At least 15 killed in fire thought to have been started by electric bicycle in eastern China
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Singapore says dredger that hit tanker reported sudden loss of control, oil spill cleanup ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore authorities said Monday a dredger boat reported a sudden loss in engine and steering control that led it to hit a stationary cargo tanker, causing an oil spill that has blackened part of the city-island’s southern shores.
Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline, including the popular resort island of Sentosa, and sparked concerns it may threaten marine wildlife as a clean-up operation was underway Sunday.
Japan's Marubeni invests in Vietnamese industrial park run by Amata
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Marubeni has announced its participation in the development and operation of an industrial park in Vietnam run by a subsidiary of Thailand's largest industrial developer, Amata Corporation.
Vietnam War-affected Dong Nai transforms into economic hub
TOKYO -- Vietnam's Dong Nai province, known as the most affected by contamination from defoliants used during the Vietnam War, is transforming itself into an economic hub as part of the greater Ho Chi Minh City area, with a new airport and industrial parks in the pipeline.
4 U.S. instructors at Chinese university stabbed in park; man arrested
BEIJING (Reuters) -- Four American instructors from a small Iowa university were injured in a stabbing attack in a public park in northeast China's Jilin province on Monday, according to Chinese and U.S. government officials.
4 U.S. instructors teaching at Chinese university attacked in park
BEIJING (Reuters) -- Four American educators from a small Iowa university were injured in a stabbing attack in a public park in northeast China's Jilin province on Monday, according to Chinese and U.S. government officials.
4 Instructors From Iowa College Attacked While Visiting Sister University in China
Four college instructors from Cornell College in Iowa who were teaching in China as part of a partnership with a local university were attacked in a public park in a “serious incident,” college officials said Monday.
