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Man attempts to set fire on plane
Associated Press, Published on 26/07/2015
» BEIJING - Chinese state media say a man attempted to set a fire on board a flight using gasoline and a cigarette lighter, but was restrained by passengers and crew members.
Bangkok-bound flight makes emergency landing
Associated Press, Published on 03/07/2015
» BEIJING — A Bangkok-bound flight operated by a Chinese airline made an emergency landing Friday afternoon after an engine fire warning lit up, China Southern Airlines said.
173 Uighur refugees held in Thailand arrive in Turkey
Associated Press, Published on 03/07/2015
» ANKARA — A total of 173 people from the minority Chinese Muslim community of Uighurs have arrived in Turkey from Thailand, where they were being held after fleeing China, a Turkey-based Uighur group said.
Facebook, Google join to help Nepal
Associated Press, Published on 27/04/2015
» Facebook and Google have added new services to help coordinate search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal and small parts of China and India on Saturday.
US House told of slavery in Thai seafood industry
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2015
» WASHINGTON — Modern-day slavery persists around the world, including the abuse of fishermen in the Thai seafood industry whose catch can end up in US markets, a congressional panel was told Wednesday.
US ignores own law to allow imports of Thai fish caught by slaves
Associated Press, Published on 22/04/2015
» WASHINGTON — In its first report on trafficking around the world, the US criticised Thailand as a hub for labour abuse. Yet 14 years later, seafood caught by slaves on Thai boats is still slipping into the supply chains of major American stores and supermarkets.
Chinese protest, open emergency exits
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2015
» BEIJING — Chinese police say two passengers have been jailed for opening aircraft emergency exit doors as the plane was taxiing to protest a lengthy flight delay.
Looming protests a test for Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2014
» HANOI - Vietnamese anger toward China is running at its highest level in years after Beijing deployed an oil rig in disputed waters. That is posing a tricky question for Vietnam's leaders: To what extent should they allow public protests that could morph into those against their own authoritarian rule?
Chinese tourist kidnapped in Malaysia
Associated Press, Published on 03/04/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Suspected Filipino insurgents seized a Chinese tourist and a hotel worker from a dive resort in eastern Malaysia and then fled by speed boat, Malaysian and Philippine officials said on Thursday.
Philippine ship evades China blockade
Associated Press, Published on 29/03/2014
» SECOND THOMAS SHOAL — A Philippine government ship slipped past a Chinese coast guard blockade Saturday and brought food and fresh troops to a marooned navy ship used as a base by Filipino troops to bolster the country's territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.