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Malaysia, Singapore delay high-speed rail project
Kyodo News, Published on 05/05/2015
» Singapore and Malaysia will set a new deadline for the completion of a proposed high-speed rail project linking the two countries beyond the initial target date of 2020, the prime ministers of the two countries said Tuesday.
Japan's Abe pitches high-speed rail to Malaysian PM
Kyodo News, Published on 25/05/2015
» Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak met in Tokyo on Monday where Mr Abe pitched Japan's shinkansen bullet-train technology for a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
More red ahead as Japan trade balance turns negative
Kyodo News, Published on 25/05/2015
» Japan's trade balance returned to the red in April following a surplus in March, but the deficit shrank 93.5% from a year earlier as declining crude oil prices pushed down imports, the government said Monday.
Philippines to turn disputed sea outcrops into tourist draws
AFP, Published on 11/05/2015
» THITU ISLAND, SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Philippines plans to turn some disputed South China Sea islands into tourist sites to promote peace as China builds suspected military facilities on nearby reclaimed reefs, Filipino officials said Monday.
China, Taiwan inch closer in 1st top-level meeting in 6 years
Kyodo News, Published on 04/05/2015
» Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the chairman of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) in Beijing on Monday for the highest-level meeting between the two sides since 2009.
China, Japan duel for Indonesia's high-speed rail
Kyodo News, Published on 30/03/2015
» The Indonesian government will decide this year whether it will go on with a plan to build a high-speed railway system in the country, with China and Japan set to compete with each other to get the project, a senior Indonesian government official said Monday.
Indonesia seeks Japan investment
Published on 19/03/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Thursday ahead of a visit to Japan that he will seek more Japanese investment in his country's maritime industry as it seeks efforts to transform itself into a maritime power.
Asean waits for China to present AIIB "structure"
Published on 22/03/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Handadzlah said Saturday the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is still waiting for China to present the "structure and model" of its proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
China raps ADB for being bureaucratic
Published on 22/03/2015
» BEIJING — Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei on Sunday criticised the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for what he described as its bureaucratic management, saying the regional lender was not the best example of its kind.
Japan turns wary on joining AIIB
Published on 24/03/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso expressed wariness Tuesday about Japan joining a new Chinese-led Asian development bank, backtracking on more positive comments made last week.