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Malaysia Arrests Vietnamese Man For ‘ivory Smuggling’

Malaysian authorities have arrested a Vietnamese man and seized a stash of elephant ivory worth almost $70,000, an...

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Thai ‘hermits’ Harness Web To Go Global

From communing with forest spirits to whipping up love potions, Thailand's cave-dwelling hermits once conducted their...

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Surf Epic Is Escapist Bestseller For Trump’s America

William Finnegan tested the patience of his publisher in the 20 years it took him to write his remarkable memoir of his...

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Two Bodies Found In Suitcases In Japan Woods

Two bodies found stuffed inside suitcases abandoned in mountainous forest near Tokyo are suspected to be missing...

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ADB Warns Climate Change ‘disastrous’ For Asia

A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic...

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Three Tonnes of Ivory Seized In Vietnam

Vietnamese authorities have seized nearly three tonnes of ivory hidden among boxes of fruit, officials said Sunday, the...

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Bauxite and Ghana’s Development

That Ghana is inviting the Chinese to mine bauxite at Atiwa and some other ore centres has made remarkable headlines...

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US Warplanes Fly Over Disputed South China Sea

US warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at asserting...

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Philippines’ Duterte Vows To Eat Militants After Beheadings

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and...

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Chinese Deities Flown On Business Class To Malaysia

Images of three revered Chinese deity statues went viral on social media after they were seen travelling in business...

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Chinese Deities Flown On Business Class To Malaysia

Images of three revered Chinese deity statues went viral on social media after they were seen travelling in business...

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Indonesia To Lead SE Asian 2034 World Cup Football Bid

Indonesia is set to lead a consortium of South East Asian countries in an ambitious bid to host the 2034 FIFA World...

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Hanoi Plans To Ban Motorbikes By 2030 To Combat Pollution

Hanoi – a city of five million motorbikes – is planning on banning the popular two-wheeled transport by 2030. The...

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Vietnam’s Capital To Ban Motorbikes By 2030

Officials in Vietnam's traffic-choked capital Hanoi vowed on Tuesday to banish motorbikes by 2030 to ease environment...

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US, Japan ‘united’ On Pressuring N. Korea

The United States and Japan are united in their efforts to clamp down on North Korea's "growing threat," as the regime...

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US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing

An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of...

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10,000 Rice Farmers Receive Sponsorship

Dalex Finance and Leasing Company Ltd. (DALEX) has announced that it will, in partnership with Shinkaafa Buni Rice...

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Advanced Prosthetic Arms Developed By Pentagon Set For Sale

Fred Downs, a 72-year-old Vietnam war veteran, remembers fighting back tears when he regained the ability to pick up...

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Beijing’s South China Sea Outposts Nearly Set For Missile…

Three of Beijing's outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military...