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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.
Death toll hits 89 in Indonesia's flash floods, 74 missing
Kyodo News, Published on 19/03/2019
» JAKARTA: The death toll from flash floods that hit a district in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua over the weekend has climbed to 89, while 74 others are still missing, authorities said Tuesday.
Apec pre-summit talks stall on trade
Kyodo News, Published on 09/11/2017
» DANANG: Ministers from 21 Pacific Rim economies who were discussing free trade and regional economic cooperation failed Wednesday to agree on a joint statement and have decided to extend talks to Thursday, the Japanese government said.
Large earthquake strikes off Papua New Guinea
Kyodo News, Published on 13/07/2017
» A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of a Papua New Guinean island on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Japan tries to enlist Laos into S. China Sea dispute
Kyodo News, Published on 05/05/2016
» Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida held talks with Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Thursday and conveyed Tokyo's desire to work closely with Laos to reduce tensions over the South China Sea issue, Japanese officials said.
Apec ministers meet to discuss free trade, terrorism
Kyodo News, Published on 16/11/2015
» Ministers of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum began a two-day meeting Monday to discuss antiterrorism cooperation in the wake of Friday's attacks in Paris and a region-wide free-trade initiative following the deal for a Pacific trade pact.
Foreign media now allowed into Papua provinces
Kyodo News, Published on 10/05/2015
» Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Sunday that foreign journalists wanting to travel to the restive provinces of Papua and West Papua no longer require special permits, a policy imposed over the past several years due to an insurgency in the region.
Apec ministers ready trade roadmap
Kyodo News, Published on 07/11/2014
» Ministers of 21 Asia-Pacific countries are set to discuss ways to boost regional integration and adopt a road map toward the creation of a new free trade area at a two-day meeting in Beijing starting today in the run-up to a summit next week.