SUBSIDY SHRUNK: Thailand will pay farmers 20 percent less for rice to stem losses from a much-criticized subsidy program that dislodged the country from its spot as the world's No. 1 exporter of the grain. Full story
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his visiting Vietnamese counterpart of Wednesday that maintaining peace and stability in the contested South China Sea was vital for both countries, who should remember their traditional friendship. Full story
AIRPORT DELAY: The opening of a new airport to accommodate budget carriers has been delayed until next year because of construction setbacks. Full story
Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. Full story
The opening of a new airport to accommodate budget carriers has been delayed until next year because of design changes and other construction setbacks, Malaysia's airport operator says. Full story
Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. Full story
Chris Hayes talks about the NSA leaks with Amy Goodman, Karen Finney, and Marc Ambinder.
Police in Thailand are investigating the discovery of more than a thousand animals found in a warehouse. Officials believe the animals were being illegally possessed. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
The gulf between veterans and the rest of America appears to only be growing wider. The Up panel discusses the declining number of military veterans in politics, and how that affects the establishment and the culture of the military itself.
The SEC alleges a Thailand trader made $3 million in profits ahead of the Smithfiled deal, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers.
Coca-Cola has opened its first production plant in Myanmar, reports CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.
TOPSHOTSOffice workers return from a lunch break in front of buildings blanketed by haze in Singapore on June 19, 2013. Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index again shot above the "unhealthy" threshold of 152. AFP PHOTO/Roslan RahmanROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Partygoers line up to enter a nightclub at Marina Bay Sands, as the haze shrouded skyline of Singapore is seen in the background, late June 19, 2013. Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels late on Wednesday as smoke from slash-and-burn land clearing in Indonesia enveloped the cit
A tourist poses for photo against the haze shrouded skyline of Singapore late June 19, 2013. Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels late on Wednesday as smoke from slash-and-burn land clearing in Indonesia enveloped the city-state, inflaming tensions between the Southeast Asian n
A couple sits on a boardwalk as they look at the haze shrouded skyline of Singapore late June 19, 2013. Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels late on Wednesday as smoke from slash-and-burn land clearing in Indonesia enveloped the city-state, inflaming tensions between the Southe
