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Decades after war, Vietnam, US battle legacy of bombs
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2015
» TRIEU PHONG, VIETNAM — Red skull-and-crossbones markers dot the horizon in a barren patch of land in Vietnam where missteps could be fatal.
Japanese hotels offer tight space for a tight budget
Business, Reuters, Published on 09/06/2015
» TOKYO: With Japan's tourist numbers and hotel prices on the rise thanks to a weaker yen, developers are getting creative with a new niche line in stylish but cheap accommodation in bunks, cabins and pods of all shapes and sizes.
Pokemon Go could be next big marketing tool for retailers
Reuters, Published on 14/07/2016
» NEW YORK - Pokemon Go, a mobile game that has rocketed to the top of Apple Inc and Android app stores in record time, looks set to challenge young internet companies which specialise in increasing foot traffic for small businesses and may end up playing a role in major brands' marketing, according to industry experts.
Saris swirl at rare Pakistan transgender party
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2017
» PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - At a party in Peshawar, the guests' saris twirled as they danced to the music and fed each other pieces of cake, but armed police guarding the door indicated this was no normal carefree birthday gathering.
Nokia goes back to the future with €49 phone
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2017
» BARCELONA, SPAIN - Nokia's newly revitalised phone business went back to the future on Sunday, re-introducing a brightly coloured version of the classic 3310 talk and text phone, the world's most popular device in the year 2000.
Malaysia stops, inspects North Korean ship
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia briefly prevented a North Korean ship carrying coal from entering its port at Penang because of a suspected breach of United Nations sanctions, a port worker and Malaysian maritime officials said Wednesday
More blood but no victory in Duterte's drug war
Reuters, Published on 26/06/2017
» MANILA - Launched a year ago, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs has resulted in thousands of deaths, yet the street price of crystal methamphetamine in Manila has fallen and surveys show Filipinos are as anxious as ever about crime.
Coal plan sparks ire as Myanmar struggles to keep lights on
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2017
» YANGON -- Opposition to a planned $3 billion (102 billion baht) coal-fired power plant in eastern Myanmar - to be developed by Thailand-based TTCL Public Company Ltd - is highlighting the challenges facing Aung San Suu Kyi's government in crafting a coherent energy policy in one of Asia's poorest and most electricity-starved countries.
Scientists explore new hi-tech ways to cool planet
Reuters, Published on 26/07/2017
» OSLO -- Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to dim the sun's rays as part of a climate engineering push to cool the planet.
Fairy tales and nightmares at S.Korea’s border town
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2017
» SEOUL -- A half-hour's drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several football stadiums, a stone's throw from the world's most militarised border.