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Nepal to reopen damaged heritage sites
Published on 28/05/2015
» KATHMANDU — Nepal has decided to reopen next month three world heritage sites that have been off-limits to tourists since last month's devastating earthquake, officials said.
Philippines to turn disputed sea outcrops into tourist draws
AFP, Published on 11/05/2015
» THITU ISLAND, SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Philippines plans to turn some disputed South China Sea islands into tourist sites to promote peace as China builds suspected military facilities on nearby reclaimed reefs, Filipino officials said Monday.
Japan zoo keeps monkey's princess name
Published on 08/05/2015
» OITA, JAPAN — A zoo in Oita in southwestern Japan will not change the name of a baby monkey despite a domestic uproar over naming her after Britain's newborn princess, an official of the Oita city government said on Friday.
Nepal to seek funds from AIIB to rebuild
Published on 04/05/2015
» BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — Nepal will seek financial help from the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to rebuild the nation's infrastructure that was badly damaged by last month's earthquake, Nepal's Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat has said.
China, Taiwan inch closer in 1st top-level meeting in 6 years
Kyodo News, Published on 04/05/2015
» Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the chairman of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) in Beijing on Monday for the highest-level meeting between the two sides since 2009.
Singapore's Lee remains critical - govt
Kyodo News, Published on 19/03/2015
» The Singapore government released a statement Thursday saying that 91-year-old former leader Lee Kuan Yew remains critically ill.
Japan taps new Thailand ambassador
Kyodo News, Published on 17/03/2015
» Japan on Tuesday appointed Shiro Sadoshima, ambassador to Bangladesh, as new ambassador to Thailand, and Sumio Kusaka, consul general in New York, as ambassador to Australia, effective Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Japan seeks to boost its rice exports
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 17/03/2015
» Singapore: A Japanese rice export association launched an initiative Monday to boost exports to Singapore, taking advantage of the wealthy city-state's appetite for Japanese cuisine.
Japan to loan $160m for Phnom Penh-Thailand highway
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2015
» Japan will extend about US$160 million in low-interest loans to Cambodia to improve a major road, a move that would increase transportation capacity and efficiency in the Mekong region.
Hun Sen, Abe to meet at UN summit Sunday
Kyodo News, Published on 11/03/2015
» Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will hold bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe this weekend in Sendai, where both will be attending an international conference on disaster prevention.