Singapore oil spill ‘largely cleaned now’ after ‘good progress’ made at Sentosa’s beaches
“Good progress” had been made with oil spill clean-up efforts on Sentosa’s beaches, the resort island said on Sunday.
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Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an ‘army.’ The migrants tell another story
NEW YORK (AP) — It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City’s Flushing neighborhood.
How American carmakers lost ground in China
American automakers and their non-Chinese counterparts are fighting an existential battle, as local rivals in China outpace them.
Spanish bank Sabadell rejects $12.9 billion BBVA merger proposal
Sabadell's board rejected a merger proposal by larger rival BBVA for a 12 billion euro ($12.93 billion) all-share merger, the Spanish lender said on Monday.
India’s Silicon Valley Faces a Water Crisis That Software Cannot Solve
The water tankers seeking to fill their bellies bounced past the dry lakes of India’s booming technology capital. Their bleary-eyed drivers waited in line to suck what they could from wells dug a mile deep into dusty lots between app offices and apartment towers named for bougainvillea — all built before sewage and water lines could reach them.
Japan’s toilet tours: designer public loos to flush away dark, dirty reputation of old haunts
Public toilets across Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward have become the Japanese capital’s newest – and most unexpected – tourist attraction.
Japan’s industry minister chides utility president over radioactive water leak at Fukushima plant
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s industry minister summoned the president of the utility that runs the Fukushima nuclear power plant to his office Wednesday and chided him for a radioactive water leak at the plant earlier this month.