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Philippines woos Japanese investors amid Duterte's visit
Published on 26/10/2016
» TOKYO - Philippine officials sought more Japanese investments on Wednesday in such areas as manufacturing, infrastructure, agriculture and energy, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Japan for a three-day visit.
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36 countries concerned at Cambodia's political tension
Published on 15/09/2016
» PHNOM PENH - A group of 36 countries, including the United States and Japan, has issued a statement expressing their concern about the current escalation of political tensions in Cambodia.
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Mahathir applies to form new party to take on Malaysian PM
Published on 09/08/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday formally applied to form a new party to take on his successor Najib Razak, who has been under the heat over corruption allegations involving a state fund he oversees.
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Asean ministers skirt around South China Sea ruling
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» VIENTIANE - Southeast Asian foreign ministers failed Monday to make a united assessment on an international tribunal's ruling that rejected China's claims to almost the entire South China Sea.
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Myanmar president, Suu Kyi visit Laos on first state trip
Published on 06/05/2016
» VIENTIANE - Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw made his first state visit to Laos on Friday, accompanied by Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, for a meeting with Lao President Bounnhang Vorachith at the presidential palace in Vientiane.
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9 killed, 860 hurt in magnitude 6.5 quake in southern Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 15/04/2016
» Nine people died and 860 others were injured after a powerful earthquake jolted southwestern Japan on Thursday night, local police said Friday as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged the government's best efforts in rescue and relief work.
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China to build airport in Nepal's scenic Pokhara
Published on 13/04/2016
» KATHMANDU — The construction of Nepal's second international airport, to be both funded and built by China, began in the western resort town of Pokhara on Wednesday with the laying of foundation stones, officials said.
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Pakistan militants kill 65 for celebrating Easter
Kyodo News, Published on 28/03/2016
» LAHORE - At least 65 people including a large number of women and children were killed and more than 300 injured in a suicide bomb attack in a park in Lahore on Sunday evening, hospital and police officials said.
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China Railway plans regional HQ in Malaysia
Published on 22/03/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — China Railway Group (CREC) has announced it plans to open a US$2 billion regional centre in a transport hub in Kuala Lumpur that it hopes will give it an edge over rivals for a coveted contract for a high-speed rail linking the Malaysian capital and Singapore.
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Singapore marks anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's death
Published on 22/03/2016
» SINGAPORE — Singapore commemorates the first anniversary of the death of its founding father Lee Kuan Yew this week even as the legacy of his authoritarian leadership style and economic success lives on.
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