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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.
Brexit fallout worries Asian leaders
Kyodo News, Published on 25/06/2016
» Asia-Pacific governments have voiced concerns over the economic fallout from Britain's decision to leave the European Union, which has set off uncertainty and turbulence in global markets.
Singapore marks anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew's death
Published on 22/03/2016
» SINGAPORE — Singapore commemorates the first anniversary of the death of its founding father Lee Kuan Yew this week even as the legacy of his authoritarian leadership style and economic success lives on.
Hun Sen reveals plan to reshuffle cabinet next month
Published on 17/03/2016
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen revealed Thursday he has submitted a proposal to the National Assembly seeking to reshuffle some of his ministers including Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, who has been in the position since the 1990s.
Axe falls on Mahathir's son after fallout with Najib
Published on 03/02/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — A son of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was ousted from his post as chief minister of the northern state of Kedah on Wednesday, a victim of his father's campaign to overthrow current Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Cambodian opposition leader loses parliament post
Kyodo News, Published on 30/10/2015
» The first vice president of the Cambodian parliament was removed from his position on Friday on charges relating to irresponsible remarks.
Ex-health minister named E. Timor PM
Kyodo News, Published on 10/02/2015
» East Timor's President Taur Matan Ruak on Tuesday endorsed the leading political party's decision to nominate former Health Minister Rui Araujo as the tiny nation's next prime minister, replacing Xanana Gusmao who resigned Friday.
Impeachment looms for embattled Thai ex-PM Yingluck
AFP, Published on 23/01/2015
» BANGKOK - The political future of embattled former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra will be determined Friday when the junta-appointed parliament votes on whether to impeach her, in a move that could reignite the country's bitter divisions.
Japan cabinet to see few changes
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2014
» Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resumes office today with a broadly similar cabinet tasked with re-igniting the world's number three economy following his mid-December election triumph.
Voting under way in Japan, Abe tipped to win
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2014
» Voting began Sunday for Japan's lower house election, touted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a referendum on his "Abennomics" economic policies and his steering of the government since his return to power in 2012.