Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-asia-pacificBANGSAL, Indonesia—Aid began reaching isolated areas of the Indonesian island struggling after a powerful earthquake that killed more than 130 people as rescuers intensified efforts Wednesday to find those buried in the rubble. The national disaster agency stood by its latest death toll of 131 from....Thu, 09 Aug 2018 04:27:00 +0200theepochtimes-686d535146b83d5ed90b977a2989a21btheepochtimesen35.6831 139.809ConflictTerroristAttackNaturalDisastersVietnam WarUnited States Geological SurveyDemocratic PartyTyphoon “ShanshanKazumi MatsuiMike PompeoNEC CorpShinzo AbeLotte GroupSutopo Purwo NugrohoDisaster Mitigation AgencySheikh HasinaAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsASEANEvie AmatiLauren GeogheganDonald TrumpKorean AirRodrigo DuterteChosun IlboJay AustinNajib RazakOlympic Games20180809042700https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-asia-pacificKARANGPANGSOR, Indonesia—The death toll from last weekend’s powerful earthquake on Indonesia’s Lombok island rose to 131 on Wednesday, Aug. 8 as rescuers found more people crushed under collapsed buildings, though some still held out hope of finding survivors.Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:37:00 +0200theepochtimes-d0e79fcbb3940e9ccdcf2312f892d2aatheepochtimesen27.712 85.313TerroristAttackConflictNaturalDisastersVietnam WarUnited States Geological SurveyOSAN AIR BASEDemocratic PartyTyphoon “ShanshanKazumi MatsuiAIR BASEMike PompeoShinzo AbeKorean WarLotte GroupDisaster Mitigation AgencySheikh HasinaAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsASEANEvie AmatiLauren GeogheganDonald TrumpKorean AirRodrigo DuterteChosun IlboJacinda ArdernJay AustinNajib RazakOlympic Games20180808163700https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-asia-pacificTOKYO—A Japanese medical school deliberately cut women’s entrance test scores for at least a decade, an investigation panel said on Aug. 7, calling it a “very serious” instance of discrimination, but school officials denied having known of the manipulations.Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:05:00 +0200theepochtimes-72998f6884c0bcf07fd630867d358dc0theepochtimesen27.712 85.313TerroristAttackConflictNaturalDisastersUnited States Geological SurveyOSAN AIR BASEDemocratic PartyAIR BASEMansai NomuraLotte GroupMalaysia AirlinesInternational Monetary FundParalympic GamesSheikh HasinaEvie AmatiLauren GeogheganKorean AirRodrigo DuterteChosun IlboJay AustinOlympic GamesVietnam WarKazumi MatsuiFUKUSHIMA PREFECTUREFukushima PrefectureMike PompeoShinzo AbeKorean WarDisaster Mitigation AgencyAssociation of Southeast Asian NationsASEANMonetary FundDonald TrumpJacinda Ardern20180808050500