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Japan ministry unveils measures to prevent death from overwork
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2016
» TOKYO - The Labor Ministry unveiled emergency measures Monday aimed at preventing workers from dying or committing suicide due to overwork, following the suicide of a female worker at Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Inc last winter.
Woman nabbed in Jakarta planned to be suicide bomber
Published on 11/12/2016
» JAKARTA - A 27-year-old woman arrested on Saturday for suspected involvement in a plot to bomb the presidential palace has confessed that she planned to set off the bomb in a suicide attack, a police officer said Sunday.
TPP leaders vow efforts to implement pact
Published on 20/11/2016
» LIMA, PERU - The leaders of the 12 member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed Saturday to step up efforts to implement the free trade agreement in a veiled counter to US president-elect Donald Trump over his protectionist stance.
Duterte tones down quarrel with US after Trump victory
Published on 10/11/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that he does not want to make an enemy out of the United States anymore, following the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election.
Suu Kyi thanks India for helping Myanmar
Published on 19/10/2016
» NEW DELHI - Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi voiced gratitude to India on Wednesday for helping her country "make up for lost time" through democratising, boosting development, strengthening rule of law and achieving peace and unity.
'Long live the king!' - Thais mourn Bhumibol Adulyadej
AFP, Published on 13/10/2016
» BANGKOK - Praying, wailing and collapsing to their knees, devastated Thais poured out their grief on Thursday as they struggled to process the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only monarch most had ever known.
Snake found inside bullet train in Japan
Published on 26/09/2016
» SHIZUOKA, JAPAN - A snake was found near a passenger seat of a bullet train bound for Hiroshima from Tokyo Monday morning, prompting the train to make a brief emergency stop in Shizuoka prefecture.
Japanese firms encourage workers to sit less
Published on 25/09/2016
» TOKYO - Increasing numbers of Japanese companies are taking aim at sedentary work styles as awareness of the health benefits of standing up and stretching is on the rise.
N. Korea's new foreign minister heads to Laos
Kyodo News, Published on 23/07/2016
» VIENTIANE/PYONGYANG - North Korea's new foreign minister on Saturday left for Laos to make his overseas debut at a major security forum, at a time of high tensions over Pyongyang's series of weapons tests.
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.