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Hoi An wants Thai experts
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 12/02/2017
» As Vietnam plans to turn tourism into a key economic sector this year, the Unesco World Heritage-listed town of Hoi An needs more Thai investors and experts in hotel management to help provincial authorities develop its tourism sector, the town's deputy governor said.
Fake news is 'killing people's minds': Apple CEO
Published on 12/02/2017
» LONDON - Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook says fake news is "killing minds,'' and governments and tech firms must act to stop it.
Prosecutor to summon Samsung's Lee again on suspicion of bribery
Published on 12/02/2017
» SEOUL - South Korea's special prosecutor said its investigation team would again summon Samsung Group scion Lee Jae-yong on Monday to question him on suspicion of bribery, as part of its investigation into a political corruption scandal.
Suu Kyi urges armed ethnic groups to sign cease-fire
Published on 12/02/2017
» PANGLONG, MYANMAR - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on all armed ethnic groups to sign a cease-fire agreement during a speech Sunday in the same place where her father, an independence hero, signed a peace deal 70 years ago.
75,000 evacuated in Greece to defuse WWII bomb
Published on 12/02/2017
» THESSALONIKI, GREECE - Authorities in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki evacuated an estimated 75,000 people on Sunday so army experts could defuse a 250-kilogramme unexploded World War II bomb found under a gas station.
Cambodian opposition names acting chief after Sam Rainsy resigns
Published on 12/02/2017
» PHNOM PENH - Executive members of Cambodia's beleaguered opposition party on Sunday accepted the resignation of Sam Rainsy, its charismatic leader, and named his deputy, Kem Sokha, acting chief until a party congress can be held.
"EXO governor" surges in wide-open S. Korea presidential race
Published on 12/02/2017
» SEOUL - A provincial governor nicknamed after a leading boy-band is surging in South Korean presidential polls following former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon's announcement that he would not run in an election that could come within months.