Vietnam government publishes map of its Gulf of Tonkin baseline
Vietnam's foreign ministry published a map defining its baseline claim in the Gulf of Tonkin, where it shares a maritime border with China, which it said on Friday was to help protect and enforce its ...
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What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names
This vast linguistic diversity influences how nations refer to themselves, with many using names in their native languages ...
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Meet Carine Lantignac, Artist, Entrepreneur & Creator of Mapponica
French artist Carine Lantignac understands this deeply. Having spent most of her life abroad, she has woven her experiences of travel, culture and personal identity into her art—leading to the ...
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Tokyo expects early blooms as forecasters reveal cherry blossom season map
The Japan Meteorological Corporation (JMC) has unveiled its latest forecast for the 2025 cherry detailing blooms across 1,000 ...
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Strange corkscrew burrows and other unexpected structures discovered 4.7 miles deep in the Japan Trench
New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that ...
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TSMC and Rapidus: Monitoring PFAS emissions and water quality in Japan
After Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) subsidiary JASM's first wafer fab began mass production at the end ...
On the waterfront, people protest a promenade
The project, planned by Bimal Patel, the architect of India’s Parliament, envisages a continuous promenade on the 44-km stretch of the city’s three interlinked rivers. Vinaya Deshpande Pandit delves ...