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Nepal reopens World Heritage sites
Published on 16/06/2015
» BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL — Nepal has announced the reopening of Unesco World Heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley, seven weeks after a deadly quake that killed 8,787 people and damaged hundreds of cultural monuments and some key trekking trails in the country where tourism employs about a million people.
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Myanmar population at 51.5m in 2014
Published on 30/05/2015
» YANGON — The population of Myanmar totalled 51.5 million in the nationwide census conducted jointly by the Myanmar government and the United Nations last year, according to the final results released Friday.
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Suu Kyi thanks India for helping Myanmar
Published on 19/10/2016
» NEW DELHI - Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi voiced gratitude to India on Wednesday for helping her country "make up for lost time" through democratising, boosting development, strengthening rule of law and achieving peace and unity.
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Train firms, utilities seek sites be made Pokemon-free
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» TOKYO - Railway companies and nuclear power plant operators in Japan asked the provider of the popular "Pokemon Go" smartphone game on Tuesday to make sure the game's virtual characters do not appear in areas they think are inappropriate or dangerous to play.
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Myanmar president, Suu Kyi visit Laos on first state trip
Published on 06/05/2016
» VIENTIANE - Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw made his first state visit to Laos on Friday, accompanied by Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for a meeting with Lao President Bounnhang Vorachith at the presidential palace in Vientiane.
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1 in 29 babies born in Japan had non-Japanese parent
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2016
» One in 29 babies born in Japan in 2014 had at least one non-Japanese parent, a Kyodo News analysis of government data found, increasing the need to provide language support to such families at schools and medical facilities.
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ADB: Cambodia on verge of being middle-income nation
Kyodo News, Published on 10/03/2015
» The head of the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday that Cambodia now ranks among the world's fastest-growing economies but still faces challenges.
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US, Japan first ladies partner for girls' education
Kyodo News, Published on 19/03/2015
» US first lady Michelle Obama and her Japanese counterpart Akie Abe on Thursday announced a new partnership to help girls around the world to complete their education and fulfil their potential.
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US first lady arrives in Cambodia
Kyodo News, Published on 21/03/2015
» The United States first lady Michelle Obama arrived in Cambodia Friday for a three-day working visit.
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Rejected man sues women's college
Kyodo News, Published on 19/01/2015
» TOKYO - A man seeking entrance to a women's university in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, filed a damages lawsuit Monday, arguing the public college's rejection of his application amounts to gender discrimination and is unconstitutional.
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