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Vietnam's 'Silicon Valley' sparks startup boom
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Recent Vietnamese graduate looking for an English-language teacher? There's an app for that. Or hunting the best bowl of pho in your Hanoi neighbourhood? There's now an app for that, too.
Japan put Thailand in desperate position
Kyodo News, Published on 07/09/2016
» Japan got their World Cup qualifying final-round campaign up and running by beating Thailand 2-0 in Bangkok on Tuesday night for their first win in Asian zone Group B.
Asean leaders hold informal talks on regional issues
Kyodo News, Published on 07/09/2016
» VIENTIANE - The 10 Asean leaders began the second day of their summit in Laos on Wednesday, beginning with informal deliberations on regional key issues, including territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
RCEP leaders to skip 2016 completion target
Published on 07/09/2016
» VIENTIANE - The countries involved in negotiating Asia's most ambitious trade agreement will skip their declared goal of concluding the negotiations by the end of this year and will try to intensify negotiations, official sources said Wednesday.
Why is this waterfall becoming famous?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/09/2016
» Look closely at the waterfall. Does it remind you of anything?
Syrian, Russian bombings blamed for rising civilian casualties: UN
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» GENEVA - UN investigators on Tuesday said aerial bombardment by Syrian forces and their ally Russia were mostly to blame for swelling numbers of civilian casualties in Syria's devastating conflict.
Maxwell ton fires Aussies to 85-run win in 1st ODI
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» PALLEKELE (SRI LANKA) - Opener Glenn Maxwell's blistering century in Australia's world record 263 powered the visitors to a comprehensive 85-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Slumping Ivanovic shuts down 2016 season
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» NEW YORK - Slumping former world number one Ana Ivanovic shut down her 2016 season on Tuesday after an injury-hit campaign ended with a first round loss at the US Open.
China hold Iran, Korea slip up
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» SHENYANG - China's World Cup hopes brightened on Tuesday when they held heavyweights Iran 0-0 and group rivals South Korea slipped up in an embarrassing stalemate against war-ravaged Syria.
Fitbit leads wearables, Apple Watch sales slip: survey
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - Fitbit extended its lead in the market for connected wearables in the second quarter amid a sharp drop in Apple Watch sales, a survey showed Tuesday.