Across The Region
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CHINA: Police to censor online discussions on national disasters
China’s county-level police will be able to censor internet coverage of natural and man-made disasters, according to a revised draft of the country’s policing law that the Chinese Public Security…
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New Zealand: Pokemon Players nab real thief
Some New Zealand fans of the smartphone game Pokemon Go caught more than they bargained for when they grabbed a thief who broke into a car and held him until…
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China: Giant Panda No Longer Endangered
Decades of conservation work in China have paid off for the giant panda, whose status was upgraded in September 2016 from “endangered” to “vulnerable” due to a population rebound, officials…
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Thailand: Combating Drunken Driving
Several convicted drunken drivers were brought to a Bangkok morgue in June 2016 to see a corpse and reflect on the gory consequences of their actions as part of a…
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China: Shanghai Disneyland
Walt Disney Co. opened Shanghai Disneyland, its first theme park in mainland China, in June 2016 with a lavish celebration featuring Communist Party leaders, a children’s choir, Sleeping Beauty and…
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Cambodia: 800-year-old boat unearthed
Tests have confirmed that a wooden boat found buried in a dry riverbed is from the early 13th century, according to an official at the agency overseeing Cambodia’s famous Angkor…
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India: Female Fighter Pilots
The Indian Air Force graduated its first group of women who will become fighter pilots, paving the way for more women to be given combat roles. Flying Officers Mohana Singh…
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India: Updating drugs law to spur commerce
India said it is revising its drugs law to make it easier for companies to do business while ensuring the safety and efficacy of medicines. The decision is Prime Minister…
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China: Rewarding academic innovation to drive economic growth
China will give greater financial rewards to innovative academics and small research bodies in a drive to convert interesting scientific ideas into commercial realities and rev up its high-tech industries…
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Nepal: Turning to bamboo to rebuild after quake
Bamboo, nicknamed “vegetable steel,” is coming in handy in Nepal as it rebuilds homes and schools after devastating earthquakes in 2015 left hundreds of thousands homeless. “Bamboo is a great…
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