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South East Asia
Major news in Vietnam on June 20: VN, Laos work on admin reform
Top news in <vietnam+>: VN, Laos work on admin reform Vietnam and Laos need to step up information and experience exchange in administrative reform and wage policy as they are common concerns of the two home affairs ministries, said President Truong Tan Sang. Sang’s remark was made at his…
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South East Asia
Major news in Thailand on June 20: Canadian sisters to be autopsied in Bangkok
Top news in <The Nation>: Canadian sisters to be autopsied in Bangkok Audrey and Noemi Belanger were found dead at the Palm Residence Hotel last Friday. Both were in their 20s. The autopsies will be conducted at Ramathibodi Hospital as per a request by the Canadian Embassy. Institute of Forensic…
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West Asia
Major news in Saudi Arabia on June 20: Egyptian ex-president Mubarak Clinically Dead
Top news in <Arab News>: Egyptian ex-president Mubarak on life support Hosni Mubarak was on life support in hospital on Wednesday, Egyptian military officials said, denying a report that the ousted president was clinically dead. Earlier the state news agency, amid high tension over the election of a new…
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West Asia
Major news in Lebanon on June 20: Mubarak’s final chapter
Top news in <The Daily Star>: Mubarak’s final chapter Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak was being kept alive by life support after he was rushed from prison to a military one in a rapidly worsening condition, officials said. The 84-year-old ousted leader’s health crisis added a new element of uncertainty just as…
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Column
Conquering Mt. Everest’s impossible without Sherpas ②
*This is the second of two-part story about the role of Sherpas they have played for the successful climbing of the Mt. Everest. According to Ang Chhiring Sherpa, of the total 3700 individuals who climbed the peak, some 1900 are Sherpas. Eight of them were women Sherpa. This year too these people…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on Jun 19: Okinawa governor opposes Osprey deployment
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Okinawa governor opposes Osprey deployment Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Tuesday urged the Japanese government to stop the planned deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air Station following recent crashes abroad. Nakaima told Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Defense Minister…
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East Asia
Major news in China on Jun 19: Mysterious shiners seen after the Shenzhuo-9 launch
Top news in <People Daily>: Mysterious shiners seen after the Shenzhuo-9 launch About 4 minutes and 11 seconds after the Shenzhuo-9 manned spacecraft blasted off, infrared imaging equipment photographed two shining objects passing in high speed by the spacecraft. news@theasian.asia
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Business
EU leaders at G20 vow to restore stability
EU leaders at the G20 summit say they are committed to providing a detailed plan for stabilizing the eurozone. The G20 summit opened in the Mexican resort of Los Cabos on Monday with leaders of industrialized and developing countries discussing the global economy. Eurozone leaders said various measures have been…
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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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