• East Asia

    Cave-in Engulfs Car, Killing One Person In China

    Photo taken on July 5, 2012 shows a collapse site in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province. A section of Xiangjiang Road running near Xiangjiang River in Changsha caved in early Thursday, engulfing a passing vehicle and killing at least one person aboard. The cave-in, near the Poly International…

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  • East Asia

    China-te bird flu-r udrek

    Namaskar, ami Sudhanya Ghosh, karmomukhi shikhsharthi, AJA, Asia Journalist Association. Uttar-paschim chiner Xinjiang Uygur namok swashashito ancholer poultry gulite pher Bird flu-r udrek hoyeche bole sombar krishi montraloyer torofe janano hoyeche.Akhono porjonto 1600 murgir mrityu ebong 5,500 murgi akranto hoyeche bole jana gache.Flu choriye pora rukhte sthanio kortripokhho elakatir shudhdhikoron…

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  • East Asia

    Bideshira aro shokto aporadh mulok o swastha porikshar mukhomukhi

    Namaskar, amiSudhanyaGhosh, karmamukhishiksharthi, AJA, Asia Journalist Association. Dakhshin korea sarkar bideshi kormocharider deshe probesh korar niomabolike aro dhriro korar shidhdhanto niyechen. korear bhibashan porisheba(KIS) theke sthir kora hoyeche j somosto swalpo daksha karmochari, nabik ebong alpo diner jonno nijukto karmocharider tader swasth oebong aporadh sonkranto somosto khoborakhobor janate hobe agami…

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  • South East Asia

    Major news in Philippines : 661 Manholes ‘Missing’

    Top news in <Manila Bulletin> : 661 Manholes ‘Missing’ MMDA Says They’re Partly Blamed For Flash Floods MANILA, Philippines — Flash floods, like the ones that happened on Tuesday, were blamed partly on 661 manholes and drainage inlets, which have been plugged by private contractors of the Department of Public Works…

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  • South Asia

    Major news in Nepal : Cheated of their childhood

    Top news in <Nepali Times>: Cheated of their childhood There are fewer Nepali boys and girls working, but the ones who do are in dangerous occupations BHRIKUTI RAI Every day Bikash gets out of his makeshift bed at 5 am and can’t get back till late at night. The eight-year-old…

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  • South East Asia

    Thai Gov’t to hire water management companies

    BANGKOK, July 4 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s cabinet has approved a budget of 300 billion baht (10 billion U.S. dollars) to hire Thai and foreign companies for the country’s water management and flood control projects, senior official said late Tuesday.   The cabinet also approved the terms for hiring and will publicize…

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  • South East Asia

    Major news in Burma on July 3 : Waste dump extension leaves 70 homeless

    Major news in <The Myanmar Times> : Waste dump extension leaves 70 homeless FAMILIES recently evicted from illegal settlements in North Dagon township have pleaded for assistance from the government, saying they have nowhere else to live and no money to rent a house. Sixty-four people from 12 households were evicted…

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  • East Asia

    Gushing Water From Three Gorges Dam

    The Three Gorges opens its sluices for water discharge in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, July 3, 2012. The first flood peak in this year’s flood season arrived at the Three Gorges Dam on Tuesday, with the maximal water influx into the Three Gorges Reservoir of 42,000 cubic meters per…

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  • East Asia

    Kota Sejong dan Desentralisasi

    HALO! APA KABAR? SAYA MEIDY DARI INDONESIA, SAAT INI SEDANG MAGANG DI THE ASIAN. DI THE ASIAN, ANDA DAPAT MEMBACA BERITA-BERITA TERKINI DARI DALAM NEGERI KOREA SELATAN MAUPUN DUNIA. SALAH SATU BERITA YANG KAMI SAJIKAN BAGI ANDA ADALAH BERITA MENGENAI KOREA SELATAN YANG PADA TANGGAL SATU JULI 2012 MENSAHKAN KOTA…

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  • South Asia

    Kids May Feel Hungrier With Empty Dishes In Front

    Flood affected children wait for food at a relief camp in Sootea about 250 kilometers (156 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Nearly half a million people took refuge in relief camps set up in government buildings after the devastating floods killed 95 people and left 14…

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