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Cambodia's missing railway link to Thailand rebuilt after 45 years
Kyodo News, Published on 04/04/2018
» A missing 48-kilometre stretch of railway that connects the capital Phnom Penh to the Thai border has been rebuilt, 45 years after it was destroyed in the 1970s during the Cambodian civil war.
Japan Airlines, VietJet on business tie-up
Published on 26/07/2017
» HANOI - Japan Airlines and Vietnamese budget airline VietJet Air inked an agreement Tuesday to form a comprehensive business alliance.
Japan's emperor meets families of WWII occupiers in Vietnam
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2017
» HANOI - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met Thursday in Hanoi with Vietnamese family members of Japanese soldiers deployed in Southeast Asia during World War II.
Vietnamese coral reefs suffer mass bleaching event
Kyodo News, Published on 18/06/2016
» HANOI - Unusually warm water has caused serious bleaching of coral reefs around Vietnam's Con Dao Islands, a popular diving and beach destination, affecting around a quarter of them, official media reported Friday.
Japan pledges 100bn yen in loans for Vietnam
Published on 15/09/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday that his country will extend 100 billion yen ($835 million) in loans for Vietnam to boost the Southeast Asian economy's infrastructural development, as Tokyo and Hanoi aim to strengthen ties on the economic and security fronts.
7-Eleven to invade Vietnam
Kyodo News, Published on 30/07/2015
» Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co said Thursday it has decided to open 7-Eleven convenience stores in Vietnam, where convenience store users are expected to increase in line with rapid economic growth.
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.
Japan to loan $160m for Phnom Penh-Thailand highway
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2015
» Japan will extend about US$160 million in low-interest loans to Cambodia to improve a major road, a move that would increase transportation capacity and efficiency in the Mekong region.
Japan's World Cup dream boosted by weekend golden treble
AFP, Published on 26/05/2014
» Japan's World Cup preparations were given a timely shot in the arm after their female counterparts captured the Asian Cup on a day of triple celebration for the country.