguchi talks with Tang in Thai resort of Cha-am

CHA-AM, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (R) at a hotel in Thailand's beach resort of Cha-am, about 200 kilometers south of Bangkok, on June 19. The two foreign ministers are attending the inaugural Asia Cooperation Dialogue forum at the resort.

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Kono shakes hands with Thailand's Surin

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (R) shakes hands with his Thai counterpart Surin Pitsuwan at a Bangkok Hotel on July 29 after attending the foreign ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Japan, China and South Korea, and taking part in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the Asia-Pacific region's only political and security forum.

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Albright meets South Korea's

BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and South Korean Foreign Minister Lee Joung Binn pose for photographers at a Bangkok hotel July 28 before they hold talks on the sidelines of an annual meeting between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its 10 extra-regional ''dialogue partners.''

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Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers meet

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan shake hands before holding talks at a Bangkok hotel on July 29. They met on the sidelines of an annual meeting between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its 10 extra-regional dialogue partners.

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Albright holds historic talks with N. Korea's Paek

BANGKOK, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun (2nd from R) begin unprecedented talks at a Bangkok hotel July 28. Albright said later the United States is now more hopeful for stability on the Korean Peninsula.

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Koreas agree to cooperate diplomatically, end U.N. rivalry

BANGKOK, Thailand - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minster Lee Joung Binn (L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun pose for a photo session at a Bangkok hotel July 26 prior to their talks. In their first-ever official foreign ministerial talks, the two officials agreed to end their rivalry at the United Nations and to cooperate at the U.N. and other international bodies.

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ARF ministers begin working dinner

BANGKOK, Thailand - (From L to R in the back row) Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minster Lee Joung Binn attend a photo session, along with other foreign ministers meeting for the ASEAN Regional Forum at a Bangkok hotel July 26. Ministers from Asia, North America and Europe began their annual discussion on security in the Asia-Pacific region during the dinner with the spotlight squarely on the North Korean delegation and developments on the Korean Peninsula.

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Paek meets Thai counterpart

BANGKOK, Thailand - North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun (L) shakes hands with his Thai counterpart, Surin Pitsuwan, at a hotel in Bangkok on July 26. Paek is attending a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum, where he plans to take part in a series of bilateral talks with some of the foreign ministers in the 23-member regional group.

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ASEAN foreign ministers meeting ends in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan (L) receives a statement of agreement from Rodolfo Severino, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at a closing ceremony of a two-day ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at a Bangkok hotel on July 25. Surin chaired the ASEAN meeting.

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President Boric takes stock of his first day in APEC

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 17: President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font (C), accompanied by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola (L) gives a media press conference from the Chilean delegation at the Sheraton Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on November 17, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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President Boric takes stock of his first day in APEC

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 17: President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font (C), accompanied by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola (L) gives a media press conference from the Chilean delegation at the Sheraton Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on November 17, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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President Boric takes stock of his first day in APEC

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 17: President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font (C), accompanied by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola (L) gives a media press conference from the Chilean delegation at the Sheraton Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on November 17, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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President Boric takes stock of his first day in APEC

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 17: President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font (C), accompanied by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola (L) gives a media press conference from the Chilean delegation at the Sheraton Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on November 17, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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President Boric takes stock of his first day in APEC

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 17: President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font (C), accompanied by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola (L) gives a media press conference from the Chilean delegation at the Sheraton Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on November 17, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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President Boric takes stock of his first day in APEC

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 17: President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font (C), accompanied by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola (L) gives a media press conference from the Chilean delegation at the Sheraton Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on November 17, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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President Boric takes stock of his first day in APEC

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 17: President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font (C), accompanied by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola (L) gives a media press conference from the Chilean delegation at the Sheraton Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on November 17, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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President Boric takes stock of his first day in APEC

BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 17: President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font (C), accompanied by Foreign Minister Antonia Urrejola (L) gives a media press conference from the Chilean delegation at the Sheraton Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok on November 17, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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(7)Japan vs N. Korea qualifier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan fans watch their national team's World Cup Asia zone Group B qualifier against North Korea played behind closed doors from a hotel located close to Bangkok's Suphachalasai National Stadium on June 8. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan soccer team returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japan coach Zico speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on June 9 after returning from Bangkok, where Japan beat North Korea 2-0 to advance to the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan soccer team returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japan forward Atsushi Yanagisawa speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on June 9 after returning home from Bangkok. Yanagisawa scored Japan's first goal against North Korea in their Asian zone World Cup qualifier in Bangkok on June 8. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan soccer team returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japanese soccer players and officials attend a press conference at a hotel in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on June 9, one day after Japan beat North Korea 2-0 in Bangkok to advance to the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany. (Kyodo)

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JETRO holds business event in Bangkok to promote Japanese goods

Participants take part in a "Good Goods Japan" business matching event hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization at a hotel in Bangkok on Oct. 8, 2015, to promote daily commodities and household goods made by Japanese small- and medium-sized companies to local buyers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A security guard places a barricade in front of the entrance of a luxury hotel in a business area in Bangkok on May 14, 2010. Continued tension between the Thai government and demonstrators led to violence overnight that left one dead and eight injured. (Kyodo)

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Ousted premier Thaksin returns home to face corruption charges

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok on Feb. 28 after being granted bail. Earlier in the day, Thaksin returned home to fight corruption charges after 17 months in self-imposed exile. (Kyodo)

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Ousted premier Thaksin returns home to face corruption charges

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok on Feb. 28 after being granted bail. Earlier in the day, Thaksin returned home to fight corruption charges after 17 months in self-imposed exile. (Kyodo)

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ASEAN foreign ministers

BANGKOK, Thailand - Foreign ministers of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations hold hands at a hotel in Bangkok on April 11, 2011, prior to holding an extraordinary unofficial meeting. (Kyodo)

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Meeting in Bangkok to promote exports from central Japan

BANGKOK, Thailand - A business meeting is held at a hotel in Bangkok on Sept. 8, 2014, between Thai food wholesalers and eatery operators and 14 Japanese companies from central Japan, including Aichi and Nagano prefectures, with the aim of boosting exports from the region. (Kyodo)

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Japanese imperial couple's visit to Thailand

Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko enter a Bangkok hotel after being greeted by Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (R) on March 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo