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Putin scores landslide win, extends his 24-year rule
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2024
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday clinched a landslide election victory that will extend his nearly quarter-century of rule for six more years, consolidating his grip on power amid the country's war in Ukraine.
Kishida to visit Southeast Asia, to discuss response to Russia-Ukraine war
Kyodo News, Published on 28/04/2022
» Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit five nations in Southeast Asia and Europe over the Golden Week holidays for talks with their leaders, seeking to confirm cooperation with the countries in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine, the government said Thursday.
Hotel Nikko to open in EEC
Kyodo News, Published on 30/08/2019
» Japanese hotel chain Hotel Okura Co plans to open a luxury hotel under its Nikko Hotels International brand at an industrial zone in Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor in the first half of 2021.
Indonesia's capital to be moved to East Kalimantan
Kyodo News, Published on 26/08/2019
» Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Monday that the country's capital will be moved from Jakarta, on Java Island, to East Kalimantan Province on the eastern part of the island of Borneo.
Chinese project in Cambodia raises alarms of military build-up
Kyodo News, Published on 12/08/2019
» While Cambodia welcomes an ongoing influx of Chinese tourists, investment and development, the world at large increasingly suspects that China is launching a military build-up in the country for stronger Chinese influence in Southeast Asia.
Cabinet approves high-speed train project linking 3 main airports
Kyodo News, Published on 27/03/2018
» The Cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a 200-billion-baht high-speed train network connecting three international airports.
Japan to boost support for Eastern Economic Corridor
Kyodo News, Published on 07/06/2017
» Japan and Thailand agreed Wednesday to enhance cooperation for the development of the Eastern Economic Corridor, a flagship technology hub of the Southeast Asian country, by promoting investment by Japanese businesses.
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.
Cambodia opens Japan-funded bridge across Mekong
Kyodo News, Published on 06/04/2015
» Cambodia on Monday inaugurated the Japan-funded, 2.2-kilometere Tsubasa bridge across the Mekong River, the longest bridge in the country.