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Yangon: Myanmar, which has vast reserves of oil and gas, is inviting foreign firms to explore them in 23 offshore blocks. US and European companies may accept the offer as most Western sanctions against the country have been lifted, the Mizzima News reported. The areas include 17 deep-water and six shallow-water blocks off Rakhine, Mottama and Tanintharyi in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Foreign firms will be required to partner with Myanmar companies, and will

Beijing: A hospital in China has begun issuing identity cards to men based on their sperm health. The men are given a certificate, which shows sperm count and health, and a DVD that records the quality, quantity and the movement of the sperm. The sperm identity cards are being issued at a hospital in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, the China Daily reported. The identity card is being jointly issued by the Ren'ai Hospital and the Reproductive Healthcare Associa

Phnom Penh : Cambodia launched the first ever life insurance here with the official inauguration of Cambodian Life Insurance Company (Cambodian Life), seen as another landmark in the kingdom's financial market after the opening of stock market in mid-April. Cambodian Life is a joint venture established on January 10th, 2012 by Cambodia's Ministry of Economy and Finance and four other partners, namely PT Asuransi from Indonesia, Asia Insurance from Hong Kong, Bangkok Life As

Taiyuan : Three people were killed and one injured after an explosion ripped through a factory in north China's Shanxi province Thursday, local authorities said. The gas furnace of the Hengyuan Refractory Material Co., Ltd. exploded around 6:30 a.m. in Lishi district in the city of Luliang, according to the district's press office. The injured were rushed to a local hospital. The cause of the accident is being investigated.  

Islamabad: A senior police official was gunned down in Pakistan's Quetta ctiy, a media report said.SP Crime Investigation Department (CID) Shahnawaz Khan was fatally shot in Quetta's Satellite Town area, DawnNews reported. The official was taking a walk outside his house in the early hours of Tuesday when he was targeted by gunmen who came on two motor cycles. He was taken to a hospital where he died. The official had been on the hit list of various militant

Brazilia: An actor in Brazil has died 17-days after being strangled by his own safety equipment during an Easter play. Tiago Klimeck, 27, hanged himself while re-enacting the death of Judas Iscariot during the performance. He had been playing the part of Judas in a Passion of Christ theatrical performance in the town of Itarare, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. While acting the scene in which Judas commits suicide after betraying Jesus, he was supposed to ‘h