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United States President Barack Obama spoke about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Vientiane on Wednesday. In his last trip to Asia as US President, Obama encouraged free trade agreements between nations. Both Democratic and Republican presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have voiced their opposition to the TTP agreement.
Meet 'Ironman,' the newest skeleton gold medalist. South Korean athlete Yun Sung-bin's recent victory makes him South Korea’s and Asia's first ever skeleton gold medalist. The 23-year-old is known for wearing a helmet inspired by the superhero Ironman.
Hundreds of poisonous snakes slithering on the grounds of a farm in China are the unlikely neighbors of a woman that locals call the 'Cobra Queen.' Hu Xiaoxia the snake breeder produces snake wine, which locals use to make medicinal liquor. Cobra skin is also considered a heat-clearing medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. She has risked her skin every time she stepped into the room with these cold-blooded reptiles for the past 3 years, but that's why they call her the Cobra Queen.
A new cargo train will connect Italy and China directly, and the first service departed from the northern Italian city of Mortara on Tuesday, bound for China's Chengdu. The 11,000-killometer, or 6,800 mile, route stretches across the territories of Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan before crossing all of Western China to arrive in Chengdu. The trip takes around 18 days, almost 20 days less than shipping the cargo by sea. The train consists of 17 coaches and 34 containers which can carry equipment, electronics, furniture, and cars.
Founder of the Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, gave their encouragement to the participants at the 2017 Jumpstarter Grand Finale in Hong Kong, Tuesday. Jumpstarter Grand Finale is a pitching event for start-up companies in Hong Kong, which offers the best teams an opportunity to kick start their business with an investment of up to US $3 million.
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