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US touts closer ties with Myanmar
Published on 31/12/2016
» NEW YORK - The United States on Friday trumpeted the deepening relationship with Myanmar and underscored its commitment to the Southeast Asian country's success.
Pyongyang mourns 'a close friend and comrade'
Kyodo News, Published on 28/11/2016
» PYONGYANG - North Korea began three days of official mourning on Monday for late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, remembering him as a "close friend" and heroic ally in a joint struggle against US aggression.
Abe: Government likely to consult experts on abdication
Kyodo News, Published on 08/09/2016
» VIENTIANE - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested Thursday the government is likely to seek the opinion of experts in discussing its response after 82-year-old Emperor Akihito indicated his readiness to abdicate, amid speculation special legislation is being envisioned to enable the move.
Hun Sen warns of war if opposition party rules Cambodia
Kyodo News, Published on 19/10/2015
» Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned Monday that a "new war" would erupt if an opposition party gets a chance to rule the country.
Philippines to turn disputed sea outcrops into tourist draws
AFP, Published on 11/05/2015
» THITU ISLAND, SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Philippines plans to turn some disputed South China Sea islands into tourist sites to promote peace as China builds suspected military facilities on nearby reclaimed reefs, Filipino officials said Monday.
Japan zoo keeps monkey's princess name
Published on 08/05/2015
» OITA, JAPAN — A zoo in Oita in southwestern Japan will not change the name of a baby monkey despite a domestic uproar over naming her after Britain's newborn princess, an official of the Oita city government said on Friday.
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.
Two Thais plead guilty to insulting royals in play
AFP, Published on 29/12/2014
» Two Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play pleaded guilty on Monday amid an intensifying junta crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
Letters sought for Japan quake victims
Kyodo News, Published on 09/12/2014
» Hoping to ring in a brighter New Year’s, a group based in western Japan is calling on people from Thailand and other countries to send heartening — or genki — letters to people in the northeastern Tohoku region still suffering from the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Girl, 16: 'I wanted to kill someone'
Kyodo News, Published on 28/07/2014
» A 16-year-old Japanese girl arrested for allegedly murdering classmate Saturday said she "wanted to kill someone" and suggested she also wanted to dismember a body, investigative sources said Monday.