Michael Sullivan

Thailand will ban three popular pesticides starting Sunday over public health concerns. Many farmers aren't happy. The U.S. government is urging Thai officials to reconsider.

Southeast Asia's biggest lake is in serious trouble. Drought, dam building and overfishing have brought the Tonle Sap to a tipping point. And as the lake goes, so goes the greater Mekong ecosystem.

The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a setback for ISIS. But its ideology is thriving in places like Southeast Asia, where self-radicalization is a growing problem.

As Cambodia kicks off a three-day water festival, fishermen are struggling to make a living in the face of climate change and hydropower dams.

The giant pot of dark brew brimming with beef, spices and herbs sits near the sidewalk on a busy street in Bangkok, where it is constantly stirred by a member of the third-generation-owned restaurant.

When pythons, cobras and pit vipers show up, Pinyo Pukpinyo, a sergeant in Bangkok's fire department, is the expert who catches them. He's been bitten 20 times but says his work "makes me happy."

At one Bangkok eatery, there's a beef soup that's been simmering for 45 years. Customers from all over the world come for a taste.

Myanmar's military has been fighting ethnic minorities for decades, who want greater autonomy from the government. Now the conflict is funded in part by the production and export of synthetic drugs.

A U.N. effort to repatriate ethnic Rohingya to Myanmar is stymied by the refugees' refusal to return — unless Myanmar grants them citizenship. Myanmar's government is refusing to do so.

Online gaming and other digital activities cause problems in people's health, relationships and studies. Government centers treat teen boys and girls who struggle to cut down on use of tech devices.

The chief ideologue of the Khmer Rouge, Nuon Chea, has died. He was the right-hand man to Pol Pot, who led a murderous regime in Cambodia in the late 1970s.

South Korea's government and health officials are worried about teens addicted to gaming and their smartphones in the world's most connected society.

Japan slapped export restrictions on materials South Korea uses in high tech manufacturing. South Korea's president says there's an unprecedented emergency in its relationship with Japan.

A new poll in South Korea shows more than 60 percent of respondents think the chances of denuclearization are better after the Trump-Kim meeting at the DMZ on Sunday.

Think narco state and you probably think South America. But Myanmar is fast becoming the world's biggest producer of methamphetamine and synthetic drugs - making the industry the most lucrative business in Southeast Asia.

President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Sunday and said the two countries would revive stalled nuclear talks.

President Trump highlighted the positive during a series of meetings at the G-20 summit in Japan. Setting aside complaints about unfair trade, the president cheered stronger ties with U.S. allies.

Chef Jay Fai cooks everything herself over two blazing charcoal fires in the alley, using only the highest-quality ingredients to serve customers who are willing to wait several hours to nab a table.

A single durian could fetch $100 in China, where appetite for the spiky, pungent fruit is booming. Now Malaysia wants to make the durian a leading export, and the rush to plant and invest is on.

Thailand's ruling junta has enacted harsh laws aimed at punishing those who "defame" the country's monarchy. That's led many dissidents to flee the country, but that hasn't guaranteed their safety.