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Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

Bus hits funeral procession in Vietnam, kills seven

by Asia Times staff March 28, 2019February 18, 2020

A bus drove into a funeral procession in Vietnam on Wednesday, killing a total of seven people. Four were pronounced dead at the scene and three others later succumbed to their injuries in hospital. At about 5 am on March 27, the bus ran over about a dozen people at an intersection in Yen Lac in […]

The tragedy occurred at a newly-finished public rental housing estate in Hong Kong's Tung Chung district. Photo: Handout
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Man falls to his death while cleaning window at new home

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020
North Point in Hong Kong where the accident happened. Photo: RTHK
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Middle East

Domestic worker’s employer killed in school bus crash

by Asia Times staff December 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Johor in Malaysia where the illegal immigrants were trying to reach. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia

Eight missing as authorities end search for Indonesians

by Asia Times staff July 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Prince Norodom Ranariddh and his wife Ouk Phalla after casting their votes at a polling station in Phnom Penh June 3, 2012. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, South Asia, Thailand

Cambodian prince’s wife killed in car accident

by Alan Parkhouse June 18, 2018February 18, 2020
The High Court in Hong Kong. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, South Asia

Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter of daughter, 3

by Asia Times staff June 14, 2018February 18, 2020
The car the Filipinos were in was heading from Canberra to Melbourne, above, in Australia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Oceania, Philippines

Two Filipino nurses killed in car accident in Australia

by Asia Times staff May 28, 2018February 18, 2020
The incident happened in a flat on Sanmin Road in Songshan district of Taipei City. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inChina, Taiwan

Couple found dead in carbon monoxide-filled bathroom

by Asia Times staff April 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Kazama district in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines

Stalker blamed for fire that killed Filipina, two others

by Asia Times staff February 7, 2018February 18, 2020
Hong Kong tanker Brightoil Lucky. Photo: marinetraffic.com
Posted inChina, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia

13 dead after Chinese boat, Hong Kong tanker collide

by Agence France-Presse October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

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