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Japan pledges 100bn yen in loans for Vietnam
Published on 15/09/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday that his country will extend 100 billion yen ($835 million) in loans for Vietnam to boost the Southeast Asian economy's infrastructural development, as Tokyo and Hanoi aim to strengthen ties on the economic and security fronts.
Japan central bank cuts view on overseas economies
Published on 15/09/2015
» TOKYO — The Bank of Japan maintained its ultraloose monetary policy Tuesday while downgrading the view on overseas economies amid a slowdown in China and other emerging market countries, warning it could adversely impact the Japanese economy.
Chulalongkorn tops Thai universities in rankings
Online Reporters, Published on 15/09/2015
» Chulalongkorn University ranked top among Thai universities in the latest rankings which also saw two tertiary institutions in Singapore breaking the world's top 15 for the first time.
Soldier sues ex-Pheu Thai MP over assault claim
Online Reporters, Published on 15/09/2015
» An army sergeant on Monday night filed a defamation complaint with police against former Pheu Thai Party MP Watana Muangsuk who accused him of assault.
Russian authorities find Google guilty in antitrust probe
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» MOSCOW - Russia's antitrust authority said Monday it had found US Internet giant Google guilty of unfairly keeping rival services off mobile devices in a probe demanded by local search engine provider Yandex.
US military develops prosthetic hand that can 'feel'
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» WASHINGTON - Researchers fitted a man who has been paralyzed for more than a decade with an experimental prosthetic hand that lets him "feel" sensations, the US military's futuristic development department said.
Indonesia seizes Uber cars in new setback
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» JAKARTA - Thirty Uber cars have been seized in the Indonesian capital Jakarta in recent months, a transport official said Monday, prompting the controversial ride-hailing app to accuse authorities of "unreasonable intimidation".
Orders for new iPhones on record pace: Apple
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple said Monday that pre-orders for its new iPhones set for release this month are on a pace to top last year's record for new handsets.
Rio Olympics will ride out Brazil crisis: organizer
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» FORTALEZA (BRAZIL) - Brazil's deepening economic downturn and political crisis will not affect the 2016 Rio Olympics, the head organizer says, describing the huge task of preparing the city for the Games as well on track.
Why are the Dutch taller than Italians? It's in the genes: study
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» PARIS - Genetic differences, painstakingly crafted by thousands of years of natural selection, explain why Europeans from the north tower over their southern cousins, researchers said Monday.