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Apec trade ministers struggling to finalise joint statement
Published on 21/05/2017
» HANOI - Pacific Rim trade ministers have been struggling to finalise a joint statement in Hanoi at the first meeting that new US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer has attended, Japanese government sources said on Sunday.
China, Asean agree on South China Sea framework
Kyodo News, Published on 18/05/2017
» TOKYO - China and Southeast Asian countries said Thursday they have agreed on a framework for a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea following years of negotiations.
Philippines' war on drugs: detentions, legal cases surge
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2017
» FOCUS: The Philippine government's war on drugs, implemented starting nearly a year ago upon the assumption into power of President Rodrigo Duterte, has not only resulted in the deaths of thousands of defiant suspected drug personalities, but also left jails swelling with more inmates and more legal cases piling up, authorities recently said.
Japan provides $200m loan to Cambodia for new port
Published on 06/05/2017
» PHNOM PEHN - The Japanese government has approved a US$200 million loan to Cambodia to build a second deep-sea port in the southwestern coastal city of Sihanoukville, a Cambodian minister said on Saturday.
Cambodia, Vietnam open new bridge to boost trade
Published on 24/04/2017
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia and Vietnam on Monday opened a jointly built bridge across a river in the Mekong delta to improve trade and commerce between the two nations.
First Japanese food court opens in Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 24/03/2017
» YANGON, Myanmar - The first Japanese food court in Myanmar has opened in Yangon in a joint venture between Tokyo-based trading giant Sojitz Corp and the largest local retail chain, City Mart Holdings.
SE Asia Stocks-Rise as US Fed signals gradual tightening
Published on 16/03/2017
» Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Thursday with Indonesia closing at its highest in nearly two years, as the US Federal Reserve raised rates but signalled a more gradual pace of monetary tightening this year than many had expected.
Panasonic to expand business in Myanmar
Published on 23/02/2017
» YANGON - Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Corp aims to expand its electric appliance business in Myanmar by launching a new air-conditioner model and opening four more service centers in 2017.
Indonesian commercial vehicles sales seen improving in 2017
Published on 09/02/2017
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's commercial vehicle sales will increase in 2017 thanks to the commodity market that began to improve in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to a top automotive industry leader.
UN: Crimes against humanity possibly committed
Kyodo News, Published on 03/02/2017
» GENEVA - A report released Friday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said crimes against humanity have potentially been committed against ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's conflict-riddled Rakhine State.