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Japan new PM Shigeru Ishiba faces challenges
Kyodo News, Published on 01/10/2024
» TOKYO - Shigeru Ishiba became Japan's prime minister on Tuesday, following his fifth attempt to head the ruling party, but he faces challenges in establishing a lasting government as he has pledged to call a snap election on Oct 27.
Kim Jong Un: N Korea facing upheaval from Covid
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2022
» North Korea on Saturday reported 21 new deaths of people suspected of having been infected with Covid-19, prompting leader Kim Jong Un to say that the country is facing the greatest upheaval since its founding in 1948.
North, South Korean leaders exchange letters
Kyodo News, Published on 22/04/2022
» North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae In have exchanged personal letters, the North's official media reported Friday, despite rising tensions over Pyongyang's military provocations.
Honda anticipates Thai motorcycle market decline in 2019
Kyodo News, Published on 11/03/2019
» Japanese motorcycle maker Honda Motor Co has projected a decline in the Thai market this year due mainly to lower agricultural product prices.
Malaysia pardon board to meet on Wednesday
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is expected to be released soon after the Royal Pardon Board meets on Wednesday, his party said Monday, putting him in position to become prime minister just as soon as he can secure a seat in parliament.
N. Korea's Kim vows denuclearisation on China trip
Kyodo News, Published on 28/03/2018
» North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised Chinese President Xi Jinping that Pyongyang will move forward with denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula, Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday after Kim visited Beijing on his first foreign trip as leader of the reclusive state.
China's economy accelerates for 1st time in 7 years, up 6.9% in 2017
Kyodo News, Published on 18/01/2018
» China's economy accelerated for the first time in seven years in 2017, growing 6.9% from a year earlier, on the back of robust exports and household spending, official data showed Thursday.
Duterte declares martial law in southern Philippines
Kyodo News, Published on 24/05/2017
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte placed the whole Mindanao region under martial law on Tuesday night, after terrorist group loyal to Islamic State occupied part of a southern city.
Moon's victory assured, rivals concede
Kyodo News, Published on 09/05/2017
» SEOUL - Moon Jae In, of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, appears to have won South Korea's presidential election held Tuesday, with major media calling it in his favour and his two rival candidates admitting their defeat.
Japan to aid Manila 'war on drugs'
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2017
» MANILA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged a 1 trillion yen ($8.7 billion) aid package, including government aid and private investment in infrastructural development in the Philippines over the next five years, as Japan moves to strengthen ties with a key nation in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China's growing maritime assertiveness and influence.