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Across Asia

India: On A Mission To Mars
India: On A Mission To Mars
India plans to launch a space probe that will orbit Mars, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed in August 2012.
Australia: Bionic Vision
Australia: Bionic Vision
Australian scientists said they successfully implanted the world’s first bionic eye prototype in August 2012.
Cambodia: Trade Opportunity
Cambodia: Trade Opportunity
The United States’ top trade official sees “explosive” growth opportunities in Southeast Asia, as the nation pushed on with a drive to deepen ties with the dynamic region.
Nepal: Drones Combat Poachers
Nepal: Drones Combat Poachers
Conservationists in Nepal will send drone aircraft into the skies in the battle to save the Himalayan nation’s endangered tigers and rhinos from poachers.
Japan: World Traveler
Japan: World Traveler
A 106-year-old Japanese man has become the oldest person to travel around the world using public transport.
Indonesia: Rare Rhinos Spotted
Indonesia: Rare Rhinos Spotted
Seven Sumatran rhinos have been captured on hidden cameras in an Indonesian national park where the critically endangered species was feared extinct, a conservationist said in August 2012.