Category: Asia

Thai Floods Affect Food Prices

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Floods have inundated farms and some rice mills in central parts of Thailand, threatening to delay

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Thai Floods Stall Hard Drives

Severe floods have halted production at the Thai factory which is one of the world's largest makers of hard

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100 Million Chinese Farmer’s Exodus

BEIJING — More than 100 million Chinese farmers will move to cities by 2020, posing huge challenges for urban

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Philippine Bananas Under Threat

MANILA — A disease that has ravaged banana plantations across Southeast Asia could wipe out the Philippine industry in

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Floods Drown Asia’s Rice Bowl

Massive floods have ravaged vast swathes of Asia's rice bowl, threatening to further drive up food prices and adding

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Floods Sweep Across Thailand

Record flooding in Thailand is set to worsen as massive volumes of water move from the country's north towards

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Barbie Goes From Pink To Green

US toy giant Mattel, maker of the world-famous Barbie doll, has decided to use more environmentally friendly materials in

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Radiation High Outside No Go Zone

High levels of radioactive contamination have been found in soil in the capital of Japan's Fukushima prefecture, a study

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Afghanistan Asks For Drought Aid

Afghanistan is appealing for $142m (£92m) to feed 2.6 million people this winter as it faces the worst drought

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