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Japan cabinet approves bill to accept foreign workers
AFP, Published on 02/11/2018
» TOKYO - Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill to bring more blue-collar foreign workers into the country, in a controversial move to address chronic labour shortages.
One of our islands is missing: Japan 'loses' a bit of land
AFP, Published on 02/11/2018
» TOKYO - Missing: A tiny island in northern Japan. Or so authorities fear, prompting plans for a survey to determine if the outcrop has been washed away, ever-so-slightly shrinking the country's territorial waters.
WHO certifies Thai anti-HIV drug
Online Reporters, Published on 02/11/2018
» The World Health Organization has certified the Government Pharmaceutical Organization's antiretroviral drug Efavirenz, and the GPO is now looking to overseas sales.
Vietnam garment exports surge on US-China trade war
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2018
» HANOI: Vietnam's garment exports are set to rise by 14.8% this year to $35 billion, an industry official said on Friday, as US retailers diversify their product sourcing to keep costs under control amid an escalating trade dispute with China.
Driver used employer's truck to smuggle meth pills
Cheewin Sattha, Published on 02/11/2018
» CHIANG MAI: A driver working for a large transport company and an accomplice have been arrested and 700,000 methamphetamine pills seized from a house in Chiang Mai.
2019 BMW 8 Series Convertible revealed
Richard Leu, Published on 02/11/2018
» Soft-top car becomes the second model in Munich’s flagship lineup replacing the 6 Series Convertible.
US charges ex-Goldman Sachs bankers in Malaysia graft scandal
AFP, Published on 02/11/2018
» NEW YORK - US officials have unveiled criminal charges against two former Goldman Sachs bankers over the scandal-plagued Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, raising fresh questions about corporate culture at the prestigious investment bank.
NASA's Dawn asteroid mission ends as fuel runs out
AFP, Published on 02/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - Dawn, a NASA spacecraft that launched 11 years ago and studied two of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, has ended its mission after running out of fuel, officials said Thursday.
Political science freshmen vote to scrap popular contests
Online Reporters, Published on 02/11/2018
» First-year political science students at Chulalongkorn University have voted to drop the traditional contests among them in a referendum.
Temperatures still falling
Online Reporters, Published on 02/11/2018
» Most of the country can expect temperatures to continue dropping, but Bangkok will be warmer moving into next week with some showers, and the rains continue in the South.