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Thousands of Peru's indigenous people exposed to toxic substances: report
AFP, Published on 19/05/2021
» LIMA - Thousands of Peruvian indigenous people living near major mining projects face a health crisis after testing positive for high levels of metals and toxic substances, Amnesty International said in a report published Tuesday.
Who built Stonehenge? Cremation ashes yield clues
AFP, Published on 03/08/2018
» PARIS - Despite a century of scientific scrutiny, the 5000-year old Neolithic monument in southern England known as Stonehenge has yielded few secrets about the people buried amidst its ring of towering rocks.
Vietnam punishes editors over fish sauce arsenic story
AFP, Published on 06/12/2016
» HANOI - Vietnam on Monday punished two editors of a major newspaper which had earlier been fined for publishing what authorities said were false reports on toxic fish sauce.
Vietnam media fined for 'false' fish sauce reports
AFP, Published on 21/11/2016
» HANOI - Vietnam on Monday fined scores of news outlets for publishing now-discredited reports about toxic fish sauce, accusing them of sparking public panic over the staple condiment in a country plagued by food scares.
Spanish port becomes global 'smart city' laboratory
AFP, Published on 06/04/2016
» SANTANDER (SPAIN) - In Spain's historic port of Santander, parking is no longer a headache, rubbish bins never overflow and grass is watered only when needed since this northern resort town became a testing ground for "smart cities" around the world.
South Africa and Kenya woo investors from Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/06/2015
» The prospect of gains from regional economic integration has encouraged many Southeast Asian companies to expand within the region in recent years. But as competition intensifies with the arrival of non-Asean businesses looking to tap into the AEC, local companies are urged to look beyond their comfort zone and explore new opportunities farther afield.
Food safety fears see farming return to high-rise Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 14/09/2014
» HONG KONG - It's a rural tradition that faded out decades ago as Hong Kong turned into a neon-lit megacity: rice seedlings being dropped into watery paddy fields with gentle plops.
60% of China underground water polluted: report
AFP, Published on 23/04/2014
» Sixty percent of underground water in China which is officially monitored is too polluted to drink directly, state media have reported, underlining the country's grave environmental problems.
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.
Maybank steadily building pan-Asean business
Asia focus, Nithi Kaveevivitchai, Published on 21/01/2013
» As the landscape of Asean’s financial sector changes, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia’s largest commercial bank, hopes to have a greater presence in the region in the years ahead.