• Society

    Governors call for tiny cars specially designed for elderly drivers

    FUKUOKA — An association consisting mainly of 36 governors is supporting the development of extra small two-seat vehicles designed for the aged. The governors represent prefectures with areas where the lack of fully developed mass transit systems means that elderly people need to drive. The association, established in May 2009…

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  • IT-Science

    China’s manned submersible reaches 6,965 meters under sea

    ABOARD XIANGYANGHONG 09, June 19 (Xinhua) — China’s manned deep-sea submersible, the Jiaolong, reached a depth of 6,965 meters below sea level on Tuesday during its second dive into the Mariana Trench, surpassing a fresh national record set earlier in the day. The vessel sat on the sea bed and…

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  • East Asia

    Moving Watermelons Out Of Flooded Field In China

    Villagers transport watermelons with a self-made raft in the flooded field in Putuo District of Zhoushan City, east China’s Zhejiang Province, June 18, 2012. Torrential downpours hit the region and affected living of local residents. <Xinhua/Wu Linhong> news@theasian.asia

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  • Painless liver test introduced in Nepal

    KATHMANDU, June 19 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s National Reference Laboratory has introduced a new service “fibro scan” to measure the stiffness of the liver without following any painful procedure or surgery, local media reported on Tuesday. Until now, the stiffness of liver used to be measured by conducting biopsy and histopathological…

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  • West Asia

    New Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

    In this Wednesday, May 2, 2012 photo, Prince Ahmed bin Abdul-Aziz arrives before the Interior ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council “GCC” meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Prince Ahmed was promoted from deputy interior minister to take Nayef’s place leading the ministry, which has played the front-line role in crackdowns…

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  • World

    Egypt’s Ruling Military Will Hand Over Power

    Members of the ruling military council, Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Assar, left, listens as Maj. Gen. Mamdouh Shahin, speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 18, 2012. Al-Assar, a senior member of the ruling council, said the generals would transfer power in a “grand ceremony.” He did not…

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  • Culture

    Turkish Troupe Makes Human Net

    The troupe of La Fura dels Baus company performs during a short preview for press in Istanbul on June 18, 2012. La Fura Dels Baus’ “Istanbul, Istanbul” on June 21 and 22 is part of a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV). …

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  • Chosen Soren, a state for leftist Koreans in Japan

    Recently I was interviewing a North Korean refugee, a woman in her 50s. In passing she mentioned that she saw her first US movie in 1987 or 1988 while living in a North Korean countryside. I was surprised and asked how that could possibly be case. In those days in…

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  • Bangladesh fears fresh militancy with unrest in Myanmar

    DHAKA, June 16 — The outbreak of sectarian violence in neighbouring Myanmar’s bordering Rakhine state apparently exposed frontier south-eastern region of Bangladesh to threats of militancy afresh, security officials and public representatives said. A report released today by Bangladesh National News Agency BSS said the government is very much concerned about…

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  • Tens of thousands suffer inhuman life in Bangladesh-India border

      About 50,000 people are living inhuman life, almost stateless, in the enclaves along the Bangladesh-India border since the great partition of India by the British colonial ruler in 1947. The residents of the enclaves live in abysmal conditions, with a lack of water, roads, electricity, schools and medicines. Crime…

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