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Japan bullet trains halted for 5 hours due to power outage
Published on 30/06/2016
» OSAKA - Shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan were suspended for more than five hours from the first train of the day due to a power outage Thursday morning, affecting around 21,400 people, a railway operator said.
JAL pilot arrested for hitting policeman, flight cancelled
Published on 28/06/2016
» TOKYO - A Japan Airlines co-pilot was arrested Monday for hitting a policeman in central Japan, resulting in cancellation of a morning flight he was due to board the following day, the airline said.
Brexit fallout worries Asian leaders
Kyodo News, Published on 25/06/2016
» Asia-Pacific governments have voiced concerns over the economic fallout from Britain's decision to leave the European Union, which has set off uncertainty and turbulence in global markets.
Tornado kills 78, injures hundreds in China's Jiangsu
Kyodo News, Published on 23/06/2016
» At least 78 people were killed by a tornado and other extreme weather that hit east China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday, according to state-run media.
Death toll of Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 56
Kyodo News, Published on 23/06/2016
» JAKARTA - The death toll of floods and landslides in Indonesia's Java island rose to 56 people, with 22 others injured and nine missing, a government official said on Thursday.
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.
5.3-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido
Kyodo News, Published on 16/06/2016
» A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck Hokkaido and other parts of northern Japan on Thursday, but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported and no tsunami warning was issued.
Pakistan project gets first ADB, AIIB co-financing scheme
Published on 10/06/2016
» MANILA - The Asian Development Bank and the newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are embarking on their first co-financing scheme, with the former approving on Friday a $100 million loan for a highway construction project in Pakistan.
String of likely Japan bear attacks claims fourth victim
Kyodo News, Published on 10/06/2016
» AKITA - The corpse of a person who appeared to have been attacked by a bear was found in a forest in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan on Friday, police said, possibly the fourth victim in a string of bear attacks in the area.
Taiwan to ship ammunition to island in South China Sea
Published on 07/06/2016
» TAIPEI - Taiwan is planning to transport a large amount of ammunition to an island it administers in the disputed South China Sea amid rising tensions in the region, Defence Minister Feng Shih-kuan said Tuesday.