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Magnitude 5.6 quake kills 1, hurts 2 in Peru
August 12, 2017, 1:13 pm
MOSCOW, Aug. 12 -- One person was killed and two others injured after a strong earthquake hit off the Peruvian coast on Friday night, the governor of the affected region said. The quake measuring magnitude 5.6 struck the South Pacific near the city of Camana in Peru’s Arequipa region… Read More
Trump: US considering additional sanctions on North Korea
August 12, 2017, 1:07 pm
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Last week, the UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution tightening sanctions against the country. Commenting on the sanctions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to take decisive steps against the United States, including "physical actions." "We… Read More
36 dead, 13 hurt in NW China road mishap
August 11, 2017, 1:54 pm
XI'AN, Aug. 11 -- At least 36 people were killed and 13 others injured in an expressway accident in northwest China's Shaanxi Province Thursday night, local authorities said Friday morning. The accident occurred at around 11:34 p.m. when a coach hit the wall of the Qinling tunnel of the… Read More
Oil prices rise on falling US stockpiles
August 10, 2017, 9:45 am
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- Oil prices rose on Wednesday after report showed US crude inventories fell more than expected. US crude oil inventories fell by a sharp 6.5 million barrels in the August 4 week to 475.4 million, 3.6 percent below the level a year ago, according to a report released by the US… Read More
Scientists develop 2 new ways to eradicate agricultural pests
August 9, 2017, 4:09 pm
CANBERRA, Aug. 9 -- Two separate studies undertaken by scientists in Australia have come up with new ways to deal with the eradication of pests such as feral pigs, rabbits, and mice, which cost the local agricultural economy more than one billion Australian dollars (USD 800 million) every year.… Read More
China to build first Mars simulation base
August 9, 2017, 1:36 pm
XINING, Aug. 9 -- China will establish the country's first Mars simulation base in northwest China's Qinghai Province, the local government said Tuesday. The base will be in the red cliff region in Da Qaidam (also known as Dachaidan) district in the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of… Read More
S.Korea monitors possible N. Korea "provocation" strike on Guam
August 9, 2017, 1:28 pm
SEOUL, Aug. 9 -- South Korea's unification ministry said Wednesday that the country was closely monitoring "possible provocation" from North Korea after it warned of preemptive missile strikes against the US island of Guam in the Pacific. Seoul's unification ministry spokesman Baek Tae-hyun told a… Read More
7 killed in 7.0-magnitude quake in SW China
August 9, 2017, 8:15 am
CHENGDU, Aug. 9 -- A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote area in southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday night, leaving seven people dead and 88 injured, including 21 seriously, by 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. At least five of the dead were visitors to the popular tourist destination of Jiuzhaigou… Read More
Flood leaves 7 dead, 2 missing in NW China
August 8, 2017, 1:39 pm
LANZHOU, Aug. 8 -- Seven people have died and two others remain missing after a flood in northwest China's Gansu Province, local authorities said Tuesday. Rainstorms hit three townships in Wenxian county in Longnan city from Sunday evening to Monday morning, resulting in geological disasters… Read More
Myanmar president calls for more cohesive ASEAN in next 50 years
August 8, 2017, 12:34 pm
YANGON, Aug. 8 -- Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on Tuesday called for doubling efforts to make the ASEAN region more politically cohesive, economically integrated, socially responsible and people-oriented in the next 50 years. U Htin Kyaw made the remarks on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of… Read More
China continues to see slowdown in luxury goods spending: report
August 8, 2017, 9:10 am
BEIJING, Aug. 8 -- Sales of major luxury goods companies on the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong fell by 2.4 per cent year on year in the 2015 financial year, a report showed. According to an industrial report released by international auditing and consulting firm Deloitte, the slowing economy has… Read More
Typhoon Noru makes landfall at Wakayama prefecture in western Japan
August 7, 2017, 6:45 pm
TOKYO, Aug. 7 -- Typhoon Noru, the fifth one of this season, made landfall at northern Wakayama prefecture in western Japan, around 3: 30 p.m. local time (0630 GMT) on Monday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The typhoon, with central atmospheric pressure at 970 hectopascals, had winds… Read More
Sichuan determined to eliminate poverty by 2020
August 7, 2017, 5:55 pm
SICHUAN, Aug. 7 -- China’s poverty alleviation program is a huge success in Sichuan province, thanks to the determination of the local officials to finish the job by 2020. In 2013, Sichuan has 6.25 million people living in poverty but the number has been reduced to 2.27 million after three… Read More
Singapore FM says China-ASEAN relations on "positive trajectory"
August 7, 2017, 3:50 pm
MANILA, Aug. 7 -- Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said the relationship between China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is moving on "a positive trajectory." "ASEAN-China relations are in a positive direction, a positive trajectory,"… Read More
S. Korean prosecutors seek 12-year jail term for Samsung heir on bribery raps
August 7, 2017, 3:45 pm
SEOUL, Aug. 7 -- South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought 12 years in prison for Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, an heir apparent of Samsung Group, the country's biggest family-run conglomerate, on bribery charges. Special prosecutors, who had investigated the corruption scandal… Read More
Teenager attacked by flesh eating sea creatures in Melbourne
August 7, 2017, 3:32 pm
SYDNEY, Aug. 7 -- A teenager from the city of Melbourne in Australia remained in hospital on Monday, after being mauled by mysterious sea creatures when going for a swim at the beach over the weekend. Sixteen-year-old Sam Kanizay had played a game of football on Saturday and afterward decided to… Read More
Russia highly appreciates PH efforts in fight vs terrorism - Lavrov
August 7, 2017, 3:25 pm
MANILA, Aug. 7 -- Russia appreciates the efforts of the Philippines to combat terrorism and extremism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during the talks with Philippine Foreign Secretary Peter Cayetano."We fully share the efforts that your country is making to eliminate any threat of… Read More
After North Korea, Putin visits Vietnam
January 1, 0000, 6:10 pm
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Vietnam early Thursday following a trip to North Korea, the Kremlin said. A statement issued by the Kremlin said that Putin will hold talks with Vietnam Communist Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong. Putin is also expected to meet… Read More
‘Wrong map’ fuels Morocco-Algeria tension
January 1, 0000, 2:10 pm
RABAT, Morocco – Tension has flared between Algeria and Morocco after an Algerian state channel published a map of the Arab region seen by Rabat as “wrong.” The uproar came as Arab foreign ministers held a meeting in Algeria to prepare for the annual Arab summit, due to open on Tuesday in… Read More
