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Hong Kong passes anthem bill amid protests
Kyodo News, Published on 04/06/2020
» Hong Kong's legislature passed a contentious bill that outlaws disrespecting the Chinese national anthem amid a wave of protests by pro-democracy lawmakers who claimed it will encroach on people's rights and freedoms.
Virus death toll tops 560 in China
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2020
» TOKYO: The new coronavirus has killed more than 560 people in mainland China, with over 28,000 confirmed infected with the pneumonia-causing virus, Chinese health authorities said on Thursday.
15 years after tsunami, painful memories endure
Kyodo News, Published on 23/12/2019
» PHUKET: Although 15 years have passed since the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed almost a quarter of a million lives, memories of that day still haunt many people on Thailand's Andaman Coast who were touched by the tragedy.
Fuji Xerox closing Thai recycling plant
Kyodo News, Published on 27/06/2019
» Japanese photocopier maker Fuji Xerox Co. is closing a recycling plant in Thailand due to the country's import ban on electronic waste, amid globally tightening regulations in the cross-border garbage trade.
Japan to withdraw from IWC to resume whaling
Kyodo News, Published on 20/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan has decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in a bid to resume commercial whaling for the first time in about 30 years, government sources said Thursday.
Japan excludes Huawei, ZTE from gov't procurement
Kyodo News, Published on 10/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan decided Monday to effectively exclude Chinese telecommunication equipment giants Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp from public procurement, the government said.
Japan set to exclude Huawei, ZTE from gov't procurement
Kyodo News, Published on 07/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan plans to effectively exclude Chinese telecommunication equipment makers Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp from public procurement, a government source said Friday.