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Singapore confirms first case of pregnant woman with Zika

Singapore reported the first case of pregnant woman with Zika virus infection, among 24 newly reported cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday.

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171 deaths in China coal mine gas accidents in 2015

China's National Energy Administration (NEA) said Thursday that 171 people were killed in 45 coal mine gas accidents last year.

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China vows scaled-back coal industry

The National Energy Administration (NEA) vowed on Wednesday to continue scaling back the coal industry in a drive to encourage use of renewable energy.

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Cambodia says over 16,000 job vacancies for Thailand returnees

Cambodia's National Employment Agency (NEA) said Wednesday that there are 16,146 vacant jobs awaiting workers who have recently been deported from or fled Thailand in fears of a military regime's clampdown.

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Indonesian forest fires push up air pollution in Malaysia, Singapore

Higher levels of air pollution were recorded in Malaysia and Singapore as a result of forest fires in neighboring Indonesia, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Haze may return to Singapore

Singapore may see haze return with the number of hotspots surging to 488 in neighboring Indonesia's Sumatra, the city-state's National Environment Agency (NEA) released the data on Monday.