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Indonesia's July motorbike sales rebound, grow 76.4%
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2017
» JAKARTA -- Motorcycle sales in Indonesia rose 76.4% in July from a year earlier, rebounding from a fall the previous month and the strongest increase in many years, data from an industry association showed on Monday.
Battles in southern Philippines kill 25
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2017
» MANILA -- Fighting between government-backed separatist rebels and pro-Islamic State militants have killed at least 25 people in the southern Philippines, the army said on Monday, as the military battles to restore order on the troubled island of Mindanao.
Elephants help rescue hundreds from flooded Nepali safari park
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2017
» KATHMANDU- Elephants helped rescue hundreds of tourists from a flooded jungle safari park in Nepal, officials said on Monday, as the death toll from flash floods and landslides after four days of heavy rain rose to 70 – with other reports saying at least 160 people had been killed across South Asia.
Amid N.Korea tensions, China appoints new special envoy
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2017
» BEIJING -- China has appointed a new special envoy for the North Korean standoff, the foreign ministry said on Monday, a relatively low-profile diplomat now in charge of Asian affairs, amid renewed international concern over China's nuclear-armed neighbour.
Vietnam's PM wants to speed up credit growth
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2017
» HANOI --- Vietnam's prime minister has called for an increase in credit growth to 21% this year to help the communist country hit its economic growth target, state media reported on Monday, potentially adding to concerns over the pace of new lending.