Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai, cutting the home off from outside help, bar one helicopter dropping supplies on the roof.

Unusually destructive storms have killed at least 1,350 people across the region and displaced millions in South and Southeast Asia.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first Thai monarch to visit China since the two countries established diplomatic relations half a century ago. His trip was the most high-profile signal yet that Thailand, which has long struck a careful balance between China and America, is leaning ever closer towards its northern neighbour.

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The deadly floods have affected 2 million people, the majority of whom are still cut off from help.

Authorities across Southeast Asia are racing against time to deliver aid and reach the stranded as floods and landslides continue to devastate Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, displacing millions and leaving a mounting death toll.

South Korean food company CJ Cheiljedang Corp. said Tuesday it has partnered with Thailand's largest retailer, CP Axtra, to expand its K-food business in Southeast Asian markets. CJ Cheiljedang signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CP Axtra,

There are red alerts in the coastal regions of India. Sri Lanka has declared a national emergency, calling Cyclone Ditwah the largest disaster the country has ever faced. In some parts of Thailand, flooding has reached record levels.