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Thailand, Asean neighbours agree to boost coordination
Kyodo News, Published on 23/06/2015
» The leaders of Myanmar and four Southeast Asian neighbours -- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam -- vowed at a summit Tuesday to strengthen subregional cooperation in the eight areas of trade and investment, agriculture, industry and energy, transportation, tourism, human resources development, public health, and environmental conservation.
Japan unveils US$3.5m aid for Rohingya
Kyodo News, Published on 20/06/2015
» Japan announced Saturday it will provide US$3.5 million (432 million yen) in emergency grant aid to support mainly Rohingya migrants from Myanmar left adrift at sea, as the plight of the thousands of "boat people" draws international attention.
Japan gives Philippine B310bln for road-building
Kyodo News, Published on 25/05/2015
» Japan and the Philippines on Monday concluded a grant agreement worth up to 1.12 billion yen (309.6 million baht) to develop roads and other infrastructure in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao island.
Japan's Abe pitches high-speed rail to Malaysian PM
Kyodo News, Published on 25/05/2015
» Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak met in Tokyo on Monday where Mr Abe pitched Japan's shinkansen bullet-train technology for a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
Asean shelves common time zone
Kyodo News, Published on 27/04/2015
» Asean members decided on Sunday to shelve a proposal for a common time zone.
Asean common time zone 'unlikely'
Kyodo News, Published on 25/04/2015
» A common time zone proposal for Southeast Asian nations will likely fail at an upcoming meeting of their leaders in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday as Thailand and Cambodia object, sources at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations told Kyodo News on Saturday.
Small town relies on Manga detective to lure tourists
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2015
» TOTTORI, JAPAN — Can a young boy playing the role of a detective lure more tourists from overseas to a small western Japan prefecture?
Laos PM in Japan to expand ties
Kyodo News, Published on 04/03/2015
» Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday for a four-day official visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Japan and expand political and economic ties between the two countries.
Philippines suspends gas, oil exploration in S. China Sea
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2015
» The Philippines has suspended indefinitely all offshore oil and natural gas drilling activities at the Reed Bank off Palawan island in the South China Sea, London-listed Forum Energy Plc said in a statement.
Mekong countries, Japan eye new development strategy beyond 2015
Kyodo News, Published on 19/02/2015
» The leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River plan to craft a new strategy in July for Tokyo to contribute to sustainable development of the Mekong region beyond 2015, a senior Japanese official said Thursday.