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Duterte cancels rifle procurement from US
Published on 07/11/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Monday the cancellation of a police contract to import some 26,000 assault rifles from the United States, in the latest outburst against his country's longtime ally.
Hun Sen comes out as Trump supporter
Published on 03/11/2016
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday that he supports Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump becoming the next US president, reasoning that a Trump presidency will lead to a better world.
Temples enter matchmaking business in marriage-shy Japan
Published on 30/10/2016
» TOKYO - Traditionally seen as conductors of funerals or memorial services, some Buddhist monks in Japan are carving out a new niche as matchmakers for men and women looking for marriage partners.
Japanese firms encourage workers to sit less
Published on 25/09/2016
» TOKYO - Increasing numbers of Japanese companies are taking aim at sedentary work styles as awareness of the health benefits of standing up and stretching is on the rise.
Train firms, utilities seek sites be made Pokemon-free
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» TOKYO - Railway companies and nuclear power plant operators in Japan asked the provider of the popular "Pokemon Go" smartphone game on Tuesday to make sure the game's virtual characters do not appear in areas they think are inappropriate or dangerous to play.
$360m Chinese-funded sugar mill opens in Cambodia
Kyodo News, Published on 19/04/2016
» A US$360 million, China-invested sugar production factory began operating Tuesday in Cambodia's northern province of Preah Vihear.
Japan's Kinki University ditches saucy name
Published on 01/04/2016
» OSAKA — In a move aimed at sparing its students and faculty embarrassment, a Japanese private university on Friday ditched its distracting former English name for a more benign moniker.
Fed up with tourists, owner cuts down famous Hokkaido tree
Published on 25/03/2016
» A poplar tree that became a famous tourist attraction in Biei, Hokkaido, was cut down in late February by its exasperated owner, who had grown sick of unwelcome visitors trampling his farm fields.
Comfort women statue protests
Kyodo News, Published on 27/12/2015
» SEOUL - The South Korean government lodged a protest with Japan on Saturday over Japanese media reports that say Seoul is considering relocating a statue of a girl symbolising the issue of so-called comfort women from in front of the Japanese Embassy in the South Korean capital.
Embassies warn of threat against foreigners in Beijing
AFP, Published on 24/12/2015
» BEIJING - Foreign embassies in China issued a warning Thursday about possible threats against "Westerners" in a popular Beijing neighbourhood ahead of the Christmas holiday.