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Japan to give B1.3 bn vaccine aid to Thailand, 24 other Asian nations
Kyodo News, Published on 09/03/2021
» Japan will provide 4.5 billion yen (about 1.3 billion baht) grant aid through an international organisation to 25 countries in Asia and the Pacific Islands region to help them build a cold-chain distribution network for Covid-19 vaccines, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
India urged to return to Asia-Pacific free trade talks
Kyodo News, Published on 14/10/2020
» Ministers from 15 Asia-Pacific countries negotiating a sprawling free trade agreement urged India on Wednesday to return to the talks as they are aiming to sign a deal by the end of the year, a Japanese official said.
Japan, Taiwan to reopen borders for residents from Sept 8
Kyodo News, Published on 01/09/2020
» Japan and Taiwan have agreed to reopen their borders for newly arriving expatriates and other long-term residents from Sept. 8, easing restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese government said Tuesday.
Japan-Asean trade deal takes effect
Kyodo News, Published on 01/08/2020
» A revised free trade pact between Japan and Asean facilitating the cross-border flow of services and investment entered into force on Saturday.
Asean leaders vow to maintain trade ties
Kyodo News, Published on 14/04/2020
» Asean leaders agreed Tuesday to make every effort to maintain their trade relations amid growing fears that the supply chain will be further disrupted in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
China, Japan, S. Korea trade ministers vow to accelerate free trade
Kyodo News, Published on 22/12/2019
» Chinese, Japanese and South Korean trade ministers pledged Sunday to step up ongoing negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement and a wider Asia-Pacific deal.
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam may face severe drought
Kyodo News, Published on 19/11/2019
» PHANOM PENH: Severe to extreme drought is expected to hit the four lower Mekong River Basin countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam from now until January, threatening agricultural production, experts warned Tuesday.
East Asia Summit draft statement skips over Rohingya crisis
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2019
» A draft of the statement to be issued after the East Asia Summit in Bangkok early next month makes no mention of the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state, according to a copy of the communique seen by Kyodo News on Sunday.
Asean leaders to discuss Rohingya, S. China Sea at summit
Kyodo News, Published on 21/10/2019
» Southeast Asian leaders will discuss ways to facilitate the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar at their upcoming summit in Bangkok, as well as the efforts to manage South China Sea disputes, according to an Asean document seen Monday.
Laos hydropower plant begins operation
Kyodo News, Published on 09/09/2019
» A major hydropower plant built in Laos has started commercial operation.