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Shinzo Abe's LDP wins Tokyo elections
AFP, Published on 23/06/2013
» Tokyo voters appeared to give their support to the economic policies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday, with his party winning a landslide victory in local elections in the capital.
Tokyo votes in foretaste of Japan national polls
AFP, Published on 23/06/2013
» Tokyo voters headed to the polls in a litmus test ahead of national elections.
Margaret Thatcher funeral: Live Report
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» 1158 GMT: We are winding up our live report now, after a morning in which Britain said goodbye to one of its most contentious politicians, former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, at a ceremonial funeral.
Burning issue
Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 21/01/2013
» Southeast Asia has a mounting waste problem but the idea of using incinerators to deal with it has met with string resistance because of concerns about pollution from toxins and fly ash.
Miyamoto sees tremendous growth opportunities in Asia
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 21/01/2013
» Miyamoto International, a global earthquake and structural engineering firm, expects revenue from Asia to grow by 30% per year from this year onwards, says Kit Miyamoto, the president and chief executive.
A few scares here and there
Life, Published on 25/12/2012
» There is both good and bad news with regard to healthcare issues in Thailand. The good news is we did not experience any major disease outbreak in 2012, nor were visited by a new disease or virus.
Shrinking, debt-addled town is Japan in miniature
AFP, Published on 07/09/2012
» The population has shrunk to less than a tenth of its peak, services are vanishing and white elephant public works projects have left the greying inhabitants with a mountain of debt.
Uneasy New Orleans braces for Hurricane Isaac
AFP, Published on 28/08/2012
» Hurricane Isaac intensified on Tuesday, lashing New Orleans with rains and strong winds seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the "Big Easy" and killed 1,800 people on the US Gulf Coast.
Pufferfish a hit in Japan, despite the risks
AFP, Published on 02/07/2012
» Every year in Japan people are hospitalised after eating pufferfish; sometimes the result is fatal. But despite apparent dangers, strict rules on serving the toxic delicacy in Tokyo are to be relaxed.
Integrate swine operations ahead of AEC, farmers told
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/06/2012
» Pig farmers should integrate their operations to tap into the high potential of the Asean market, say experts.