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Outrage in Vietnam over curtailing abortions
dpa, Published on 12/10/2015
» HANOI -- Proposed restrictions to Vietnam's relatively lax abortion laws have sparked an outcry from the public and health officials, who say the new conditions would be insensitive to rape victims and unworkable.
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ADB cuts growth forecast
dpa, Published on 22/09/2015
» The Asian Development Bank (ADB) cut its two-year growth forecast for the region Tuesday, amid a slow recovery in major industrial economies and weaker prospects for China and India.
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Vietnam fetes 70 years of independence
dpa, Published on 02/09/2015
» HANOI — Huge crowds gathered on the streets of Vietnam's 1,000-year-old capital Wednesday for a massive military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the nation's independence.
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Locals answer call for help after deadly Bangkok blast
dpa, Published on 18/08/2015
» Khonnnon Jathrakul was nowhere near the city centre when the deadly Bangkok bombing occurred on Monday evening.
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China to buy 1m tonnes surplus rice
dpa, Published on 10/08/2015
» China will buy a million tonnes of rice from the country’s huge stockpile accumulated under the previous government’s subsidy scheme, authorities said Monday.
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VW passes Toyota as No. 1 carmaker
dpa, Published on 29/07/2015
» TOKYO / BERLIN — Germany's Volkswagen has taken the crown as the world's top carmaker after its sales overtook those of Japanese rival Toyota during the first half of the year.
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Sales tumble at annual Myanmar gem expo
dpa, Published on 07/07/2015
» YANGON — Myanmar's annual gem emporium took in about €1 billion this year, but fell far short of last year's record-breaking fair, news reports said Tuesday.
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Globe-trotting Dalai Lama facing future at 80
dpa, Published on 20/06/2015
» NEW DELHI - April in Japan, June in Australia and Britain, July in the United States and back to his Indian base in between.
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Myanmar to develop Mergui islands as tourist destination
dpa, Published on 25/05/2015
» YANGON — Myanmar will give the green light to new hotels in its southernmost archipelago by the end of the year, officials say.
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Vietnam TV net fined for map showing Hanoi in China
dpa, Published on 12/05/2015
» HANOI — Vietnam media authorities fined a national television station for displaying a map that placed the capital Hanoi within southern China, news reports said Tuesday.
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