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Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
by  AFP

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict. "Most of the farmers who plant poppy are displaced," he said.

Japan auctions emergency rice reserves as prices soar
Japan auctions emergency rice reserves as prices soar
by  AFP

The Japanese government began a rare auction on Monday of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down the surging price of the national staple. Japan stores about a million tons of rice for emergencies.

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