Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches
HANOI, Vietnam — More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia.
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School closures and health warnings: South and Southeast Asia swelter under record-breaking heat
Heatwaves have caused school closures for millions of children and triggered health warnings across South and Southeast Asia.
Heatwave swells Asia's appetite for air-conditioning
HONG KONG, China — A record-breaking heatwave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning.
Heat-struck Thai village hoists cartoon cat in desperate bid for rain
BANGKOK,Thailand — As millions across Southeast Asia suffer a blistering heatwave that is melting railway tracks, a Thai village resorted to an unusual method to seek rain: parading a Japanese cartoon cat.
Senator backs return to old school calendar
MANILA, Philippines — Expressing concern over the prevailing heat conditions, Sen. Francis Tolentino has expressed support for the proposal to revert to the old school calendar.
April temperatures in Bangladesh hottest on record
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh's weather bureau said Wednesday that last month was the hottest April on record, with the South Asian nation and much of the region still enduring a suffocating heatwave.
'Bloodsicles', Baths For Lions And Tigers In Philippine Zoo Amid Heatwave
A Philippine zoo is giving tigers frozen treats made of animal blood and preventing lions from mating during the hottest time of the day as a heatwave scorches the country.