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Japan tightening control over private land on remote islands
Kyodo News, Published on 25/11/2017
» The Japanese government will soon consider steps to enhance control over all privately owned land on remote islands to bolster national security and protect resources within territorial waters, a government source said Saturday.
Fake data scandal in Japan spreads
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 24/11/2017
» TOKYO: Mitsubishi Materials Corp said yesterday that three of its subsidiaries have falsified specification data for products supplied to the aerospace, automotive and electric power industries.
Singapore opens test circuit for autonomous vehicles
Published on 23/11/2017
» Singapore has opened a test circuit for autonomous vehicles in a bid to play a role in developing standards for their use on public roads.
China says opposes new US sanctions over North Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 22/11/2017
» China said Wednesday it opposes unilateral sanctions outside the framework of UN Security Council and any country exercising so-called "long-arm jurisdiction" over its entities.
Bali volcano spews smoke and ash again
Published on 21/11/2017
» JAKARTA: Mount Agung, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali, spewed grey smoke and ash as high as 700 metres, but the authorities have not yet raised its alert status.
Osaka woman confesses to keeping 4 dead babies
Kyodo News, Published on 21/11/2017
» TOKYO: A 53-year-old woman has confessed to police she had been keeping the dead bodies of four babies she gave birth to over 5 years in concrete filled buckets at her home.
IMF still upbeat on Myanmar despite Rakhine strife
Published on 18/11/2017
» YANGON: The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that Myanmar's economy is rebounding and expected to grow up to 6.7% in the current fiscal year ending in March next year despite the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis.
Van driver charged with Japanese deaths
Kyodo News, Published on 17/11/2017
» The driver of a minivan that rammed into a truck last week in Ayutthaya, resulting in the deaths of five passengers including four Japanese tourists, has been charged, police said Thursday.
Trump asked Asean to tighten N.Korean isolation
Kyodo News, Published on 16/11/2017
» MANILA: In a move to increase the economic isolation of North Korea, US President Donald Trump asked Asean leaders to do all they could to tighten the trade boycott imposed on North Korea, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.