12 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide, many feared missing
YANGON: A landslide in Myanmar’s northern jade mining region has killed at least 12 people and many more are missing,…
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Ancient Chinese pottery reveals 5,000-yr-old beer brew
MIAMI: Residue on pottery from an archeological site has revealed the earliest evidence of beer brewing in China left from…
Obama drop-in for pork soup stuns Vietnam street shop owner
HANOI: She has ladled out countless bowls of her pork noodle soup, but the owner of a Hanoi streetside restaurant…
Second imported Zika case reported in Beijing
BEIJING: Beijing has reported another Zika virus patient, following the one reported on May 15, China’s Xinhua news agency reported…
Vietnam implored to embrace human rights
HANOI: US President Barack Obama told communist Vietnam yesterday that basic human rights would not jeopardise its stability, in an…
Facebook apologises for banning ‘undesirable’ plus-sized model
SYDNEY: Facebook has been forced to backtrack after it banned an Australian ad featuring a bikini-clad plus-sized model promoting positive…
Brazil’s planning minister resigns hours after declaring he would not do so
BRASILIA: Brazilian Planning Minister Romero Juca on Monday announced that he had requested a “discharge” from his post. “I’m going…
Obama drop-in for ‘bun cha’ stuns Vietnam street shop owner
HANOI: She has ladled out countless bowls of her pork noodle soup, but the owner of a Hanoi streetside restaurant…