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Xi, Putin reaffirm unity in countering US
Kyodo News, Published on 04/07/2024
» ASTANA - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday reaffirmed their unity in countering the United States, during a meeting held on the sidelines of a regional summit in Kazakhstan, official media said.
Japan enacts laws for new foreign worker scheme amid labour crisis
Kyodo News, Published on 14/06/2024
» KYODO - Japan's parliament on Friday enacted revised laws to replace a controversy-plagued foreign trainee program with a new system that encourages workers from abroad to stay longer, as authorities look to address the serious labour shortage created by the country's demographic crisis.
G7 leaders to provide $50bn in loans for Ukraine
Kyodo News, Published on 14/06/2024
» FASANO - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries agreed Thursday to provide at least US$50 billion in loans for Ukraine, using interest from Russian sovereign assets frozen since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour more than two years ago, senior US and Japanese officials said.
N. Korea to define S. Korea as enemy under Constitution
Kyodo News, Published on 16/01/2024
» SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for a constitutional change to define South Korea as a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy," with the top legislature deciding to abolish entities that promote dialogue with the South, state-run media said Tuesday.
Japan, Asean to bolster cybersecurity collaboration
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2023
» KYODO - Japan and eight Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) members agreed Thursday to bolster cybersecurity collaboration, with 2023 marking 50 years of Japan-Asean friendship and cooperation.
Singapore executes two drug traffickers amid human rights criticism
Kyodo News, Published on 07/07/2022
» Singapore executed two men for drug trafficking on Thursday, attracting a fresh wave of criticism from human rights activists.
Kim Jong Un: N Korea facing upheaval from Covid
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2022
» North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths of people suspected of having been infected with Covid-19, prompting leader Kim Jong Un to say that the country is facing the greatest upheaval since its founding in 1948.
Pink Floyd release 1st new song in 28 yrs to aid Ukraine
Kyodo News, Published on 08/04/2022
» British rock band Pink Floyd released their first new song in 28 years to support Ukraine on Friday, with proceeds from "Hey Hey Rise Up" going to relief organisations.
Myanmar dismisses US labelling of Rohingya repression as genocide
Kyodo News, Published on 23/03/2022
» Myanmar's government has rejected the United States' labelling of the Southeast Asian nation's military repression of the Rohingya ethnic minority as genocide, saying the country has "never engaged in any genocidal actions."
Malaysia bars Russian tanker from docking amid sanctions
Kyodo News, Published on 01/03/2022
» Malaysia refused entry of a Russian-flagged oil tanker named on a United States sanctions list to a port along the Straits of Malacca, the Transport Ministry said on Tuesday, following economic sanctions that United States and its allies imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.