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Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam to boost cooperation
Published on 22/06/2015
» NAY PYI TAW — The leaders of the four least-developed members of the Association of Southeast Nations — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam — agreed at a summit in Myanmar's capital Monday to promote cooperation in such areas as trade and investment, transport, agriculture, tourism and development of human resources.
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Japan smartphone app to keep tourists safe
Kyodo News, Published on 12/07/2015
» TOKYO — A new smartphone application produced by a Japanese insurance company will help guide people to safety in three foreign languages during natural disasters in Japan, company officials.
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Japanese humanoid robots start work
Published on 19/07/2015
» TOKYO — Humanoid robots have started work in a bank in Tokyo and a hotel in the southwestern island of Kyushu on the back of a growing demand for them amid concerns over a labour shortage in Japan's aging society.
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Japan, China agree to push infrastructure development
Published on 06/06/2015
» BEIJING - Japan and China agreed Saturday that the two countries will work together where they can to facilitate infrastructure development in Asia, as they held a meeting of their finance ministers for the first time in more than three years amid a broader thaw in bilateral relations.
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Indonesia waives visa requirements for 30 countries
Published on 12/06/2015
» JAKARTA — The Indonesian government said Friday it has officially waived visa requirements for tourists from 30 more countries, allowing them to stay in the country visa-free for up to 30 days.
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Nepal reopens World Heritage sites
Published on 16/06/2015
» BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL — Nepal has announced the reopening of Unesco World Heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley, seven weeks after a deadly quake that killed 8,787 people and damaged hundreds of cultural monuments and some key trekking trails in the country where tourism employs about a million people.
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Nepal projects 40% drop in tourist arrivals
Published on 17/06/2015
» KATHMANDU — Massive earthquakes in April and May that killed 8,792 people and caused extensive damage to cultural heritages and infrastructure along key trekking routes in Nepal are projected to decrease the number of tourist arrivals by at least 320,000 in 2015, the Tourism Ministry said Wednesday.
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Cambodia imports Africa rats for demining work
Published on 18/06/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has imported 15 rats from Africa for the purpose of locating landmines and unexploded ordnance in the country, a senior landmine official told Kyodo News on Thursday.
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Hun Sen elected party president
Published on 21/06/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been elected as president of the country's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), replacing a colleague who passed away early this month.
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Japan humanoid robot sells out in 1 min
Published on 21/06/2015
» TOKYO — Softbank Robotics Corp sold all units of its humanoid robot "Pepper" in just one minute after they went on sale on its website on Saturday.
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