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China Focus: May Day holiday travel boom highlights economic vitality
BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- During the ongoing May Day holiday lasting from May 1 to 5, many Chinese people have embarked on journeys to explore the vast country, underscoring China's economic vitality and resilience. Southwest China's Chongqing (...)
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5 May 2024
US man who copiloted first nonstop flight around world dies at 85
MEREDITH, New Hampshire - Burt Rutan was alarmed to see the plane he had designed was so loaded with fuel that the wing tips started dragging along the ground as it taxied down the runway. He grabbed the radio to warn the pilot, his older (...)
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5 May 2024
Ratnagiri cashew industry struggles despite global acclaim
By Shailesh YadavRatnagiri (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): In the serene landscapes of Ratnagiri, where the aroma of Alphonso mangoes lingers in the air, another treasure awaits discovery: Ratnagiri cashew, considered the world's finest. (...)
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4 May 2024
Laotian Workers, Facing Poor Economic Conditions, Seek Work Elsewhere
VIENTIANE, LAOS - Large numbers of Laotian workers, facing poor economic conditions, are seeking work in Thailand, South Korea and Japan, bringing Laos millions of dollars in repatriated salaries but exposing the workers to debt traps and human (...)
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4 May 2024
VOA's Immigration Weekly Recap, April 28- May 4
Advocates seek work permits for long-term undocumented immigrants in US A growing number of immigration advocates are urging President Joe Biden to grant work permits to long-term undocumented immigrants living in the United States. They say it (...)
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4 May 2024
Money-mad universities fail to stop violence against protesters
Inaction from liberal universities has turned U.S. campuses into battlegrounds as Zionists war against pro-Palestinian students. Australia is beginning to see similar violence, writes Tom Tanuki. *CONTENT WARNING: This article contains video (...)
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4 May 2024
Most countries in Asia see decline in press freedom
Bangkok - Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, says press freedom in Asia continues to see a decline, with 26 out of 31 countries falling on its annual index. According to the group's latest press freedom index, Asia is the (...)
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3 May 2024
Lao university games to be held to boost sports among students
VIENTIANE, May 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 1,000 trainers, players, and officials from institutes, academies, and universities across Laos will attend the 2nd Lao University Games scheduled to be held from May 5 to 14 in the Lao capital Vientiane. (...)
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3 May 2024
ASEAN countries work to enhance cooperation in construction sector
VIENTIANE, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are meeting here Friday on improving the management of construction materials and buildings, as well as coordinating (...)
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3 May 2024
Wildfires burn large land in Laos
VIENTIANE, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Many hectares of forests in Laos have been damaged in raging wildfires triggered by hot and dry weather, with most wildfires being the result of slash-and-burn cultivation. According to a Lao Economic Daily report (...)
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3 May 2024
Over 400 hospitalized in south Vietnam over suspected food poisoning
HANOI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- As many as 487 people were admitted to hospital in Vietnam's southern province of Dong Nai over the past few days after having eaten the bread sold by a local eatery, Vietnam News Agency reported Friday. Among the (...)
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3 May 2024
Vietnam's electricity supply to increase to 310.6 bln kWh this year
HANOI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will increase its electricity supply by 4.4 billion kWh to 310.6 billion kWh by increasing both domestic production and imports, Vietnam News reported Friday, citing the Ministry of Industry and Trade's plan (...)
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3 May 2024
Int'l tourists to Cambodia's famed Angkor up 41 pct in first 4 months
PHNOM PENH, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of international visitors to Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park rose 41 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2024, said a report from the state-owned Angkor Enterprise on Friday. The (...)
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3 May 2024
The bipartisan problem of women dying because 'good blokes' get angry
Thirty-two women murdered so far this year is a national emergency worthy of an immediate response, writes managing editor Michelle Pini. * CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses domestic violence IN THE category of You couldn't make this shit (...)
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3 May 2024
India criticizes 2024 religious freedom report from US agency
India on Thursday condemned a U.S. report released this week on religious freedom, which advised the U.S. State Department to designate India and 16 others as Countries of Particular Concern. Addressing a news conference, India's Ministry of (...)
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3 May 2024