They were hit by some of President Trump’s most punishing tariffs, in one case as high as 49 percent. The new levies threatened to cripple their economies, which have prospered by making sneakers and tech goods for American consumers. So…
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Senators Denounce Trump Administration’s Response to Myanmar Quake
Democratic senators sent a letter to the Trump administration on Wednesday criticizing what they called the paltry U.S. aid response to the earthquake in Myanmar, where China and Russia have sent rescue and relief teams. The six senators said in…
Bangkok Building Collapse Leads to Scrutiny of Chinese Company
Only one building in Bangkok fell during the earthquake on Friday that rocked Myanmar, hundreds of miles away. Recovery efforts continue with at least 15 people killed and dozens still missing. Determining the cause could take months. But interviews with…
As Rescuers Work at Collapsed Bangkok Building, Those Who Found Love There Await News
The rescue teams at the collapsed office tower in Bangkok thought they’d found a miracle on Sunday night: a channel into the basement, leading to a wide-open space where workers still unaccounted for might have lived through Friday’s giant earthquake.…
After Bangkok Building Collapse, Fearing High-Rises
When the earth started rocking beneath her home in Bangkok on Friday, Kanittha Thepasak thought she was simply dizzy. Then she heard an odd creaking sound, saw a lamp moving and threw aside a curtain to find cars swaying like…
Building in Bangkok Topples After Powerful Earthquake
The 33-floor skyscraper shook, and then in a flash it crumbled, its glass facade cascading down into a heap of rubble. Construction workers on the site scurried for safety as a massive dust cloud billowed out. On the street outside,…
Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building
Aubonrat Setnawet, an electrician’s helper, was working with her husband on the 23rd floor of a new office tower on the northern edge of Bangkok moments before disaster struck. She needed to get some equipment, so she took the construction…
In Bangkok, a Desperate Search for Survivors Buried Under Collapsed Building
The pile of rubble was nearly seven stories high. There was a cloud of dust. And there was punishing, 96 degrees Fahrenheit heat. Rescue workers were desperately scouring for survivors on Saturday at the site of the high-rise building in…
Earthquake Batters Myanmar and Thailand; High Toll Is Feared as Buildings Topple
A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, gouging open roads, toppling century-old religious monuments and destroying multistory buildings as it shook a vast expanse of Southeast Asia and dealt another severe blow to a country that has been ripped…
What We Know About the Earthquake in Myanmar
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, sending shock waves across Southeast Asia and leaving a trail of death and destruction. The military junta in Myanmar said that 144 people had died and 732 had been injured in just…