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Japan to work with Asean to train 100,000 digital professionals
Kyodo News, Published on 24/05/2024
» KYODO - Japan aims to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to train 100,000 highly skilled digital professionals in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors over the next five years, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday.
Thailand, Japan eye bolstering regional ties
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2022
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida began talks in Japan's capital on Thursday in which they are expected to agree on enhancing regional ties through a US-led Indo-Pacific economic framework launched earlier in the week.
Surakiart to join Rakhine advisory body
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2017
» YANGON: Myanmar has formed an advisory body including foreign and local experts to implement recommendations on the country's conflict-riddled Rakhine State by a commission headed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, according to an announcement published Saturday in state media.
Suu Kyi: Myanmar to let aid into Rakhine
Kyodo News, Published on 19/12/2016
» YANGON - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi held "candid and transparent" talks with Asean foreign ministers Monday in which she agreed to allow humanitarian access to conflict-stricken areas of western Myanmar where tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been displaced, while she sought "time and space" to resolve the "complex" issue.
Asean ministers push for financial integration by 2025
Kyodo News, Published on 05/04/2016
» Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to make efforts toward realising financial integration in the region by 2025, according to their statement adopted this week.
Thailand, Japan agree to fight terrorism after Paris attacks
Kyodo News, Published on 16/11/2015
» Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and his Japanese counterpart agreed Monday to cooperate with the international community to combat terrorism in the wake of deadly attacks in Paris on Friday, as well as a bombing in Bangkok in August.
Asean sets road map for greater integration
Kyodo News, Published on 25/10/2015
» Southeast Asian countries have charted the course for greater integration over the next 10 years with aims to be the primary force in shaping regional architecture and be more connected economically and socially, according to a draft document set to be adopted by the region's leaders at a summit next month.
2nd Thai-Myanmar bridge construction begins
Kyodo News, Published on 30/08/2015
» MAE SOT - A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sunday for the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge that will play a key role in the East-West Economic Corridor traversing continental Southeast Asia.
Mekong nations, Japan agree on industrialisation blueprint
Kyodo News, Published on 24/08/2015
» Japan and the five Southeast Asian countries bordering the Mekong River adopted Monday a blueprint to boost industrialisation in the sub-region.
Thailand, Japan sign bullet-train deal
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2015
» Thailand and Japan on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the possible introduction of Japan's shinkansen bullet-train technology into the kingdom.