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South East Asia
Death toll rises to 52 in Philippines ferry accident, over 70 still missing
As the MV Thomas Aquinas cruised toward Cebu city in the central Philippines, navy marshal Richard Pestillos prepared for a brief stop while some passengers watched a band and others soaked in the night breeze on the deck. Then the scene turned chaotic when the ferry, with 870 passengers and…
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South East Asia
Typhoon Utor, strongest globally this year slams northern Philippines
A powerful typhoon battered the northern Philippines on Monday, toppling power lines and dumping heavy rain across cities and food-growing plains. The storm left at least two people dead and 44 missing. Typhoon Utor, described as the strongest globally this year, slammed ashore in mountainous eastern Aurora province with sustained…
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South East Asia
Final but unratified Cambodian election results reaffirm victory of ruling party
Final but unratified Cambodian election results released Monday reaffirmed the victory of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, though the opposition said it would not accept the figures without an impartial probe of alleged electoral irregularities. The new figures announced by the National Election Committee are final pending any complaints filed…
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South East Asia
3000 people evacuated as Mt. Rokatenda erupts in Palue Island, Indonesia
The six people swept up and killed by hot lava from an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia had refused to leave the area for safer ground when the mountain began rumbling last year, an official said Sunday, one day after the eruption. Officials continued searching Sunday for the bodies of…
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East Asia
[Asia Round-up] 2,290 Chinese officials disciplined for excessive extravagance
Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. 2,290 Chinese officials disciplined for excessive extravagance [China, China Daily, 31-07-2013] More than 2,000 Party and government officials have been punished as of late June for violating new Party rules on extravagance and excessive formality according…
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South East Asia
Philippine investigators urges charges against shooting of Taiwanese fisherman
Philippine investigators recommended homicide charges Wednesday against eight coast guard personnel involved in the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman, an incident that strained ties between the neighbors and highlighted their territorial dispute. An investigation ordered by President Benigno Aquino III into the May 9 shooting in waters where the…
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East Asia
Philippines adds coast guard cutters to counter Chinese territorial claims
The Philippines on Tuesday celebrated the arrival of a decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter that will become its meager navy’s second largest ship as it attempts to counter rival Chinese territorial claims in potentially oil-rich offshore seas. President Benigno Aquino III saluted as the 3,250-ton white cutter, renamed Philippine navy…
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South East Asia
Vietnam-New Zealand vow to strenghten all-sided cooperation in economy
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met here on Tuesday with visiting New Zealand’s Governor- General Jerry Mateparae, saying the latter’s visit is an important contribution to lifting bilateral ties to a new level. Vietnam attaches importance to further promoting all-sided cooperation with New Zealand, especially in economy, trade and…
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“Want to be an effective salesman for Indonesia”
Interview with Indonesian Ambassador John Prasetio Before being appointed as the ambassador to the Republic of Korea, John Prasetio was a businessman, holding positions such as Founder and Chairman of CBA Consulting, a Board Member of PT Bank Permata Tbk, PT Sarana Menara Nusantara Tbk, and Advisory Panel member of P&G…
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South East Asia
Tens of thousands Taiwanese protest death of 24-year-old conscripted soldier
A Taiwanese people holds a placard during a protest rally for the death of Taiwan’s soldier Hung Chung-chiu, in front of the President Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The 24-year-old soldier died in early July after being forced to perform a vigorous regime of calisthenics in sweltering…
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