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Rice production in South Korea hits 37-year low in 2017

RiceproductioninSouthKoreahitthelowestin37yearsthisyearonacontinuedfallinricegrowingarea,agovernmentreportshowedTuesday.Riceproductionstoodat3,972,000tonsthisye

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Death toll from heavy rain in C. Vietnam rises to 25

​Death toll from heavy rain in the central region of Vietnam has risen to 25 as of Monday morning, said the country's Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (DNDPC) on Monday.

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Lao deputy PM calls for renewed efforts to destroy poppy fields

​The Lao Deputy Prime Minister Asang Laoly called for authorities to redouble their efforts at a national meeting in Luang Prabang to combat illegal opium and cannabis farming in the country, state-run daily Vientiane Times reported Tuesday.

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Cambodian flood destroys 4.4 pct of rice paddies this year: official

Recent Mekong River flash floods have entirely damaged 113,260 hectares of rice paddies, or 4.4 percent of the total rice-planted area of 2.56 million hectares, according to an agricultural report Tuesday.