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G7 set to end support for overseas unabated fossil fuels
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2022
» The Group of Seven (G7) developed countries are poised to stop providing new public support for overseas fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022 if they have no sufficient measures to reduce greenhouse emissions, a Japanese government official said Friday.
G-7 draft statement contains coal power phaseout by 2030
Kyodo News, Published on 21/04/2022
» A draft joint statement by climate and environment ministers of the Group of Seven (G-7) industrialised nations contains a phaseout of coal-fired power generation by 2030, a Japanese government source said Thursday.
Malaysia cuts key interest rate to 10-year low
Kyodo News, Published on 05/05/2020
» Malaysia's central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point to 2% as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge the country into a recession.
Japan economy grows 1.8% in April-June
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2019
» TOKYO: Japan's economy grew for the third consecutive quarter in the April-June period, supported by solid consumer spending and capital expenditure, but its pace slowed from the previous quarter amid sluggish exports, government data showed Friday.
Japan approves steps to help make life easier for foreign workers
Kyodo News, Published on 25/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan approved Tuesday a set of measures to ensure that foreign workers entering the country under its new visa system, including those from Thailand, enjoy proper working conditions and access to broad support in their daily lives.
Cabinet approves high-speed train project linking 3 main airports
Kyodo News, Published on 27/03/2018
» The Cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a 200-billion-baht high-speed train network connecting three international airports.
Toyota sales in Thailand seen bottoming out in 2018
Kyodo News, Published on 26/01/2018
» Toyota Motor Corp is forecasting its sagging new vehicle sales in Thailand will bounce back in 2018 for the first increase in six years on the back of improving economic sentiment.
Driverless truck begins goods delivery at Singapore plant
Kyodo News, Published on 24/10/2017
» SINGAPORE: Belgian industrial logistics firm Katoen Natie on Tuesday began using a driverless truck to transport products within Exxon Mobil's premises in Singapore.
Japan, Laos PMs meet in Tokyo to talk development
Kyodo News, Published on 07/06/2017
» Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisolith met Wednesday in Tokyo to discuss implementation of a plan to spur development in Laos and other issues.
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.