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A typhoon lashed central Japan on Saturday with torrential rain and fierce winds, triggering a landslide that killed one man, the Kyodo news agency reported. Some parts of the region southwest of the capital, Tokyo, got up to 200 mm (7.8 inches) of rain in the 24 hours up to …

The Ministry of Finance wants excise on petrol to be halved and value-added tax on petrol and oil to be cut by 20% or 50%. It has submitted the options to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and passage by the legislature, with the cuts expected to last six …

A 600-kg bomb was found at a bridge construction site in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong Friday. Workers were using excavators along the Da Huoai River in Da P’Loa Commune, Da Huoai District, three hours from tourist town Da Lat, when they encountered a hard object. An inspection …