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Published on 14/11/2018
» TOKYO: Skymark Airlines said on Wednesday its 8.40am flight from Tokyo's Haneda airport to Sapporo in northern Japan was delayed for 23 minutes after alcohol was detected on the breath of the plane's American pilot.
Kyodo News, Published on 14/11/2018
» Leaders from 16 Asia-Pacific nations including Japan, China and India said Wednesday they will now seek a free-trade agreement in 2019, missing a year-end deadline amid disagreements over tariffs and other politically sensitive issues.
Kyodo News, Published on 18/09/2018
» SEOUL/PYONGYANG: South Korean President Moon Jae In was warmly welcomed Tuesday as he became the country's third president to visit Pyongyang, amid drastic changes in the situation surrounding efforts to denuclearise North Korea since the beginning of this year.
Kyodo News, Published on 17/09/2018
» BEIJING: A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine joined a drill last week in the South China Sea for the first time, the MSDF said Monday, signalling Tokyo's intention to keep China's muscle-flexing in the area in check and prompting an immediate rebuke from Beijing.
Published on 13/09/2018
» OSAKA: The president of the operator of Kansai international airport said on Thursday a runway at the main international gateway to western Japan, which was flooded in a powerful typhoon earlier this month, will reopen on Friday.
Published on 12/09/2018
» HANOI: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Wednesday her country, having been "practically bypassed" by the IT-based Third Industrial Revolution that began decades ago, is making "quantum leaps" to catch up amid the rapid advancement of transformative technologies driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Associated Press, Published on 11/09/2018
» HYDERABAD, India: A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India plunged off a road on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, officials said. At least 25 other people were injured.
AFP, Published on 08/09/2018
» BEIJING - Alibaba co-founder and chief Jack Ma plans to retire from the Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to devote his time to philanthropy focused on education, he told the New York Times in an interview.
Published on 07/09/2018
» OSAKA: Domestic flights at Kansai international airport resumed on Friday with the first air service in three days departing for Niigata, after the main gateway to western Japan was closed due to a powerful typhoon earlier this week.
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2018
» TOKYO: Share prices fell on Wednesday morning as damage caused by Typhoon Jebi dampened market sentiment and continuing US-China trade tensions affected China-related issues.