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Poverty study earns Princeton economist Nobel prize
dpa, Published on 12/10/2015
» STOCKHOLM -- Work exploring the interrelationship of consumption, poverty and welfare helped win Scottish-American economist Angus Deaton the 2015 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences.
China to tighten e-commerce regulations
dpa, Published on 09/03/2015
» BEIJING _ China Monday promised tighter regulation of its e-commerce amid a heated public dispute with Internet giant Alibaba, but also said it would lighten the paperwork to start businesses.
$82 fee for 2nd wife irks Indonesia
dpa, Published on 16/10/2014
» JAKARTA — Indonesia's Religious Affairs Ministry on Thursday urged a local government to revoke a law requiring civil servants to pay $82 to take a second wife.
Gammy's doctor performed '100s'
dpa, Published on 07/08/2014
» The Thai doctor responsible for a recent high-profile surrogacy case has carried out hundreds of the procedures, Health Ministry officials said Thursday.
Hopes fade for black box batteries
dpa, Published on 13/04/2014
» SYDNEY - Eleven planes and 14 ships were scouting the Indian Ocean on Sunday for traces of a Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared five weeks ago on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.
Vietnam bid to stop traffic police bribes
dpa, Published on 15/08/2013
» Hanoi - Traffic police in the central highlands of Vietnam have been banned from carrying more than 100,000 dong, or around 150 baht, while on duty, in an effort to prevent corruption, police said Thursday.
Fukushima leak raised to level 3
dpa, Published on 28/08/2013
» TOKYO - Japanese nuclear regulators raised the severity of the latest leak of radiation-contaminated water at a damaged plant to the level of "serious incident" on Wednesday.
China orders media crackdown
dpa, Published on 04/01/2013
» BEIJING - China closed the website of a leading reformist magazine on Friday and ordered a crackdown on "irregular practices" by media outlets.