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(Reuters) – Chinese state-owned chemical companies Sinochem Group and ChemChina are in discussions about a possible merger to create a chemicals, fertiliser and oil giant with almost $100 billion (81.89 billion pounds) in annual revenue, three sources familiar with the matter said. The deal has been proposed by China’s...
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(People) – With the death of Thailand’s King Bhumibol on Thursday — ending a remarkable 70-year-long reign and making Queen Elizabeth the world’s longest-reigning monarch — the line of succession continues through his only son, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. Unusually, the heir to Thailand’s throne, 64, won’t assume his royal duties immediately. That’s because...
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(Channel News Asia) – A controversial and colourful former guerrilla fighter long accused of playing a key role in the Golden Triangle drugs trade was arrested during a sting operation on Tuesday (Oct 11), Thai police said. Laota Sanli, who is believed to be 79, was allegedly caught trying...
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(Benar News) – Thai authorities said Tuesday they had detained 10 people as part of security sweeps in and around Bangkok, following a warning from the government that it had obtained intelligence about potential bomb plots against the greater metropolitan area at the end of October. Police seized...
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(RT) A new Japanese government poll has shown that a fifth of the country’s employees face the risk of death from overwork. The survey was part of the first research into what the Japanese call ‘karoshi,’ which literally translates to ‘death from overwork.’ The study, which has been endorsed by...
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(SCMP) – Like many others who sought to run as independents in China’s county and district legislature elections this year, factory worker Liu Mingxue saw his candidacy rejected in the northwestern province of Gansu, even though he followed every procedure required by law. Liu was also taken away by...
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(Southeast Asia Globe) – Sara Malakul Lane began acting in Thai soap operas when she was just 15 years old. Although she always dreamed of featuring in a romantic kissing scene à la Hollywood, she ended up in eight rape scenes during her ten-year acting career in Thailand. “The dialogues...
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(CBC) China is fast becoming a scientific force to be reckoned with, says a new report published by Nature. The list, which ranks the world’s institutions and countries according to their scientific output, puts China second only to the United States. The rankings are based on the number of high profile...
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(Reuters) – North Korea has backed presumptive U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump, with a propaganda website praising him as “a prescient presidential candidate” who can liberate Americans living under daily fear of nuclear attack by the North. Conservative commentator Bill ‘o Reilly: “Did it surprise you that these tyrants...
(Reuters) – Chinese state-owned chemical companies Sinochem Group and ChemChina are in discussions about a possible merger to create a chemicals, fertiliser and oil giant with almost $100 billion (81.89 billion pounds) in annual revenue, three sources familiar with the matter said. The deal has been proposed by China’s...
(People) – With the death of Thailand’s King Bhumibol on Thursday — ending a remarkable 70-year-long reign and making Queen Elizabeth the world’s longest-reigning monarch — the line of succession continues through his only son, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. Unusually, the heir to Thailand’s throne, 64, won’t assume his royal duties immediately. That’s because...
(Channel News Asia) – A controversial and colourful former guerrilla fighter long accused of playing a key role in the Golden Triangle drugs trade was arrested during a sting operation on Tuesday (Oct 11), Thai police said. Laota Sanli, who is believed to be 79, was allegedly caught trying...
(Benar News) – Thai authorities said Tuesday they had detained 10 people as part of security sweeps in and around Bangkok, following a warning from the government that it had obtained intelligence about potential bomb plots against the greater metropolitan area at the end of October. Police seized...
(SCMP) – Like many others who sought to run as independents in China’s county and district legislature elections this year, factory worker Liu Mingxue saw his candidacy rejected in the northwestern province of Gansu, even though he followed every procedure required by law. Liu was also taken away by...
(Southeast Asia Globe) – Sara Malakul Lane began acting in Thai soap operas when she was just 15 years old. Although she always dreamed of featuring in a romantic kissing scene à la Hollywood, she ended up in eight rape scenes during her ten-year acting career in Thailand. “The dialogues...
(CBC) China is fast becoming a scientific force to be reckoned with, says a new report published by Nature. The list, which ranks the world’s institutions and countries according to their scientific output, puts China second only to the United States. The rankings are based on the number of high profile...
(Reuters) – North Korea has backed presumptive U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump, with a propaganda website praising him as “a prescient presidential candidate” who can liberate Americans living under daily fear of nuclear attack by the North. Conservative commentator Bill ‘o Reilly: “Did it surprise you that these tyrants...