Across The Region
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INDO-PACIFIC: Tech solutions to fight modern slavery
Indo-Pacific business leaders are working on recommendations to protect migrant workers from modern-day slavery and to ensure companies’ supply sources are free from such unethical employment, according to Andrew Goledzinowski,…
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Australia: Stomping Ground for Giants
Scientists have found what could be the world’s largest dinosaur footprint — measuring nearly 1.7 meters — on a remote part of Australia’s northwestern coastline. The footprint from a giant…
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NEW ZEALAND: The Lost Continent
New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent — mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific — that should be recognized with the name Zealandia, scientists said in February 2017. Researchers…
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CHINA: History-Making Trip
The first freight train to run from the United Kingdom (U.K.) to China departed in April 2017, carrying goods such as vitamins, baby products and pharmaceuticals as the U.K. seeks…
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PHILIPPINES: Slowing the Drug Surge
U.S. Pacific Command’s task force on counterdrug programs, the Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West), faces the challenging task of stopping the diversion of precursor chemicals for illicit drug…
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Indonesia: Indonesia creates agency to combat fake news
Indonesia is setting up an agency that will tackle fake news after a flood of untrue stories on social media, an official said in January 2017. Those stories include claims…
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China: Toughening Vehicle Emission Standards
China will require all light vehicles to adhere to tougher new “China VI” emission standards by the middle of 2020, according to a notice published by environment regulators in December…
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Bangladesh: Historic railway deal inked
Bangladesh signed a deal with Britain’s DP Rail in late 2016 to develop a U.S. $7.5 billion rail track, the biggest ever railway project in the country.The 240-kilometer rail track…
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Australia: Largest Cocaine Bust on Record
A major cocaine ring has been dismantled in joint operations with Tahiti, Australian police said in late 2016, with a record 1.1 metric tons of cocaine worth hundreds of millions…
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Thailand: Tourist tracker
Thailand’s telecommunications regulator has approved in principle a plan to issue special SIM cards to foreign tourists, so they can be tracked via their mobile phones. Officials at the National…
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