In the Internet Plus era, the use of geographic information has spread across industries and has been integrated with products and services, from unmanned aerial vehicles to map applications for mobile phones.
SUVA, Fiji - A team from the visiting Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark brought free medical services to the residents of Vatulele, an island more than 100 kilometers away from Fiji's capital Suva.
UKIAH, California - Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, have made progress in their battle with California's biggest wildfire on record - but the weather forecast for the rest of the week is not promising, officials said.
TEHERAN, Iran - Melika Aghaei's fingers move slowly across the keys of the digital piano as she softly sings a children's song to the delight of the cafe's customers, while Mehdi Khakian takes orders for espressos and lattes.
The United Kingdom's wealthiest man, who is also a leading Brexiteer, is reportedly leaving the country to live in the Mediterranean tax haven of Monaco.
TOKYO - Foie gras paired with wasabi, Japanese-style open kitchens and a fierce work ethic: Joel Robuchon, hailed as "chef of the century" on his death this week, drew great inspiration from Japan, where 10 establishments now bear his name.
TAMPA, Florida - NASA is poised to launch a $1.5 billion spacecraft on a brutally hot journey toward the sun, offering scientists the closest view of our strange and mysterious star.
TOKYO - A Tokyo medical school on Tuesday admitted entrance test scores for female applicants were routinely altered to keep women out and apologized for the discrimination after a probe.
BANGSAL, Indonesia - Aid began reaching isolated areas of the Indonesian island struggling after an earthquake that killed at least 347 people as rescuers on Wednesday doubled down on efforts to find those buried in the rubble.
PHUKET, Thailand - Thai officials said on Tuesday that they plan to salvage the sunken tourist boat Phoenix before Sunday, if weather conditions are good, while the investigation into the tragedy which happened on July 5 is under way.
Following confirmed reports of a renewed Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has said that it expects vaccination to start on Wednesday.
Britain's governing Conservative Party has been caught up in another damaging public row following comments made by former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about women wearing Muslim full-face veils known as burkas.
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