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China to lift ban on US beef imports after deal
Kyodo News, Published on 12/05/2017
» China said Friday it will lift its long-standing ban on US beef and increase market access for financial firms, as part of initial results of the 100-day action plan of the world's two largest economies to reshape their trade relationship.
Over 20 detained foreigners on hunger strike in Tokyo
Published on 12/05/2017
» TOKYO - More than 20 foreigners being detained at an immigration facility in Tokyo have been on hunger strike since earlier this week, protesting against Japanese immigration policy, support groups and officials said on Friday.
Tai Dam: Same as Thai but different
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/05/2017
» Ancestors of a Tai Dam village in Nakhon Pathom near Bangkok migrated from Vietnam more than 200 years ago. Learn about their unique culture, very close to Thai culture.
'Rob the Chinese' author arrested for fraud
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/05/2017
» A woman who wrote a book titled Plon Khon Chine (Rob the Chinese) has been arrested for allegedly defrauding people who paid her 2.6 million baht for product promotions by Chinese net idols and on the Chinese online shopping website Taobao.
Indonesians create local smoke-free zones
Published on 12/05/2017
» JAKARTA -- A neighbourhood in the Indonesian capital has informally declared itself a smoke-free zone as students plan further protests against what they see as an increased effort by cigarette companies to target the young.
Malaysia firefighters rescue turtle from power station
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian firefighters have rescued a 60-kilogram (132 pounds) turtle found firmly stuck to a flood gate at a power station near the Malacca Strait.
China warns kids against classroom graft
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/05/2017
» BEIJING -- The People’s Daily called on schools to snuff out the “minor corruption committed by pupils” in what would be an expansion of President Xi Jinping’s four-year-old anti-graft campaign into a new area.
Raids on 24 locations in Bangkok produce very little
Online Reporters, Published on 12/05/2017
» A combined force raided 24 locations in Bangkok, including Din Daeng flats, before dawn on Friday as part of a crackdown on illegal drugs and other crime.
Malaysia deports three for links to Turkey coup plot
Reuters, Published on 12/05/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia has deported three Turks to Ankara over their suspected involvement in a group linked to a US-based cleric blamed by the Turkish government for an attempted coup last year, police said on Friday.
Man seeking free pizza rescued from snowy mountain
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2017
» FLAGSTAFF -- A man had to be treated for hypothermia this week and rescued from a snowy mountain in the US state of Arizona that he hiked up wearing only shorts and other light clothing in a quest for free pizza, authorities said.