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'Fair trade' in coconut oil changes life on small Indonesian island
Kyodo News, Published on 27/04/2017
» KOBE -- A "fair trade" offer by a Japanese woman to buy pure coconut oil from a small Indonesian island has changed the lives of the people there, who previously earned a living blast fishing reefs.
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.
Malaysian assassination victim's identity confirmed by DNA
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police have confirmed that a man murdered last month in Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, based on DNA samples obtained from his child, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Wednesday.
3 of 4 N.Korea missiles reach Japan waters
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2017
» TOKYO/SEOUL - North Korea on Monday launched four ballistic missiles, three of which fell into Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan, prompting Tokyo to vow to counter Pyongyang's repeated provocations in cooperation with the international community.
Hun Sen bans Taiwanese, Tibetan flags in Cambodia
Published on 05/02/2017
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that his government will not allow Taiwanese and Tibetan flags to be raised in Cambodia.
Emperor, empress to visit Thailand
Published on 11/01/2017
» TOKYO - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko plan to visit Thailand and Vietnam "in the spring of this year," the government's top spokesman said Wednesday.
Indonesia suspends military cooperation with Australia
Published on 04/01/2017
» JAKARTA - The Indonesian military has suspended all cooperation with Australia due to "technical matters," a military spokesman said Wednesday, following a local media report that some materials insulting Indonesia were found at an Australian military base.
PM says aid for farmers not limitless
News, Published on 08/11/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on farmers not to simply rely on the government's financial aid, saying the state coffers must to be used to take care of people nationwide.
Blackout temporarily hits parts of Tokyo due to cable fire
Published on 12/10/2016
» TOKYO - A temporary blackout occurred in some areas of Tokyo following a fire involving underground power cables Wednesday afternoon, affecting ministry buildings and disrupting train operation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) said.
Japan to offer Myanmar ¥100bn in loans
Kyodo News, Published on 26/08/2016
» TOKYO - Japan plans to offer ¥100 billion (US$995 million) in loans to Myanmar for infrastructure development, a Japanese government source said on Friday.