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Tiananmen museum reopens in Hong Kong to mark anniversary
Published on 26/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A museum documenting the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre reopened in Hong Kong on Friday after a three-year hiatus, marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy protest.
Japan begins trials for disaster info service for tourists
Published on 15/04/2019
» OSAKA: A government bureau in western Japan began trials on Monday for their multilingual smartphone-based service to provide overseas tourists with disaster information after a number of natural disasters hit the area last summer.
Ride-hailing firm Grab secures $1.5 billion in funding
AFP, Published on 06/03/2019
» SINGAPORE - Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab said on Wednesday it has secured $1.5 billion in fresh financing from a fund run by Japan's SoftBank and will use a significant portion of it to expand in Indonesia.
Visitors to Japan rises 23% to February record
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2018
» TOKYO: The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in February jumped 23.3% from a year earlier to 2,509,300, a record for the month, the Japan Tourism Agency said Tuesday.
US shutdown Day 2: The blame game
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: - President Donald Trump's budget director is holding out hope that feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress can reach a short-term spending agreement before the start of the workweek Monday, but he worries that the government shutdown could last for several more days if progress remains elusive.
US government shuts down
Associated Press, Published on 20/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.
US immigration raids target 7-Eleven managers
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: US immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven stores before dawn Wednesday to open employment audits and interview workers in what officials described as the largest operation against an employer under Donald Trump's presidency.
Malaysia to pay firm up to B2.25bn if it finds missing plane
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia signed a deal on Wednesday to pay a US seabed exploration firm up to 2.25 billion baht if it finds the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH370 in a new search area in the Southern Indian ocean.