MEDIA-TV COMMENTATORS: NEW YORK USA- Fox News veteran Shepard Smith quits; hopes ‘facts will win the day’
Shepard Smith, who was also managing editor of the network’s breaking news unit, has been one of the few senior
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Who Is JAD, the Group JAKARTA, Indonesia- Blamed for Attacking Indonesia’s Chief Security Minister?
A composite of two photos handed out by the Pandeglang District Police in Banten shows Syahril Alamsyah, left, and his
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WASTE WATER: HÀ NỘI, Việt Nam- Nearly 90% of city sewage ends up in rivers
Untreated wastewater and garbage discharged by households and businesses directly into streams and rivers in the southern city of Cà
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TOKYO, Japan- Rescue efforts underway as Typhoon Hagibis kills four in Japan
Damaged houses caused by weather patterns from Typhoon Hagibis are seen in Ichihara, Chiba prefecture on October 12, 2019. (Photo
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IRRIGATION WATER: VIENTIANE, Laos- Lao, Korean experts approve Vientiane irrigation reservoir ahead of handover
. Technical officials from Laos’ Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of
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DRINKING WATER: VIENTIANE, Laos- Japan pouring US$17.8 million into Luang Prabang water supply upgrade
The Japanese government is funding a grant aid project worth US$17.8 million to improve the water supply system in Luang
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CHICAGO, IL. USA- US company supplying tear gas to Hong Kong police faces mounting criticism
A riot police officer fires a tear gas canister during a demonstration on China’s National Day, in Wong Tai Sin,
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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE: STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize for mending ties with Eritrea
.Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is Africa's youngest leader . . Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian Prime Minister
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TRIVIA: KEY POINT- The Sad Tale of the Imperial Japanese Carrier Shinano
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) carrier Shinano. . . Key point: The Shinano was supposed to be a battleship but was poorly rushed into
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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-LITERATURE: STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Polish, Austrian writers win Nobels
By Jared Pitt STOCKHOLM: Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, which was
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