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AFP, Published on 14/12/2013
» TOKYO - Japan has pledged $20 billion in aid and loans to Southeast Asia, the latest step in its bid to woo global public opinion in a territorial dispute with China.
AFP, Published on 14/12/2013
» Japan pledged $20 billion in aid and loans to Southeast Asia on Saturday, the latest step in its bid to woo global public opinion in a territorial dispute with China.
AFP, Published on 27/10/2013
» Japan is ready to counter China if it resorts to force in the pursuit of its geopolitical interests, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an interview published Saturday.
AFP, Published on 09/10/2013
» China offered an olive branch Wednesday to Southeast Asian nations wary of its territorial claims, displaying its growing influence at another summit notable for US President Barack Obama's absence.
AFP, Published on 09/10/2013
» Asian leaders met against a backdrop of divisive territorial disputes and flagging free trade efforts Wednesday, with China flexing more diplomatic muscle in the absence of US President Barack Obama.
AFP, Published on 20/08/2013
» SINGAPORE - Two leading American business groups Tuesday said US firms operating in Asean countries are sceptical the regional bloc can meet a 2015 deadline to establish a single market.
AFP, Published on 24/05/2013
» Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies to Myanmar Friday bearing almost $1 billion in development aid and a plan for a nationwide electricity grid as Japan tries to grab the box seats in the country's quickening development.
AFP, Published on 25/04/2013
» Southeast Asian leaders on Thursday called for urgent talks with China to ensure that increasingly tense territorial disputes over the South China Sea did not escalate into violence.
AFP, Published on 24/04/2013
» Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Brunei on Wednesday hoping to heal wounds from infighting over relations with China while building momentum towards groundbreaking economic partnerships.
AFP, Published on 19/01/2013
» Myanmar's leader vowed Saturday to put the nation's impoverished people at the heart of reforms in a speech wooing international donors whose help is badly-needed to rebuild the battered economy.