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Japan protests China's claim of jet midair interference
Kyodo News, Published on 12/12/2016
» TOKYO - The Japanese government lodged a protest Monday with China over a claim that Japanese fighter jets interfered at close range with Chinese military aircraft flying over the Miyako Strait in Okinawa Prefecture on the weekend.
36 countries concerned at Cambodia's political tension
Published on 15/09/2016
» PHNOM PENH - A group of 36 countries, including the United States and Japan, has issued a statement expressing their concern about the current escalation of political tensions in Cambodia.
'Warning shots' fired in Hong Kong riots
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2016
» HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in a tourist hotspot Monday night following a parade celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
At least 2m personal data sets feared leaked in Japan
Published on 03/01/2016
» TOKYO — At least 2.07 million personal data sets were leaked or feared leaked from 140 companies and bodies in Japan that said in 2015 they have come under cyberattacks, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
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.
Impeachment looms for embattled Thai ex-PM Yingluck
AFP, Published on 23/01/2015
» BANGKOK - The political future of embattled former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra will be determined Friday when the junta-appointed parliament votes on whether to impeach her, in a move that could reignite the country's bitter divisions.
Two Thais plead guilty to insulting royals in play
AFP, Published on 29/12/2014
» Two Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play pleaded guilty on Monday amid an intensifying junta crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
Cambodia opposition ends year-long boycott of parliament
AFP, Published on 22/07/2014
» Cambodia's main opposition party announced Tuesday that it had struck a deal with strongman premier Hun Sen to end its year-long boycott of parliament triggered by a disputed election.