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China coronavirus cases near 10,000, global emergency declared
Kyodo News, Published on 31/01/2020
» BEIJING: Cases of a new coronavirus in China have jumped to over 9,600, with 213 deaths, local health authorities said on Friday, after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global public health emergency overnight.
Three Japanese returnees from Wuhan infected with coronavirus
Kyodo News, Published on 30/01/2020
» TOKYO: Three Japanese who returned from Wuhan on a government-chartered flight have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday, as more Japanese evacuees from the Chinese city arrived in Tokyo.
China, Japan, S. Korea trade ministers vow to accelerate free trade
Kyodo News, Published on 22/12/2019
» Chinese, Japanese and South Korean trade ministers pledged Sunday to step up ongoing negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement and a wider Asia-Pacific deal.
Fund targeting Asia's plastic waste crisis launched
Kyodo News, Published on 04/12/2019
» An investment fund targeted at waste management and recycling projects in Asia was launched Wednesday by a Singapore-based capital fund management firm, backed by some of the world's biggest consumer products and chemical makers.
East Asia Summit draft statement skips over Rohingya crisis
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2019
» A draft of the statement to be issued after the East Asia Summit in Bangkok early next month makes no mention of the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state, according to a copy of the communique seen by Kyodo News on Sunday.
Asean leaders to discuss Rohingya, S. China Sea at summit
Kyodo News, Published on 21/10/2019
» Southeast Asian leaders will discuss ways to facilitate the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar at their upcoming summit in Bangkok, as well as the efforts to manage South China Sea disputes, according to an Asean document seen Monday.
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.
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.
Japan economy grows 1.8% in April-June
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2019
» TOKYO: Japan's economy grew for the third consecutive quarter in the April-June period, supported by solid consumer spending and capital expenditure, but its pace slowed from the previous quarter amid sluggish exports, government data showed Friday.
Japan firms' sentiment in Thailand turns negative
Kyodo News, Published on 07/08/2019
» Business sentiment among Japanese companies operating in Thailand has plummeted over the US-China trade war, with a diffusion index for the January-June period going negative for the first time since the second half of 2015.