Xinhua
13 Sep 2023, 21:48 GMT+10
PHNOM PENH -- The family of a U.S. private collector, George Lindemann, has returned 33 stolen cultural artifacts to Cambodia, the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said in a statement on Wednesday.
The artifacts, removed from Cambodia in the 1990s, include a reclining Vishnu and Ardhanarishvara, a half-male-and-half-female sculpture believed to be from Prasat Krachap temple in the ancient royal city of Koh Ker, the statement said. (Cambodia-Cultural Artifacts-Return)
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HANOI -- A fire at a mini apartment block has killed 56 and injured 37 as of Wednesday evening in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.
Of the 56 fatalities, 39 have been identified, Vietnam News Agency reported. (Vietnam-Apartment Block Fire)
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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday revamped his cabinet and the executive lineup of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as public support for the government is waning.
The second cabinet reshuffle by Kishida since last year included changes to 13 out of 19 ministers, with 11 of them entering the cabinet for the first time. (Japan-Cabinet Reshuffle-Lineup)
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SINGAPORE -- China and Singapore have successfully concluded here the fifth edition of a bilateral training exercise at the Jurong Camp.
Elite Chinese and Singaporean ground forces exercised reconnaissance, encirclement and control, penetration, fire strikes, hostage rescue, and rapid evacuation in mixed task force groups during a comprehensive urban anti-terrorism drill Tuesday. (Singapore-China-Military Exercise)
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