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TPP talks in Sydney end with further negotiation set for Sept
Published on 30/08/2017
» SYDNEY - Chief negotiators from the 11 remaining member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal agreed to reconvene in September, after three days of talks ended in Sydney on Wednesday.
Japan offers conditional cooperation with Silk Road
Published on 05/06/2017
» TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan is ready to cooperate with China's "One Belt, One Road" cross-continental infrastructure development scheme under certain conditions.
N Korea missile launch flops
Kyodo News, Published on 23/03/2017
» TOKYO/SEOUL - North Korea failed in its attempt to launch a missile on Wednesday morning, the US military said, amid heightened tensions in the Asia-Pacific region following Pyongyang's test-firing of ballistic missiles earlier this month.
Chinese envoy slams Japan-US security ties
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2017
» Chinese ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua on Friday lashed out at Japan and the United States, criticising the two countries' agreement to further boost their bilateral security alliance as a move to position China as an "enemy".
N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile after Japan-US summit
Published on 12/02/2017
» TOKYO/SEOUL - North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday in what appeared to be a move timed to follow the first summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump in Washington.
Malaysia urges Trump not to cut US regional presence
Published on 23/01/2017
» SINGAPORE - Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein on Monday urged US President Donald Trump not to reduce US commitments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan to urge US to lead free trade after Trump inauguration
Kyodo News, Published on 21/01/2017
» Japan will continue to push the United States to join it in taking the lead in advancing free trade globally, officials and lawmakers said Saturday, after Donald Trump announced the country will begin withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership following his swearing in as president.
Japan to aid Manila 'war on drugs'
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2017
» MANILA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged a 1 trillion yen ($8.7 billion) aid package, including government aid and private investment in infrastructural development in the Philippines over the next five years, as Japan moves to strengthen ties with a key nation in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China's growing maritime assertiveness and influence.
East Timor expects more private sector investment
Published on 07/06/2016
» A large Burger King conspicuously located in front of a plaza in the East Timor capital drew the attention, at least momentarily, of local and foreign investors arriving in the plaza's lobby to attend an international investment conference.