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Vietnam building its longest sea bridge
Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2014
» Vietnam will start building its longert bridge connecting Tan Vu and Cat Hai island in the northern port city of Hai Phong.
Ethiopian plane forced to Geneva
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» An Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Rome was on Monday hijacked and forced to land in Geneva, where the hijacker has been arrested, police said.
South Korean MP sentenced to 12 years for treason
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» A South Korean court on Monday sentenced an opposition legislator to 12 years in prison after a rare treason trial saw him convicted of plotting an armed revolt in support of North Korea.
China ministry urges sex-trade crackdown after criticism
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» China's public security ministry has ordered a nationwide crackdown on the sex trade following an expose of a city known for prostitution amid criticism authorities long turned a blind eye.
China to provide more baby safe havens
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» China will provide safe havens for parents to abandon unwanted children across most of the country, despite debate on whether they could see more babies dumped, state media reported.
$800 mln Australian tax payout for Murdoch firm
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Rupert Murdoch's Australian operations pocketed an Aus$882 million (US$800 million) tax rebate from the new conservative government, reports said Monday, blowing a major hole in the country's budget.
Japan diver found alive off Bali
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Five Japanese divers have now been found alive off the Indonesian resort island of Bali more than three days after going missing, a disaster agency official said Monday.
Thai-Lao bridge service upgrade
Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2014
» The first Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge linking Vientiane and Nong Khai will increase services to support the Asean Economic Community next year.
Italy's premier-to-be Renzi prepares for coalition talks
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Italy's Matteo Renzi was nominated to be the European Union's youngest prime minister on Monday and immediately outlined an ambitious reform plan, promising "energy, enthusiasm and commitment" to revitalise the eurozone's third largest economy.
Safety breaches ruled out in Schumacher crash
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» French investigators said on Monday that Formula One legend Michael Schumacher's ski accident in the French Alps was not due to safety breaches and closed a criminal investigation into the case.