South-east Asia reels as rare cluster of storms claims more than 700 lives
Large parts of Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Sri Lanka suffer worst flooding in decades
Large parts of Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Sri Lanka suffer worst flooding in decades

Indonesia is just the worst of the worst in the world’s weakest regional market

Rerouting of goods from China plus US demand for tech products is propping up trade in the region

Insurers say companies could struggle to obtain cover for harms to workers and consumers

Concerns raised about the development of an El Niño warming cycle this year combined with climate change

In the Philippines, surging fuel prices have forced a rethink of energy policy and even relations with China

Fires have destroyed more European land this year than since records began