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Win against Vietnam, China people smuggling

A man who allegedly befriended Vietnamese women through internet chatrooms, then enticed them to travel to China, has been arrested in Vietnam for people-smuggling. The man, identified as Nguyen Anh Tuan, is one of hundreds of cases cited by Vietnamese police and border guards last year, as China emerges as a major new human trafficking destination in the booming Mekong region.

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US to provide China nuclear energy know-how

The United States has kept a tight grip on to its peaceful nuclear technology for decades, forcing emerging nations like China to purchase Russian, French and Canadian designs. But that’s all changed as US company, Westinghouse, has been allowed to deliver its new design for the newest third-generation nuclear plant to the emerging nation.

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Biography explores the man behind Godzilla

Back in the 1950s, Japan was in full flight rebuilding its cities and economy following their destruction during World War Two. Then, to the surprise of everyone, a 150-foot tall lizard came out of the ocean and set about destroying Tokyo. It was Godzilla, an irradiated mutant monster that came via the imagination and movie magic of special effects legend Eiji Tsuburaya.

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Russian retirees eyeing Chinese wealth

The two massive neighbouring nations of China and Russia have a shared history of distrust, annexation fears and ethnic differences. They share long borders and a Communist past, but in the late 1960s nearly came to blows, in which Russia threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons. China’s new wealth is becoming an attraction for retirees in the former Soviet nation, and they’re moving their roubles across the border – breaking tradition and creating new issues for a nation with it’s own migration problems.

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Radical new approach to Indonesia illegal fishing

Indonesia is today deporting more than 400 Thai and Vietnamese crew members of illegal fishing boats that have been caught poaching in Indonesian waters. The scale of Indonesia’s illegal fishing problem is enormous, and traditional methods to slow down the plunder of marine stocks is simply not working. But as Adam Connors reports, Indonesia is about to deploy some radical new methods which may entice foreign poachers to contribute to Indonesia’s economy.

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