Tropical Storm ‘Podul’ to Shower Thailand
BANGKOK — A tropical storm gaining strength over the South China Sea is expected to shower Thailand over the weekend, the Thai Meteorological Department...
Spanish Man Paddles His Way From California to Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Antonio de la Rosa doesn’t take it easy on his vacations. The Spaniard spent his summer paddling his way from California across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii.
As E-Commerce Rises, China Opens First ‘Courier College’
NANJING (Xinhua) — A university in east China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday established the country's first "courier college" to boost China's fast-growing courier sector.
China Ban on Some Textbooks Seen as Aimed at Uighur Culture
BEIJING (AP) — For 15 years, Yalqun Rozi skillfully navigated state bureaucracies to publish textbooks that taught classic poems and folk tales to millions of his fellow minority Uighurs in China’s far western region of Xinjiang.
Costco Opens First Store on Chinese Mainland
SHANGHAI (Xinhua) — U.S. based retail giant Costco Wholesale opened its first brick-and-mortar store on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday.
Biden Says Racism in US is ‘White Man’s Problem’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Racism in America is an institutional “white man’s problem visited on people of color,” Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday, arguing that the way to attack the issue is to defeat President Donald Trump and hold him responsible for deepening the nation’s racial divide.
HK Police: 13 More Arrested for Protest ‘Illegal Activities’
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — Hong Kong police said on Tuesday they had arrested another 13 suspects related to illegal activities in the past two months.
Housing Prices Leave No Room(s) for Bangkok’s Poor
BANGKOK — As housing prices in Bangkok skyrocket, the authorities are struggling to provide enough low-cost housing for the poor, according to both real estate developers and welfare NGOs.
Teacher Denies Giving Urine-Infused Water to Students
KHON KAEN — A teacher was investigated Monday for allegedly prescribing urine-infused water to her students under the belief it would cure ailments.
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13 Rescued Great Danes Named by Palace
BANGKOK — More than a dozen Great Danes rescued from starvation have been christened with names by the palace.
After rescuing 13 starving Great Danes...
