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Indonesia's first subway opens in its gridlocked capital
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's long-awaited first subway opened Sunday in the country's capital with the aim of relieving crippling traffic gridlock in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Oil tanker burning off China's coast at risk of exploding
Associated Press, Published on 08/01/2018
» BEIJING: An Iranian oil tanker that caught fire after colliding with a freighter off China's east coast is at risk of exploding and sinking, Chinese state media reported Monday as authorities from three countries struggled to find its 32 missing crew members and contain oil spewing from the blazing wreck.
Iranian tanker collision off China spills oil, 32 missing
Associated Press, Published on 07/01/2018
» BEIJING: An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China's east coast, leaving the tanker's entire crew of 32 missing and causing it to spill oil into the sea, authorities said Sunday.
Ships, aircraft search Philippine Sea for 3 missing in crash
Associated Press, Published on 23/11/2017
» TOKYO: US and Japanese ships and aircraft were searching in the Philippine Sea on Thursday for three sailors missing since a US Navy aircraft crashed a day earlier.
US Navy plane crashes off Japan, 8 rescued
Associated Press, Published on 23/11/2017
» TOKYO: - Eight people were rescued and three remained missing after a US Navy plane crashed into the western Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the Navy said.
UberEats expands into South Korea
Business, Associated Press, Published on 11/08/2017
» SEOUL: Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is expanding its food delivery service to South Korea.
Uber chases GrabTaxi, launches in Myanmar
Associated Press, Published on 11/05/2017
» YANGON -- The private ride-hailing service Uber officially launched operations Thursday in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, aiming to tap into one of the world's youngest and fastest-growing online markets.
8 fishing 'slaves' pulled from Thai boat in PNG
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2015
» Authorities in Papua New Guinea have rescued eight fishermen held on board a Thai-owned refrigerated cargo ship, and dozens of other boats are still being sought in response to an Associated Press report that included satellite photos and locations of slave vessels at sea.
Singapore police investigate man posing as Uber driver
Associated Press, Published on 04/03/2015
» SINGAPORE – Singapore police say they are investigating reports of a man who allegedly cheated and overcharged unsuspecting passengers while posing as a driver for mobile app-based transportation company Uber.
Tourism thriving in Malaysia despite airline tragedies
Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Two airplane catastrophes put Malaysia on the map in a bad way in 2014. But the high visibility didn't hurt the country's tourism industry and may even have helped: Visitor numbers posted their strongest growth in years.