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China To Launch Tiangong-2 Space Module In 2015 As Precursor To Space Station
The Tiangong-2 lab module will be launched in two years as a precursor to the building of a space station in 2020.
Japan Asks CITES To Protect Rare Turtle
Japan is asking the world's governments to help protect the Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle, a rare turtle found on only three small islands in the Okinawa group.
Thai Buddhist Leaders Call For End To Ivory Use
Thai Buddhist leaders held on Friday the first-ever Buddhist merit-making ceremony to pray for the tens of thousands of elephants poached annually.
China To Launch Shenzhou-10 Spacecraft Later This Year
China's Shenzhou-10 spacecraft will be launched sometime between June and August, the China National Space Administration announced.
Yingluck Promises End To Ivory Trade In Thailand
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pledged to end the ivory trade in Thailand at the opening of the CITES Cop16 conference in Bangkok.
Indonesia Opens First Shark And Manta Ray Sanctuary
The 46,000 square kilometer sanctuary is the first to be established in the Coral Triangle, and also provides protection to dugongs, whales, turtles, and dolphins.
Is Cloud Seeding Preventing Further Flooding In Indonesia?
Indonesia is banking on an unusual strategy to prevent further flooding in its inundated capital Jakarta called cloud seeding.
2,000 Smuggled Snakes Discovered On Chinese New Year’s Eve
More than 2,000 rat snakes and cobras were discovered in Thailand on the eve of the Year of the Snake.
Building Back Worse After Philippines Typhoon
More than two months after Typhoon Bopha hit the southern Philippines, some 198,000 families are still trying to repair their homes.
