Construction of China-backed canal in Cambodia sparks fears in neighbouring Vietnam
Cambodia will start work on a controversial US$1.7-billion canal linking the capital Phnom Penh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Thursday.
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Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Traumatized survivors of the massive landslide estimated to have buried hundreds in Papua New Guinea have been slow to move to safer ground as the South Pacific island nation’s authorities prepare to use heavy machinery to clear debris and risk triggering another landslide, officials said Thursday.
New Scandal Engulfs South Korean Leader in Wake of Marine’s Death
The South Korean marines were sent in after monsoon rains flooded a rural section of the country’s heartland last July. They were looking for missing residents in waist-high floodwaters, but they were not wearing life jackets. Nor did they have buoys or safety tubes.
South China Sea: is China’s fishing ban a ‘scare tactic’ to fend off Philippine vessels entering disputed waters?
China argues the annual moratorium is aimed at promoting sustainable fishing.
South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals.
New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day
New Delhi recorded its highest temperature ever measured on Wednesday — 126 degrees Fahrenheit, or 52.3 degrees Celsius — leaving residents of the Indian capital sweltering in a heat wave that has kept temperatures in several Indian states well above 110 degrees for weeks.
India’s capital hits record 52.3 degrees in fierce heatwave: ‘everyone wants to stay indoors’, ‘waiting for the monsoon’
Temperatures in India’s capital soared to a national record-high of 52.3 degrees Celsius (126.1 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, the government’s weather bureau said.